Living in Middleton, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Middleton comes from Tippah Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Middleton: the closest is West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital, 15 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Middleton, 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 Middleton.
Power comes from Tippah Electric Power Assn
Tippah Electric Power Assn (Tippah Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Middleton.
Start or move service: tippahepa.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Middleton Water Dept
Middleton Water Dept supplies Middleton: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 964 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. TN0000455.
4 home internet providers serve Middleton
98% of 322 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 2,000/250 |
| TEPAConnect | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 75% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Middleton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Middleton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Middleton is in Hardeman 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.
Middleton is in ZIP code 38052
ZIP codes where Middleton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Middleton | ZIP’s residents in Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38052 | Middleton, TN | 100% | 18% |
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 Middleton
Who supplies Middleton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Middleton Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000455). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Middleton?
Tippah Electric Power Assn (Tippah Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Middleton?
Xfinity, TEPAConnect, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Middleton?
38052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Middleton in?
Hardeman County School District.
How do I register to vote in Middleton?
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 Hardeman 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.