Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Franklin, TN: what to set up and who to call
Franklin Water Dept reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 90% of systems its size reported none. Power in Franklin comes from Middle Tennessee E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Franklin, 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 Franklin.
Power comes from Middle Tennessee E M C
Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Franklin. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: mtemc.com · (615) 890-9762
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Franklin Water Dept
Franklin Water Dept supplies Franklin: about 61% of residents live in its service area. Milcrofton Utility District serves another 18%. Mallory Valley U.d. serves another 17%. 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 (EPA lists Harpeth Valley U.d. as seller) and serves 77,222 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, the latest beginning Jan 2023. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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 57% 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. TN0000246.
5 home internet providers serve Franklin
100% of 25,791 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| United Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 3% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Franklin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Franklin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Franklin (38%) is in Williamson County School District; parts are in Franklin Special School District (31%) and Williamson County School District in Franklin (31%).
A+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.
Franklin spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Franklin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Franklin | ZIP’s residents in Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37064 | Franklin, TN | 57% | 77% |
| 37067 | Franklin, TN | 31% | 82% |
| 37069 | Franklin, TN | 10% | 40% |
| 37027 | Brentwood, TN | 2% | 2% |
37065, 37068 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Franklin
Who supplies Franklin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000246). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 90% 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 Franklin?
Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Franklin?
Xfinity, AT&T, United Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Franklin?
37064 (57%), 37067 (31%), 37069 (10%), 37027 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Franklin in?
Williamson County School District. Parts of the city are in Franklin Special School District and Williamson County School District in Franklin.
How do I register to vote in Franklin?
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 Williamson 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.