Living in Bransford, TN: what to set up and who to call
Bransford has no town government of its own, so Sumner County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sumner County School District. Power in Bransford comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bransford, 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 Bransford.
Power comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bransford. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: tcemc.org · (615) 666-2111
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Castalian Springs-Bethpage U.d. water system
The Castalian Springs-Bethpage U.d. water system supplies almost all of Bransford. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Gallatin Water Department and Hartsville-Trousdale W&s U.d. as sellers) and serves 14,184 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 59% 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. TN0000097.
4 home internet providers serve Bransford
100% of 99 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bransford’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bransford.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bransford is in Sumner 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
Bransford is unincorporated, so Sumner County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bransford spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bransford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bransford | ZIP’s residents in Bransford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37022 | Bethpage, TN | 97% | 3% |
| 37186 | Westmoreland, TN | 3% | 0% |
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 Bransford
Who supplies Bransford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Castalian Springs-Bethpage U.d. water system (EPA ID TN0000097). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Bransford?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bransford?
North Central Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bransford?
37022 (97%), 37186 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bransford in?
Sumner County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bransford?
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 Sumner 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.