Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0Living in Munford, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Munford comes from Southwest Tennessee E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Munford is Tipton County Landfill, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Munford, 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 Munford.
Power comes from Southwest Tennessee E M C
Southwest Tennessee E M C (Southwest Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Munford. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $181 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: stemc.com · (731) 772-1322
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Munford Water Dept
Munford Water Dept supplies Munford: about 93% of residents live in its service area. Poplar Grove Utility District serves another 7%. It draws ground water and serves 10,434 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 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower 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. TN0000490.
5 home internet providers serve Munford
100% of 2,576 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeneas Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ritter Communications | DSL, Fiber, Cable | 97% | 2,000/75 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 53% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Munford is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Munford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Fri)Find your street’s day on munford.com →
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From munford.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2020-11-24T15:53:24+00:00, 2026-02-11T21:35:34+00:00. 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.
Munford is in Tipton County 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.
Munford is in ZIP code 38058
ZIP codes where Munford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Munford | ZIP’s residents in Munford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38058 | Munford, TN | 99% | 57% |
A few homes fall in 38004, 38053.
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 Munford
Who supplies Munford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Munford Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000490). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Munford?
Southwest Tennessee E M C (Southwest Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Munford?
Aeneas Communications, Ritter Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Munford?
38058. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Munford in?
Tipton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Munford?
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 Tipton 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: Munford’s own website (munford.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.