Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Knoxville, TN: what to set up and who to call
Knoxville runs its own electric utility, Knoxville Utilities Board; its homes paid 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025. UT Public Recycling Drop-Off takes recycling in Knoxville, open Mon–Fri 8 am–7 pm (OpenStreetMap).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Knoxville, 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 Knoxville.
Power comes from Knoxville Utilities Board
Knoxville Utilities Board (Knoxville Utilities Board), a municipal utility, serves 98.9% of Knoxville residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 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 Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub
Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub supplies Knoxville: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 254,671 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 65% 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. TN0000366.
6 home internet providers serve Knoxville
100% of 61,214 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| KUB | Fiber | 98% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable, Fiber | 45% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Knoxville: every other week, day by address
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Knoxville, from the town’s own site.
Solid Waste Facility
1033 Elm Street, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Mon8 am–7 pm
- Tue8 am–7 pm
- Wed8 am–7 pm
- Thu8 am–7 pm
- Fri8 am–7 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
From knoxvilletn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Knoxville is in Knox County School District.
B+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.
Knoxville spans 13 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Knoxville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Knoxville | ZIP’s residents in Knoxville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37921 | Knoxville, TN | 13% | 87% |
| 37917 | Knoxville, TN | 13% | 100% |
| 37919 | Knoxville, TN | 12% | 72% |
| 37912 | Knoxville, TN | 11% | 95% |
| 37920 | Knoxville, TN | 10% | 47% |
| 37918 | Knoxville, TN | 9% | 38% |
| 37909 | Knoxville, TN | 8% | 100% |
| 37914 | Knoxville, TN | 8% | 71% |
| 37916 | Knoxville, TN | 8% | 100% |
| 37915 | Knoxville, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37923 | Knoxville, TN | 2% | 13% |
| 37902 | Knoxville, TN | 1% | 100% |
| 37922 | Knoxville, TN | 1% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 37924, 37849. 37901, 37927, 37928, 37929, 37930, 37933, 37939, 37940, 37950, 37995, 37996, 37997, 37998 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Knoxville
When is the UT Public Recycling Drop-Off open?
Mon–Fri 8 am–7 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check sustainability.utk.edu before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Knoxville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub (EPA ID TN0000366). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Knoxville?
Knoxville Utilities Board (Knoxville Utilities Board), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Knoxville?
Xfinity, KUB, AT&T, WOW!, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Knoxville?
37921 (13%), 37917 (13%), 37919 (12%), 37912 (11%), 37920 (10%), 37918 (9%), 37909 (8%), 37914 (8%), 37916 (8%), 37915 (3%), 37923 (2%), 37902 (1%), 37922 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Knoxville in?
Knox County School District.
How do I register to vote in Knoxville?
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 Knox 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: Knoxville’s own website (knoxvilletn.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.