Living in New Union, TN: what to set up and who to call
New Union has no town government of its own, so Coffee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Coffee County School District. Power in New Union comes from Duck River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Union, 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 New Union.
Power comes from Duck River Elec Member
Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of New Union. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $188 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: dremc.com · (931) 684-4621
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Manchester Water Department
Manchester Water Department supplies New Union: about 93% of residents live in its service area. West Warren-Viola U.d. serves another 7%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Duck River Utility Commission as seller) and serves 24,975 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 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. TN0000429.
4 home internet providers serve New Union
99% of 716 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 98% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Union’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Union.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Union is in Coffee 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
New Union is unincorporated, so Coffee 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.
New Union is in ZIP code 37355
ZIP codes where New Union residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Union | ZIP’s residents in New Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37355 | Manchester, TN | 100% | 6% |
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 New Union
Who supplies New Union’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Manchester Water Department (EPA ID TN0000429). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Union?
Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Union?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Union?
37355. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Union in?
Coffee County School District.
How do I register to vote in New Union?
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 Coffee 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.