Harrisburg Covered Bridge (Additional Documentation) · Photo: Brent Moore from Smyrna, TN · CC BY 2.0Living in Fairgarden, TN: what to set up and who to call
Fairgarden has no town government of its own, so Sevier County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sevier County School District. Power in Fairgarden comes from Sevier County Electric System, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairgarden, 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 Fairgarden.
Power comes from Sevier County Electric System
Sevier County Electric System (Sevier County Electric System), a municipal utility, serves all of Fairgarden. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 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 Sevierville Water System
Sevierville Water System supplies Fairgarden: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 39,885 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. TN0000617.
5 home internet providers serve Fairgarden
97% of 240 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 78% | 50/10 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 77% | 1,000/35 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 15% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Fairgarden has its own drop-off: Garbage Dump
Where to take trash and recycling in Fairgarden, and where the rules are.
Garbage Dump
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2023). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairgarden is in Sevier 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Fairgarden is unincorporated, so Sevier County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairgarden is in ZIP code 37876
ZIP codes where Fairgarden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairgarden | ZIP’s residents in Fairgarden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37876 | Sevierville, TN | 100% | 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 Fairgarden
Who supplies Fairgarden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sevierville Water System (EPA ID TN0000617). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairgarden?
Sevier County Electric System (Sevier County Electric System), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fairgarden?
AT&T, Spectrum, Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairgarden?
37876. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairgarden in?
Sevier County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairgarden?
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 Sevier 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.