Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki (thomasmachnitzki.com) · CC BY 3.0Living in Ripley, TN: what to set up and who to call
Ripley runs its own electric utility, City of Ripley; its homes paid 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in Ripley comes from Ripley 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ripley, 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 Ripley.
Power comes from City of Ripley
City of Ripley (City of Ripley - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves 78.0% of Ripley residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 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 Ripley Water System
Ripley Water System supplies Ripley: about 92% of residents live in its service area. Lauderdale Co Water System serves another 9%. It draws ground water and serves 8,030 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 2026–Dec 2028, 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. TN0000580.
5 home internet providers serve Ripley
95% of 2,949 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 68% | 50/10 |
| Aeneas Communications | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ripley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ripley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ripley is in Lauderdale County School District.
DSchool 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.
Ripley is in ZIP code 38063
ZIP codes where Ripley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ripley | ZIP’s residents in Ripley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38063 | Ripley, TN | 100% | 49% |
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 Ripley
Who supplies Ripley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ripley Water System (EPA ID TN0000580). 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 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ripley?
City of Ripley (City of Ripley - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ripley?
Spectrum, AT&T, Aeneas Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ripley?
38063. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ripley in?
Lauderdale County School District.
How do I register to vote in Ripley?
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 Lauderdale 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.