Bolivar Court Square Historic District · Photo: RealElectrical · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bolivar, TN: what to set up and who to call
Bolivar runs its own electric utility, Bolivar Energy Authority; its homes paid 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest public drop-off to Bolivar is Hardeman County Landfill Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bolivar, 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 Bolivar.
Power comes from Bolivar Energy Authority
Bolivar Energy Authority (Bolivar Energy Authority), a municipal utility, serves all of Bolivar. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bolivar Water System
Bolivar Water System supplies Bolivar: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 85% 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 6,251 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. TN0000063.
4 home internet providers serve Bolivar
100% of 2,243 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeneas Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 65% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bolivar.
Hardeman County Landfill Recycling Center
This isn’t Bolivar’s own facility. Whether Bolivar residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bolivar is in Hardeman County School District.
DSchool gradeSee 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.
Bolivar is in ZIP code 38008
ZIP codes where Bolivar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bolivar | ZIP’s residents in Bolivar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38008 | Bolivar, TN | 100% | 57% |
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 Bolivar
Who supplies Bolivar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bolivar Water System (EPA ID TN0000063). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bolivar?
Bolivar Energy Authority (Bolivar Energy Authority), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bolivar?
Aeneas Communications, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bolivar?
38008. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bolivar in?
Hardeman County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bolivar?
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 Hardeman 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.