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Living in Red Bank, TN: what to set up and who to call

Red Bank Recycling Center takes recycling in Red Bank, open Tue–Fri 10 am–6 pm, Sat 8 am–4 pm (OpenStreetMap). Power in Red Bank comes from City of Chattanooga, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Red Bank, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Red Bank.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Chattanooga

City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Red Bank. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Tennessee).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Tennessee American Water

Tennessee American Water supplies Red Bank: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Hixson Utility District serves another 19%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Eastside Utility District and Hixson Utility District as sellers) and serves 207,046 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. TN0000107.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Red Bank

100% of 4,767 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
EPBFiber100%100,000/100,000
XfinityCable97%1,200/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber74%75/20
T-MobileFixed wireless87%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Red Bank

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Red Bank, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbredbanktn.gov
Drop-offHamilton County Recycle CenterHours ↓
Drop-off

Hamilton County Recycle Center

4851 Dayton Blvd, Red Bank, TN

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Tue10 am–6 pm
  • Wed10 am–6 pm
  • Thu10 am–6 pm
  • Fri10 am–6 pm
  • Sat8 am–4 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Glass (clear, green, and brown)
  • Paper (newspaper, office paper, cardboard, mixed paper)
  • Metals (aluminum cans, foil)
Recycling drop-off

Hamilton County Recycle Center

4851 Dayton Blvd

From redbanktn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated September 3, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Red Bank kids go to
K–5Alpine Crest Elementary SchoolHamilton County School District
6–8Red Bank Middle SchoolHamilton County School District
9–12Red Bank High SchoolHamilton County School District

Red Bank is in Hamilton County School District.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Red Bank spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Red Bank residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Red BankZIP’s residents in Red Bank
37415Chattanooga, TN86%43%
37405Chattanooga, TN10%7%
37343Hixson, TN4%1%
Area code423Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Red Bank

When is the Red Bank Recycling Center open?

Tue–Fri 10 am–6 pm; Sat 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check recycle.hamiltontn.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.

Who supplies Red Bank’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Tennessee American Water (EPA ID TN0000107). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Red Bank?

City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Red Bank?

EPB, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Red Bank?

37415 (86%), 37405 (10%), 37343 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Red Bank in?

Hamilton County School District.

How do I register to vote in Red Bank?

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 Hamilton 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: Red Bank’s own website (redbanktn.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.