Hermitage Hotel · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Nashville, TN: what to set up and who to call
For recycling, Nashville has Ezell Pike Convenience Center at 3254 Ezell Pike; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue–Sat 8:30 am–4:30 pm. Power in Nashville comes from Nashville Electric Service, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
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What to set up in Nashville, 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 Nashville.
Power comes from Nashville Electric Service
Nashville Electric Service (Nashville Electric Service), a municipal utility, serves all of Nashville. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ 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 Metro Water Services
Metro Water Services supplies Nashville: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Madison Suburban U.d. serves another 8%. Harpeth Valley U.d. serves another 6%. It draws surface water and serves 778,153 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 69% 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. TN0000494.
7 home internet providers serve Nashville
99% of 209,160 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 34% | 8,000/8,000 |
| United Communications | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 4% | 8,000/8,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Ezell Pike Convenience Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Nashville, and where the rules are.
Ezell Pike Convenience Center
3254 Ezell Pike, Nashville, TN, 37211
- Tue8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8:30 am–4:30 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2025. They can change with the season, so check nashville.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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.
Nashville spans 22 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Nashville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nashville | ZIP’s residents in Nashville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37013 | Antioch, TN | 13% | 100% |
| 37211 | Nashville, TN | 11% | 100% |
| 37209 | Nashville, TN | 6% | 100% |
| 37221 | Nashville, TN | 6% | 94% |
| 37115 | Madison, TN | 6% | 100% |
| 37207 | Nashville, TN | 5% | 100% |
| 37076 | Hermitage, TN | 5% | 97% |
| 37217 | Nashville, TN | 5% | 100% |
| 37214 | Nashville, TN | 4% | 100% |
| 37206 | Nashville, TN | 4% | 100% |
| 37205 | Nashville, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37215 | Nashville, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37212 | Nashville, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37208 | Nashville, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37203 | Nashville, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37216 | Nashville, TN | 3% | 100% |
| 37072 | Goodlettsville, TN | 2% | 52% |
| 37210 | Nashville, TN | 2% | 100% |
| 37204 | Nashville, TN | 2% | 100% |
| 37218 | Nashville, TN | 2% | 100% |
| 37138 | Old Hickory, TN | 2% | 63% |
| 37027 | Brentwood, TN | 2% | 21% |
A few homes fall in 37220, 37080, 37189, 37201, 37135, 37219, 37228, 37122, 37143, 37015, 37213, 37064, 37086, 37238.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Nashville
When is the Ezell Pike Convenience Center open?
Tue–Sat 8:30 am–4:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check nashville.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Nashville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Metro Water Services (EPA ID TN0000494). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nashville?
Nashville Electric Service (Nashville Electric Service), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Nashville?
Xfinity, AT&T, Google Fiber, United Communications, TDS Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Nashville?
37013 (13%), 37211 (11%), 37209 (6%), 37221 (6%), 37115 (6%), 37207 (5%), 37076 (5%), 37217 (5%), 37214 (4%), 37206 (4%), 37205 (3%), 37215 (3%), 37212 (3%), 37208 (3%), 37203 (3%), 37216 (3%), 37072 (2%), 37210 (2%), 37204 (2%), 37218 (2%), 37138 (2%), 37027 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
How do I register to vote in Nashville?
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 Davidson 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.