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The Lexington handbook

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

Lexington runs its own electric utility, City of Lexington; its homes paid 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025. Two school districts split the grades in Lexington: Lexington City School System and Henderson County School District in Lexington.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lexington, 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 Lexington.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Lexington

City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lexington. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Tennessee).

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 Lexington Water Systems

Lexington Water Systems supplies almost all of Lexington. It draws surface water (EPA lists Jackson Water System as seller) and serves 26,322 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 percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, 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. TN0000402.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lexington

94% of 3,501 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber93%1,000/35
LexNetFiber90%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL65%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless36%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless23%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Lexington

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lexington, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curblexingtontn.gov
Transfer stationLexington Solid Waste Transfer StationHours ↓
Transfer station

Lexington Solid Waste Transfer Station

240 North Industrial Drive, Lexington, TN

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon8 am–4 pm
  • Tue8 am–4 pm
  • Wed8 am–4 pm
  • Thu8 am–4 pm
  • Fri8 am–4 pm
  • Sat8 am–noon
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFree city grapple-truck pickup of bulky items (furniture, appliances, televisions, household goods, clean brush) placed at curb; tires, construction debris, and similar items not picked up; call Public Works (731) 968-7091 with questions

From lexingtontn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 9/30/2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lexington kids go to
PK–5Paul G. Caywood ElementaryLexington City School System
6–8Lexington Middle SchoolLexington City School System

Lexington is in two districts that split the grades: Lexington City School System and Henderson County School District in Lexington.

A−School 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

Lexington is in ZIP code 38351

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LexingtonZIP’s residents in Lexington
38351Lexington, TN100%45%

A few homes fall in 38388.

Area code731Wikidata

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 Lexington

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

Lexington Water Systems (EPA ID TN0000402). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lexington?

City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Lexington?

Spectrum, LexNet, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lexington?

38351. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lexington in?

Lexington City School System and Henderson County School District in Lexington.

How do I register to vote in Lexington?

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 Henderson 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: Lexington’s own website (lexingtontn.gov), 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.