Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Jonesborough, TN: what to set up and who to call
Jonesborough Water Dept reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jul 2022. Power in Jonesborough comes from Johnson City, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jonesborough, 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 Jonesborough.
Power comes from Johnson City
Johnson City (Johnson City - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Jonesborough. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $156 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 Jonesborough Water Dept
Jonesborough Water Dept supplies almost all of Jonesborough. It draws surface water (EPA lists Chuckey Utility District and Johnson City Water Dept and Kingsport Water Dept as sellers) and serves 33,069 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jul 2022. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 59% 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. TN0000338.
6 home internet providers serve Jonesborough
100% of 2,563 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| BrightRidge | Fiber | 96% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Jonesborough depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jonesborough, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsEvery week, Fri
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
Pliny Fisk Composting and Recycling Center
101 Britt Drive, Jonesborough, TN 37659
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From jonesboroughtn.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-04, 2026-08-04T17:07:45+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jonesborough is in Washington County 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.
Jonesborough is in ZIP code 37659
ZIP codes where Jonesborough residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jonesborough | ZIP’s residents in Jonesborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37659 | Jonesborough, TN | 100% | 20% |
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 Jonesborough
Who supplies Jonesborough’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jonesborough Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000338). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 83% 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 Jonesborough?
Johnson City (Johnson City - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jonesborough?
Xfinity, BrightRidge, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jonesborough?
37659. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jonesborough in?
Washington County School District.
How do I register to vote in Jonesborough?
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 Washington 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: Jonesborough’s own website (jonesboroughtn.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.