Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Decaturville, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Decaturville comes from City of Lexington, a municipal utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Henderson County Community Hospital, 16.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Decaturville, 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 Decaturville.
Power comes from City of Lexington
City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Decaturville. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 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 Decaturville Water System
Decaturville Water System supplies Decaturville: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Parsons Water Department as seller) and serves 2,384 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.2 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. TN0000186.
4 home internet providers serve Decaturville
100% of 389 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| LexNet | Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 57% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Decaturville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Decaturville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Decaturville is in Decatur County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Decaturville is in ZIP code 38329
ZIP codes where Decaturville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Decaturville | ZIP’s residents in Decaturville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38329 | Decaturville, TN | 100% | 23% |
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 Decaturville
Who supplies Decaturville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Decaturville Water System (EPA ID TN0000186). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Decaturville?
City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Decaturville?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, LexNet, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Decaturville?
38329. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Decaturville in?
Decatur County School District.
How do I register to vote in Decaturville?
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 Decatur 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.