Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Living in La Grange, TN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in La Grange comes from Lagrange Water Dept, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.2 ppb. Power in La Grange comes from Bolivar Energy Authority, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Grange, 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 La Grange.
Power comes from Bolivar Energy Authority
Bolivar Energy Authority (Bolivar Energy Authority), a municipal utility, serves all of La Grange. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 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 Lagrange Water Dept
Lagrange Water Dept supplies almost all of La Grange. It draws ground water and serves 230 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.1 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. TN0000382.
4 home internet providers serve La Grange
100% of 90 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeneas Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 94% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have La Grange’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Grange.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Grange is in Fayette County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
La Grange spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where La Grange residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Grange | ZIP’s residents in La Grange |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38039 | Grand Junction, TN | 46% | 3% |
| 38057 | Moscow, TN | 31% | 1% |
| 38046 | La Grange, TN | 23% | 100% |
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 La Grange
Who supplies La Grange’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lagrange Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000382). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Grange?
Bolivar Energy Authority (Bolivar Energy Authority), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve La Grange?
Aeneas Communications, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Grange?
38039 (46%), 38057 (31%), 38046 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Grange in?
Fayette County School District.
How do I register to vote in La Grange?
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 Fayette 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.