Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Chattanooga, TN: what to set up and who to call
Chattanooga runs its own electric utility, City of Chattanooga; its homes paid 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025. The dump is the town’s own: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, 4063 North Hawthorne Street, open Tue–Sat 8 am–3 pm by OpenStreetMap’s listing.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chattanooga, 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 Chattanooga.
Power comes from City of Chattanooga
City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Chattanooga. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 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 Tennessee American Water
Tennessee American Water supplies Chattanooga: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Hixson Utility District serves another 17%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Eastside Utility District and Hixson Utility District as sellers) and serves 207,046 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. TN0000107.
5 home internet providers serve Chattanooga
100% of 63,775 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPB | Fiber | 100% | 100,000/100,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 80% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Chattanooga depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chattanooga, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
4063 North Hawthorne Street
- Tue8 am–3 pm
- Wed8 am–3 pm
- Thu8 am–3 pm
- Fri8 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From chattanooga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chattanooga is in Hamilton County School District.
BSchool 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.
Chattanooga spans 15 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chattanooga residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chattanooga | ZIP’s residents in Chattanooga |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37421 | Chattanooga, TN | 21% | 74% |
| 37343 | Hixson, TN | 13% | 55% |
| 37411 | Chattanooga, TN | 9% | 95% |
| 37405 | Chattanooga, TN | 9% | 88% |
| 37415 | Chattanooga, TN | 7% | 55% |
| 37404 | Chattanooga, TN | 7% | 100% |
| 37406 | Chattanooga, TN | 7% | 100% |
| 37416 | Chattanooga, TN | 6% | 73% |
| 37407 | Chattanooga, TN | 5% | 100% |
| 37403 | Chattanooga, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37419 | Chattanooga, TN | 3% | 88% |
| 37402 | Chattanooga, TN | 2% | 100% |
| 37410 | Chattanooga, TN | 2% | 100% |
| 37408 | Chattanooga, TN | 2% | 100% |
| 37409 | Chattanooga, TN | 1% | 96% |
A few homes fall in 37363, 37351, 37412, 37377, 37341. 37401, 37414, 37422, 37424, 37450 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Chattanooga
When is the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility open?
Tue–Sat 8 am–3 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check chattanooga.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Chattanooga’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tennessee American Water (EPA ID TN0000107). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Chattanooga?
City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Chattanooga?
EPB, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chattanooga?
37421 (21%), 37343 (13%), 37411 (9%), 37405 (9%), 37415 (7%), 37404 (7%), 37406 (7%), 37416 (6%), 37407 (5%), 37403 (3%), 37419 (3%), 37402 (2%), 37410 (2%), 37408 (2%), 37409 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chattanooga in?
Hamilton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Chattanooga?
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 Hamilton 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: Chattanooga’s own website (chattanooga.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.