Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Orme, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Orme comes from Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest is the closest ER, 19.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orme, 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 Orme.
Power comes from Sequachee Valley Electric Coop
Sequachee Valley Electric Coop (Sequachee Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Orme. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: svalleyec.com · (423) 837-8605
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Jasper Highlands Water System
Jasper Highlands Water System supplies Orme: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists South Pittsburg Water System as seller) and serves 1,280 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. TN0008286.
2 home internet providers serve Orme
100% of 57 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVEConnect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Orme’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orme.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orme is in Marion 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.
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.
Orme is in ZIP code 37380
ZIP codes where Orme residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orme | ZIP’s residents in Orme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37380 | South Pittsburg, TN | 100% | 1% |
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 Orme
Who supplies Orme’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jasper Highlands Water System (EPA ID TN0008286). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Orme?
Sequachee Valley Electric Coop (Sequachee Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Orme?
SVEConnect, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Orme?
37380. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orme in?
Marion County School District.
How do I register to vote in Orme?
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 Marion 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.