Roller-Pettyjohn Mill · Photo: Tricitiesbob · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Orebank, TN: what to set up and who to call
Orebank has no town government of its own, so Sullivan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sullivan County School District. Spectrum and Brightspeed wire most of Orebank, and 97% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orebank, 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 Orebank.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Orebank.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kingsport Water Dept
Kingsport Water Dept supplies almost all of Orebank. It draws surface water (EPA lists Bloomingdale Utility District and Johnson City Water Dept as sellers) and serves 107,739 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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. TN0000349.
5 home internet providers serve Orebank
100% of 427 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Orebank’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orebank.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orebank is in Sullivan County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Orebank is unincorporated, so Sullivan 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.
Orebank is in ZIP code 37664
ZIP codes where Orebank residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orebank | ZIP’s residents in Orebank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37664 | Kingsport, TN | 100% | 3% |
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 Orebank
Who supplies Orebank’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kingsport Water Dept (EPA ID TN0000349). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Orebank?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Orebank?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Orebank?
37664. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orebank in?
Sullivan County School District.
How do I register to vote in Orebank?
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 Sullivan 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.