Photo: GatewayPolitics · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Clarksville, TN: what to set up and who to call
Clarksville runs its own electric utility, City of Clarksville; its homes paid 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025. Clarksville has its own drop-off, BiCounty Convenience Center, on 730 Barge Point Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clarksville, 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 Clarksville.
Power comes from City of Clarksville
City of Clarksville (City of Clarksville - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves 60.4% of Clarksville residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 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 Clarksville Water Department
Clarksville Water Department supplies Clarksville: about 94% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 251,864 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 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 62% 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. TN0000116.
5 home internet providers serve Clarksville
100% of 56,073 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDE Lightband | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
BiCounty Convenience Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in Clarksville, and where the rules are.
BiCounty Convenience Center
730 Barge Point Road, Clarksville, TN, 37042
- Mon7 am–6 pm
- Tue7 am–6 pm
- Wed7 am–6 pm
- Thu7 am–6 pm
- Fri7 am–6 pm
- Sat7 am–6 pm
- Sun7 am–6 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Apr 2020. They can change with the season, so check cityofclarksville.com before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Clarksville (94%) is in Clarksville-Montgomery County School System; parts are in Fort Campbell Schools (6%).
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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Clarksville spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clarksville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clarksville | ZIP’s residents in Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37042 | Clarksville, TN | 46% | 91% |
| 37040 | Clarksville, TN | 31% | 85% |
| 37043 | Clarksville, TN | 19% | 60% |
| 42223 | Fort Campbell, KY | 4% | 34% |
37041, 37044 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Clarksville
Who supplies Clarksville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clarksville Water Department (EPA ID TN0000116). 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 Clarksville?
City of Clarksville (City of Clarksville - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clarksville?
CDE Lightband, AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clarksville?
37042 (46%), 37040 (31%), 37043 (19%), 42223 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clarksville in?
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. Parts of the city are in Fort Campbell Schools.
How do I register to vote in Clarksville?
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 Montgomery 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.