Living in Bogota, TN: what to set up and who to call
Bogota has no town government of its own, so Dyer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Dyer County School District. Tap water in Bogota comes from Elbridge Water Association, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bogota, 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 Bogota.
Power comes from Forked Deer Electric Coop
Forked Deer Electric Coop (Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bogota. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $205 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: forkeddeer.com · (731) 836-7508
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Elbridge Water Association
Elbridge Water Association supplies Bogota: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,239 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. TN0000220.
2 home internet providers serve Bogota
100% of 90 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked Deer Connect | Fiber | 100% | 2,500/1,250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bogota’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bogota.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bogota is in Dyer 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bogota is unincorporated, so Dyer County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bogota spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bogota residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bogota | ZIP’s residents in Bogota |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38080 | Ridgely, TN | 67% | 3% |
| 38007 | Bogota, TN | 33% | 100% |
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 Bogota
Who supplies Bogota’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Elbridge Water Association (EPA ID TN0000220). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bogota?
Forked Deer Electric Coop (Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bogota?
Forked Deer Connect, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bogota?
38080 (67%), 38007 (33%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bogota in?
Dyer County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bogota?
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 Dyer 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.