Monday House · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Lenox, TN: what to set up and who to call
Lenox has no town government of its own, so Dyer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Dyer County School District. Tap water in Lenox comes from the Northwest Dyersburg U.d. water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lenox, 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 Lenox.
Power comes from City of Dyersburg
City of Dyersburg (City of Dyersburg), a municipal utility, serves 82.5% of Lenox residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 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 Northwest Dyersburg U.d. water system
The Northwest Dyersburg U.d. water system supplies almost all of Lenox. It draws ground water and serves 3,996 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–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. TN0000518.
3 home internet providers serve Lenox
95% of 150 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lenox’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lenox.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lenox is in Dyer 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lenox is unincorporated, so Dyer 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.
Lenox spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lenox residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lenox | ZIP’s residents in Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38024 | Dyersburg, TN | 66% | 1% |
| 38047 | Lenox, TN | 34% | 85% |
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 Lenox
Who supplies Lenox’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Northwest Dyersburg U.d. water system (EPA ID TN0000518). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lenox?
City of Dyersburg (City of Dyersburg), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lenox?
Sparklight, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lenox?
38024 (66%), 38047 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lenox in?
Dyer County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lenox?
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 Dyer 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.