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The Mascot handbook

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

Mascot has no town government of its own, so Knox County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Knox County School District. Power in Mascot comes from Knoxville Utilities Board, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

Mascot has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Knox County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Mascot’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mascot, 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 Mascot.

Electricity

Power comes from Knoxville Utilities Board

Knoxville Utilities Board (Knoxville Utilities Board), a municipal utility, serves all of Mascot. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Northeast Knox U.d. water system

The Northeast Knox U.d. water system supplies almost all of Mascot. It draws surface water and serves 27,941 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. TN0000515.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Mascot

98% of 1,381 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber97%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless76%5,000/5,000
KUBFiber3%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless29%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless13%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mascot.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.5 mi from the center of Mascot

Carter Convenience Center

This isn’t Mascot’s own facility. Whether Mascot residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mascot kids go to
PK–5East Knox ElementaryKnox County School District
6–816 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1216 high schoolsDepends on your address

Mascot 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Mascot is unincorporated, so Knox County is the local government.

Local governmentKnox CountyMascot is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKnox County Election CommissionElections here are run by Knox County (county election office). PO Box 51530, Knoxville, TN 37950-1530 · (865) 215-2480FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placetnmap.tn.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Mascot spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MascotZIP’s residents in Mascot
37806Mascot, TN65%55%
37924Knoxville, TN35%7%

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 Mascot

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

The Northeast Knox U.d. water system (EPA ID TN0000515). 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 Mascot?

Knoxville Utilities Board (Knoxville Utilities Board), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mascot?

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

What ZIP codes are in Mascot?

37806 (65%), 37924 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mascot in?

Knox County School District.

How do I register to vote in Mascot?

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: 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.