Photo: RageBanken · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Milan, TN: what to set up and who to call
Milan runs its own electric utility, City of Milan; its homes paid 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025. For a library card, the closest branch is Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library, 0.4 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Milan, 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 Milan.
Power comes from City of Milan
City of Milan (City of Milan - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Milan. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $163 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 Milan Water Dept
Milan Water Dept supplies almost all of Milan. It draws ground water and serves 10,932 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. TN0000458.
5 home internet providers serve Milan
97% of 3,456 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| MiLink | Fiber | 65% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 39% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Milan
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Milan, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofmilantn.com →
From cityofmilantn.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Milan is in Milan Special 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.
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.
Milan is in ZIP code 38358
ZIP codes where Milan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Milan | ZIP’s residents in Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38358 | Milan, TN | 100% | 67% |
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 Milan
Who supplies Milan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Milan Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000458). 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 4.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Milan?
City of Milan (City of Milan - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Milan?
Spectrum, MiLink, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Milan?
38358. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Milan in?
Milan Special School District.
How do I register to vote in Milan?
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 Gibson 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: Milan’s own website (cityofmilantn.com), 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.