Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 2.5Living in Pittman Center, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pittman Center comes from Sevier County Electric System, a municipal utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Pittman Center is Gatlinburg Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pittman Center, 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 Pittman Center.
Power comes from Sevier County Electric System
Sevier County Electric System (Sevier County Electric System), a municipal utility, serves all of Pittman Center. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 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 Webb Creek Utility District
Webb Creek Utility District supplies Pittman Center: about 13% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 Newport Utilities Board as seller) and serves 1,737 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 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. TN0000261.
5 home internet providers serve Pittman Center
95% of 397 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 23% | 25/3 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 20% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pittman Center.
Gatlinburg Recycling Center
This isn’t Pittman Center’s own facility. Whether Pittman Center residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pittman Center is in Sevier 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.
Pittman Center spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pittman Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pittman Center | ZIP’s residents in Pittman Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37738 | Gatlinburg, TN | 51% | 5% |
| 37876 | Sevierville, TN | 49% | 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 Pittman Center
Who supplies Pittman Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Webb Creek Utility District (EPA ID TN0000261). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pittman Center?
Sevier County Electric System (Sevier County Electric System), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pittman Center?
Xfinity, AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pittman Center?
37738 (51%), 37876 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pittman Center in?
Sevier County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pittman Center?
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 Sevier 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.