Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Norris, TN: what to set up and who to call
Tuesday is trash day in Norris. Power in Norris comes from City of Clinton, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Norris, 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 Norris.
Power comes from City of Clinton
City of Clinton (City of Clinton - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Norris. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 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 Norris Water Commission
Norris Water Commission supplies Norris: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Anderson County W.a. serves another 13%. It draws ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists Anderson County Utility Board as seller) and serves 2,126 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. TN0000513.
4 home internet providers serve Norris
98% of 700 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 78% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Norris is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Norris, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Blockhouse Valley Recycle Center
1480 Blockhouse Valley Road
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
City Office
20 Chestnut Dr.
Norris Public Works Building
125 Cedar Place
From cityofnorris.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Norris is in Anderson 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.
Norris spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Norris residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Norris | ZIP’s residents in Norris |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37828 | Norris, TN | 91% | 100% |
| 37705 | Andersonville, TN | 5% | 2% |
| 37716 | Clinton, TN | 4% | 0% |
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 Norris
Who supplies Norris’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Norris Water Commission (EPA ID TN0000513). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Norris?
City of Clinton (City of Clinton - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Norris?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Norris?
37828 (91%), 37705 (5%), 37716 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Norris in?
Anderson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Norris?
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 Anderson 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: Norris’ own website (cityofnorris.com), read Oct 22, 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.