Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0Living in Millington, TN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Millington comes from Millington Water Dept, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Millington comes from City of Memphis, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Millington, 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 Millington.
Power comes from City of Memphis
City of Memphis (City of Memphis - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Millington. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 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 Millington Water Dept
Millington Water Dept supplies Millington: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Memphis Light, Gas, & Water serves another 12%. Nsa - Midsouth serves another 9%. It draws ground water and serves 8,935 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. TN0000463.
5 home internet providers serve Millington
98% of 3,895 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritter Communications | Cable, DSL, Fiber | 87% | 2,000/75 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 62% | 25/3 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 50% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Millington depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Millington, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on millingtontn.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Mixed Paper
- Aluminum
- Metal Cans
- Plastic
From millingtontn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2016. 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.
Millington is in Millington Municipal School District.
C−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.
Millington is in ZIP code 38053
ZIP codes where Millington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Millington | ZIP’s residents in Millington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38053 | Millington, TN | 99% | 39% |
A few homes fall in 38054. 38055, 38083 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Millington
Who supplies Millington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Millington Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000463). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Millington?
City of Memphis (City of Memphis - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Millington?
Ritter Communications, AT&T, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Millington?
38053. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Millington in?
Millington Municipal School District.
How do I register to vote in Millington?
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 Shelby 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: Millington’s own website (millingtontn.gov), read Oct 23, 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.