Rhea County Courthouse · Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainLiving in Dayton, TN: what to set up and who to call
Dayton runs its own electric utility, City of Dayton; its homes paid 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025. Dayton Water Dept reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dayton, 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 Dayton.
Power comes from City of Dayton
City of Dayton (City of Dayton - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Dayton. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 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 Dayton Water Dept
Dayton Water Dept supplies almost all of Dayton. It draws surface water and serves 25,054 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
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. TN0000174.
5 home internet providers serve Dayton
98% of 2,632 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 47% | 25/5 |
| BTC Fiber | Fiber | 15% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dayton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dayton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic containers
- Glass containers
- Aluminum cans and all items made of aluminum
- All household paper except waxed cardboard
From daytontn.net, cms6.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Dayton is in two districts that split the grades: Dayton City Elementary School District and Rhea County School District in Dayton.
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.
Dayton is in ZIP code 37321
ZIP codes where Dayton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dayton | ZIP’s residents in Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37321 | Dayton, TN | 100% | 36% |
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 Dayton
Who supplies Dayton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dayton Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000174). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 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 Dayton?
City of Dayton (City of Dayton - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dayton?
Spectrum, AT&T, BTC Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dayton?
37321. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dayton in?
Dayton City Elementary School District and Rhea County School District in Dayton.
How do I register to vote in Dayton?
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 Rhea 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: Dayton’s own website (daytontn.net, cms6.revize.com), 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.