Photo: GamblinMonkey · Public domainLiving in Newbern, TN: what to set up and who to call
Newbern runs its own electric utility, City of Newbern; its homes paid 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Newbern has a train station, Newbern-Dyersburg Depot.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newbern, 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 Newbern.
Power comes from City of Newbern
City of Newbern (City of Newbern), a municipal utility, serves 79.2% of Newbern residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 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 Newbern Water Dept
Newbern Water Dept supplies Newbern: about 97% 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 ground water and serves 8,098 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. TN0000496.
4 home internet providers serve Newbern
97% of 1,409 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 48% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| 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 Newbern depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Newbern, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofnewbern.org →
Newbern Drop-off
- Thunoon–5 pm
- Frinoon–5 pm
- Sat7 am–3 pm
From cityofnewbern.org, 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.
Newbern is in Dyer County School District.
ASchool 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.
Newbern is in ZIP code 38059
ZIP codes where Newbern residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newbern | ZIP’s residents in Newbern |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38059 | Newbern, TN | 100% | 44% |
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 Newbern
Who supplies Newbern’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Newbern Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000496). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newbern?
City of Newbern (City of Newbern), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Newbern?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newbern?
38059. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newbern in?
Dyer County School District.
How do I register to vote in Newbern?
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 Dyer 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: Newbern’s own website (cityofnewbern.org), 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.