Photo: AppalachianCentrist · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Dandridge, TN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Dandridge comes from Dandridge Water Mgmt Facility, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Dandridge comes from Appalachian Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dandridge, 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 Dandridge.
Power comes from Appalachian Electric Coop
Appalachian Electric Coop (Appalachian Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dandridge. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $171 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: aecoop.org · (865) 475-2032
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dandridge Water Mgmt Facility
Dandridge Water Mgmt Facility supplies almost all of Dandridge. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Jefferson City W&s Comm and Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub and Newport Utilities Board as sellers) and serves 9,931 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. TN0000170.
6 home internet providers serve Dandridge
100% of 1,572 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trilight | Fiber | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 80% | 100/20 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 3% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Dandridge
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dandridge, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check dandridgetn.gov →
From dandridgetn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-22, 2026-04-26. 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.
Dandridge is in Jefferson 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.
Dandridge spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dandridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dandridge | ZIP’s residents in Dandridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37725 | Dandridge, TN | 96% | 17% |
| 37760 | Jefferson City, TN | 4% | 1% |
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 Dandridge
Who supplies Dandridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dandridge Water Mgmt Facility (EPA ID TN0000170). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dandridge?
Appalachian Electric Coop (Appalachian Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dandridge?
Trilight, Spectrum, AT&T, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dandridge?
37725 (96%), 37760 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dandridge in?
Jefferson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Dandridge?
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 Jefferson 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: Dandridge’s own website (dandridgetn.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.