Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Louisville

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Louisville-Town-Hall-tnPhoto: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
The Louisville handbook

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

South Blount Utility District reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2025. Power in Louisville comes from City of Alcoa Utilities, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Louisville, 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 Louisville.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Alcoa Utilities

City of Alcoa Utilities (City of Alcoa Utilities), a municipal utility, serves 62.7% of Louisville residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 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 South Blount Utility District

South Blount Utility District supplies Louisville: about 94% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 53,864 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2025. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. TN0000643.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Louisville

94% of 2,140 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber89%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber88%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless53%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Louisville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Louisville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Louisville or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Louisville kids go to
PK–5MiddlesettlementsBlount County School District
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Louisville is in Blount 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.

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

Louisville spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LouisvilleZIP’s residents in Louisville
37777Louisville, TN96%35%
37801Maryville, TN4%1%
Area code865Wikidata

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 Louisville

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

South Blount Utility District (EPA ID TN0000643). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Louisville?

City of Alcoa Utilities (City of Alcoa Utilities), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Louisville?

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

What ZIP codes are in Louisville?

37777 (96%), 37801 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Louisville in?

Blount County School District.

How do I register to vote in Louisville?

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 Blount 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.