Photo: AppalachianCentrist · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Mooresburg, TN: what to set up and who to call
Mooresburg has no town government of its own, so Hawkins County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hawkins County School District. Tap water in most of Mooresburg comes from Mooresburg Utility District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mooresburg, 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 Mooresburg.
Power comes from Holston Electric Coop
Holston Electric Coop (Holston Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mooresburg. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $166 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: holstonelectric.com · (423) 272-8821
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mooresburg Utility District
Mooresburg Utility District supplies Mooresburg: about 68% of residents live in its service area. First U.d. of Hawkins Co #2 serves another 20%. Bean Station Utility District serves another 12%. About 17% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bean Station Utility District as seller) and serves 1,844 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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 52% 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. TN0000472.
5 home internet providers serve Mooresburg
100% of 444 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holston Connect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 86% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 46% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mooresburg.
Bean Station Waste Disposal
· run by Grainger County
This isn’t Mooresburg’s own facility. Whether Mooresburg residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mooresburg is in Hawkins 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Mooresburg is unincorporated, so Hawkins County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mooresburg is in ZIP code 37811
ZIP codes where Mooresburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mooresburg | ZIP’s residents in Mooresburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37811 | Mooresburg, TN | 100% | 25% |
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 Mooresburg
Who supplies Mooresburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mooresburg Utility District (EPA ID TN0000472). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mooresburg?
Holston Electric Coop (Holston Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mooresburg?
Holston Connect, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mooresburg?
37811. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mooresburg in?
Hawkins County School District.
How do I register to vote in Mooresburg?
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 Hawkins 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.