Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0Living in Germantown, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Germantown comes from City of Memphis, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Germantown Municipal School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Germantown, 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 Germantown.
Power comes from City of Memphis
City of Memphis (City of Memphis - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Germantown. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 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 Germantown Water Dept
Germantown Water Dept supplies almost all of Germantown. It draws ground water and serves 37,738 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 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. TN0000262.
5 home internet providers serve Germantown
100% of 14,530 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 2% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Germantown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Germantown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Germantown is in Germantown Municipal School District.
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.
Germantown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Germantown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Germantown | ZIP’s residents in Germantown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38138 | Germantown, TN | 62% | 99% |
| 38139 | Germantown, TN | 38% | 93% |
A few homes fall in 38125. 38183 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Germantown
Who supplies Germantown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Germantown Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000262). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Germantown?
City of Memphis (City of Memphis - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Germantown?
Xfinity, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Germantown?
38138 (62%), 38139 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Germantown in?
Germantown Municipal School District.
How do I register to vote in Germantown?
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 Shelby 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.