Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Erwin, TN: what to set up and who to call
Erwin runs its own electric utility, Town of Erwin; its homes paid 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Children in Erwin attend Unicoi County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Erwin, 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 Erwin.
Power comes from Town of Erwin
Town of Erwin (Town of Erwin - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Erwin. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $135 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 Erwin Utilities Authority
Erwin Utilities Authority supplies Erwin: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 12,236 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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. TN0000231.
7 home internet providers serve Erwin
100% of 2,678 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Management picks up trash in Erwin
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Erwin, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check erwintn.org →
From erwintn.org, 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.
Erwin is in Unicoi County School District.
B−School 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.
Erwin is in ZIP code 37650
ZIP codes where Erwin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Erwin | ZIP’s residents in Erwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37650 | Erwin, TN | 100% | 49% |
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 Erwin
Who supplies Erwin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Erwin Utilities Authority (EPA ID TN0000231). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Erwin?
Town of Erwin (Town of Erwin - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Erwin?
Erwin Fiber, Xfinity, Brightspeed, Point Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Erwin?
37650. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Erwin in?
Unicoi County School District.
How do I register to vote in Erwin?
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 Unicoi 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: Erwin’s own website (erwintn.org), 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.