Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Bell Buckle, TN: what to set up and who to call
Bell Buckle Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2023. Power in Bell Buckle comes from Duck River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bell Buckle, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Bell Buckle.
Power comes from Duck River Elec Member
Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bell Buckle. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $188 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: dremc.com · (931) 684-4621
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bell Buckle Water System
Bell Buckle Water System supplies almost all of Bell Buckle. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bedford County U.d. and Wartrace Water System as sellers) and serves 2,633 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 60% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TN0000044.
5 home internet providers serve Bell Buckle
95% of 197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 89% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 88% | 25/3 |
| United Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 42% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bell Buckle’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bell Buckle.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bell Buckle is in Bedford County School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bell Buckle is in ZIP code 37020
ZIP codes where Bell Buckle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bell Buckle | ZIP’s residents in Bell Buckle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37020 | Bell Buckle, TN | 100% | 8% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bell Buckle
Who supplies Bell Buckle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bell Buckle Water System (EPA ID TN0000044). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bell Buckle?
Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bell Buckle?
Spectrum, AT&T, United Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bell Buckle?
37020. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bell Buckle in?
Bedford County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bell Buckle?
In Tennessee you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Bedford County Election Commission. Check your registration at tnmap.tn.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.