Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Portland, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Portland comes from Cumberland Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Portland has its own library, Portland Public Library of Sumner County, at 301 Portland Boulevard.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Portland, 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 Portland.
Power comes from Cumberland Elec Member
Cumberland Elec Member (Cumberland Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Portland. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $198 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: cemc.org · (931) 645-2481
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Portland Water System
Portland Water System supplies almost all of Portland. It draws surface water and serves 25,761 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. TN0000559.
5 home internet providers serve Portland
100% of 4,948 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Cumblerand Connect | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Portland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Portland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofportlandtn.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Trash Convenience Center
1137 Parkers Chapel Road, Portland, TN 37148
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
From cityofportlandtn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Most of Portland (88%) is in Sumner County School District; parts are in Robertson County School District (12%).
ASchool 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Portland is in ZIP code 37148
ZIP codes where Portland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Portland | ZIP’s residents in Portland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37148 | Portland, TN | 100% | 52% |
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 Portland
Who supplies Portland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Portland Water System (EPA ID TN0000559). 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.
Who provides electricity in Portland?
Cumberland Elec Member (Cumberland Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Portland?
Xfinity, Cumblerand Connect, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Portland?
37148. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Portland in?
Sumner County School District. Parts of the city are in Robertson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Portland?
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 Sumner 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: Portland’s own website (cityofportlandtn.gov), read Oct 21, 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.