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The Red Boiling Springs handbook

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

Tap water in Red Boiling Springs comes from the Red Boiling Springs W.s. water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Red Boiling Springs comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Red Boiling Springs, 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 Boiling Springs.

Electricity

Power comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)

Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Red Boiling Springs. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Tennessee).

Start or move service: tcemc.org · (615) 666-2111

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 Red Boiling Springs W.s. water system

The Red Boiling Springs W.s. water system supplies almost all of Red Boiling Springs. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lafayette Water System as seller) and serves 6,050 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.

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. That’s lower than 57% 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. TN0000572.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Red Boiling Springs

100% of 475 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
North Central Telephone CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless69%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Red Boiling Springs’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Red Boiling Springs.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Red Boiling Springs kids go to
PK–5Red Boiling Springs ElementaryMacon County School District
6–12Red Boiling Springs SchoolMacon County School District

Red Boiling Springs is in Macon 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 Boiling Springs is in ZIP code 37150

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Red Boiling SpringsZIP’s residents in Red Boiling Springs
37150Red Boiling Springs, TN100%24%
Area code615Wikidata

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 Boiling Springs

Who supplies Red Boiling Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Red Boiling Springs W.s. water system (EPA ID TN0000572). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Red Boiling Springs?

Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Red Boiling Springs?

North Central Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Red Boiling Springs?

37150. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Red Boiling Springs in?

Macon County School District.

How do I register to vote in Red Boiling Springs?

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 Macon 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.