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The Huntsville handbook

Living in Huntsville, TN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Huntsville comes from Plateau Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Huntsville attend Scott County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Huntsville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Huntsville.

Electricity

Power comes from Plateau Electric Cooperative

Plateau Electric Cooperative (Plateau Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Huntsville. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Tennessee).

Start or move service: plateauelectric.com · (423) 569-8591

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Huntsville Utility District

Huntsville Utility District supplies almost all of Huntsville. It draws surface water and serves 12,516 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 66% 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. TN0000318.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Huntsville

100% of 482 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Highland Telephone CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable94%2,000/250
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless66%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless30%300/20
Tele-PageFixed wireless6%10/1

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Huntsville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Huntsville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Huntsville or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Huntsville kids go to
PK–4Huntsville ElementaryScott County School District
5–8Huntsville Middle SchoolScott County School District
9–12Scott High SchoolScott County School District

Huntsville is in Scott County School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Huntsville spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Huntsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of HuntsvilleZIP’s residents in Huntsville
37756Huntsville, TN55%25%
37755Helenwood, TN45%16%
Area code423Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Huntsville

Who supplies Huntsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Huntsville Utility District (EPA ID TN0000318). 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 0.3 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Huntsville?

Plateau Electric Cooperative (Plateau Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Huntsville?

Highland Telephone Cooperative, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Tele-Page (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Huntsville?

37756 (55%), 37755 (45%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Huntsville in?

Scott County School District.

How do I register to vote in Huntsville?

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 Scott 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.