Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pocahontas, TN: what to set up and who to call
Pocahontas has no town government of its own, so Hardeman County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hardeman County School District. The ER is a drive from Pocahontas: the closest is Magnolia Regional Health Center, 16.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas.
Water comes from Selmer Water System
Selmer Water System supplies almost all of Pocahontas. It draws ground water and serves 20,648 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 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. TN0000615.
3 home internet providers serve Pocahontas
92% of 117 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEPAConnect | Fiber | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 73% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pocahontas’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pocahontas.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pocahontas is in Hardeman 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
Pocahontas is unincorporated, so Hardeman 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.
Pocahontas is in ZIP code 38061
ZIP codes where Pocahontas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pocahontas | ZIP’s residents in Pocahontas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38061 | Pocahontas, TN | 100% | 18% |
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 Pocahontas
Who supplies Pocahontas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Selmer Water System (EPA ID TN0000615). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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.
What internet providers serve Pocahontas?
TEPAConnect, Xfinity, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pocahontas?
38061. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pocahontas in?
Hardeman County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pocahontas?
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 Hardeman 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.
- 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.