Photo: ChristopherLStewart30 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Humboldt, TN: what to set up and who to call
Humboldt runs its own electric utility, City of Humboldt; its homes paid 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in Humboldt comes from Humboldt Utilities-Water Dept, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Humboldt, 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 Humboldt.
Power comes from City of Humboldt
City of Humboldt (City of Humboldt), a municipal utility, serves 89.2% of Humboldt residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $129 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 Humboldt Utilities-Water Dept
Humboldt Utilities-Water Dept supplies Humboldt: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 9,908 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s lower than 58% 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. TN0000314.
5 home internet providers serve Humboldt
98% of 3,993 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 83% | 25/3 |
| Gibson Connect | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Humboldt’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Humboldt.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Humboldt (90%) is in Humboldt City School District; parts are in Gibson County School District (7%) and Jackson-Madison County School System (3%).
D−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.
Humboldt is in ZIP code 38343
ZIP codes where Humboldt residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Humboldt | ZIP’s residents in Humboldt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38343 | Humboldt, TN | 100% | 50% |
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 Humboldt
Who supplies Humboldt’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Humboldt Utilities-Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000314). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Humboldt?
City of Humboldt (City of Humboldt), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Humboldt?
Spectrum, AT&T, Gibson Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Humboldt?
38343. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Humboldt in?
Humboldt City School District. Parts of the city are in Gibson County School District and Jackson-Madison County School System.
How do I register to vote in Humboldt?
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 Gibson 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.