Photo: AppalachianCentrist · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Morristown, TN: what to set up and who to call
Morristown runs its own electric utility, City of Morristown; its homes paid 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025. Morristown has its own library, Morristown-Hamblen Public Library, at 417 West Main Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Morristown, 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 Morristown.
Power comes from City of Morristown
City of Morristown (City of Morristown - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves 84.6% of Morristown residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 Morristown Utilities Commis.
Morristown Utilities Commis. supplies Morristown: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 39,883 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. TN0000474.
7 home internet providers serve Morristown
100% of 11,011 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSFiber | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Trilight | Fiber | 8% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Holston Connect | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Morristown depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Morristown, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on mymorristown.com →
- Bulky itemsEvery other week
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics 1-7
- Cardboard
- Plastic Containers
- Metal Cans
- Mail Magazines, Mixed Paper, Newspapers & Catalogs
- Paper & Paper Bags
- Phone Books
- Plastic Bottles
- Up to (3) Buckets
- Cartons
- Empty Aerosol Cans
From mymorristown.com, cms1files.revize.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.
Most of Morristown (99%) is in Hamblen County 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.
Morristown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Morristown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Morristown | ZIP’s residents in Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37814 | Morristown, TN | 67% | 60% |
| 37813 | Morristown, TN | 32% | 54% |
A few homes fall in 37877, 37860. 37815, 37816 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 Morristown
Who supplies Morristown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Morristown Utilities Commis. (EPA ID TN0000474). 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 2.7 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Morristown?
City of Morristown (City of Morristown - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Morristown?
MUSFiber, Spectrum, AT&T, Trilight, Holston Connect, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Morristown?
37814 (67%), 37813 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Morristown in?
Hamblen County School District.
How do I register to vote in Morristown?
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 Hamblen 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: Morristown’s own website (mymorristown.com, cms1files.revize.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.