Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Hunter, TN: what to set up and who to call
Hunter has no town government of its own, so Carter County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Carter County School District. The First U.d. of Carter County water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Sep 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hunter, 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 Hunter.
Power comes from City of Elizabethton
City of Elizabethton (City of Elizabethton - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hunter. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 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 First U.d. of Carter County water system
The First U.d. of Carter County water system supplies Hunter: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 9,143 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Sep 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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. TN0000094.
4 home internet providers serve Hunter
99% of 875 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hunter’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hunter.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hunter is in Carter County School District.
DSchool 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
Hunter is unincorporated, so Carter 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.
Hunter is in ZIP code 37643
ZIP codes where Hunter residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hunter | ZIP’s residents in Hunter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37643 | Elizabethton, TN | 100% | 5% |
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 Hunter
Who supplies Hunter’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The First U.d. of Carter County water system (EPA ID TN0000094). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% 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 Hunter?
City of Elizabethton (City of Elizabethton - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hunter?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hunter?
37643. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hunter in?
Carter County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hunter?
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 Carter 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.