Living in Collegedale, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Collegedale comes from City of Chattanooga, a municipal utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Collegedale is Standifer Gap Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Collegedale, 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 Collegedale.
Power comes from City of Chattanooga
City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Collegedale. 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 Eastside Utility District
Eastside Utility District supplies almost all of Collegedale. It draws surface water (EPA lists Tennessee American Water and Catoosa Utility District, Crossville and Savannah Valley U.d. as sellers) and serves 59,612 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. TN0000219.
6 home internet providers serve Collegedale
100% of 3,026 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPB | Fiber | 100% | 100,000/100,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 48% | 25/3 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 11% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Collegedale
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Collegedale, from the town’s own site.
Collegedale Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- #1 plastic bottles (clear)
- #2 plastic bottles (opaque)
- Aluminum cans
- Steel (tin) cans
- Cardboard
- Mixed paper
- Newspaper
- Used petroleum oils
From collegedaletn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Oct 20, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Collegedale 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.
Collegedale spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Collegedale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Collegedale | ZIP’s residents in Collegedale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37363 | Ooltewah, TN | 78% | 21% |
| 37315 | Collegedale, TN | 16% | 100% |
| 37302 | Apison, TN | 5% | 11% |
| 37353 | Mc Donald, TN | 2% | 4% |
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 Collegedale
Who supplies Collegedale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Eastside Utility District (EPA ID TN0000219). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Collegedale?
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 Collegedale?
EPB, Xfinity, AT&T, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Collegedale?
37363 (78%), 37315 (16%), 37302 (5%), 37353 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Collegedale in?
Hamilton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Collegedale?
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: Collegedale’s own website (collegedaletn.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.