Living in Flat Top Mountain, TN: what to set up and who to call
Flat Top Mountain has no town government of its own, so Hamilton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hamilton County School District. Power in Flat Top Mountain comes from City of Chattanooga, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Flat Top Mountain, 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 Flat Top Mountain.
Power comes from City of Chattanooga
City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Flat Top Mountain. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 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 Northwest Utility District
Northwest Utility District supplies almost all of Flat Top Mountain. It draws surface water and serves 20,710 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. 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. TN0000169.
5 home internet providers serve Flat Top Mountain
100% of 297 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPB | Fiber | 100% | 100,000/100,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 15% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 15% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Flat Top Mountain’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Flat Top Mountain.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Flat Top Mountain is in Hamilton 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Flat Top Mountain is unincorporated, so Hamilton 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.
Flat Top Mountain is in ZIP code 37379
ZIP codes where Flat Top Mountain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Flat Top Mountain | ZIP’s residents in Flat Top Mountain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37379 | Soddy Daisy, TN | 100% | 2% |
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 Flat Top Mountain
Who supplies Flat Top Mountain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northwest Utility District (EPA ID TN0000169). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Flat Top Mountain?
City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Flat Top Mountain?
EPB, AT&T, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Flat Top Mountain?
37379. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Flat Top Mountain in?
Hamilton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Flat Top Mountain?
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 Hamilton 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.