Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pulaski, TN: what to set up and who to call
Pulaski runs its own electric utility, City of Pulaski; its homes paid 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Pulaski Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Nov 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pulaski, 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 Pulaski.
Power comes from City of Pulaski
City of Pulaski (City of Pulaski - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Pulaski. 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 Pulaski Water System
Pulaski Water System supplies Pulaski: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 10,767 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Nov 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
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. TN0000562.
6 home internet providers serve Pulaski
100% of 3,322 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PES Energize | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 79% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 37% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pulaski’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pulaski.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pulaski is in Giles County School District.
C+School 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pulaski is in ZIP code 38478
ZIP codes where Pulaski residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pulaski | ZIP’s residents in Pulaski |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38478 | Pulaski, TN | 100% | 45% |
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 Pulaski
Who supplies Pulaski’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pulaski Water System (EPA ID TN0000562). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 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 Pulaski?
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 Pulaski?
PES Energize, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pulaski?
38478. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pulaski in?
Giles County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pulaski?
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.