Living in Prospect, TN: what to set up and who to call
Prospect has no town government of its own, so Giles County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Giles County School District. Power in Prospect comes from City of Pulaski, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prospect, 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 Prospect.
Power comes from City of Pulaski
City of Pulaski (City of Pulaski - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Prospect. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 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 South Giles Utility District
South Giles Utility District supplies almost all of Prospect. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Florence Water Department and Pulaski Water System as sellers) and serves 6,985 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. TN0000649.
1 home internet providers serve Prospect
98% of 84 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PES Energize | Fiber | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Prospect’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prospect.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Prospect is in Giles 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
Prospect is unincorporated, so Giles 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.
Prospect is in ZIP code 38477
ZIP codes where Prospect residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prospect | ZIP’s residents in Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38477 | Prospect, TN | 100% | 4% |
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 Prospect
Who supplies Prospect’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
South Giles Utility District (EPA ID TN0000649). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prospect?
City of Pulaski (City of Pulaski - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Prospect?
PES Energize (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prospect?
38477. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prospect in?
Giles County School District.
How do I register to vote in Prospect?
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 Giles 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.