Rockvale Store · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Rockvale, TN: what to set up and who to call
Rockvale has no town government of its own, so Rutherford County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Rutherford County School District. Power in Rockvale comes from Middle Tennessee E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rockvale, 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 Rockvale.
Power comes from Middle Tennessee E M C
Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Rockvale. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: mtemc.com · (615) 890-9762
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Consolidated U.d. of Rutherford Co
Consolidated U.d. of Rutherford Co supplies almost all of Rockvale. It draws surface water (EPA lists Marshall Co B.p.u. #1 and Nolensville-College Grove U.d. and Woodbury Water System and Wilson Co Water & Wastewater as sellers) and serves 221,871 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, 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. TN0000791.
5 home internet providers serve Rockvale
99% of 463 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| United Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 21% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rockvale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rockvale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rockvale is in Rutherford County School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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
Rockvale is unincorporated, so Rutherford 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.
Rockvale is in ZIP code 37153
ZIP codes where Rockvale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rockvale | ZIP’s residents in Rockvale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37153 | Rockvale, TN | 100% | 22% |
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 Rockvale
Who supplies Rockvale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Consolidated U.d. of Rutherford Co (EPA ID TN0000791). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rockvale?
Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rockvale?
Xfinity, AT&T, United Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rockvale?
37153. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rockvale in?
Rutherford County School District.
How do I register to vote in Rockvale?
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 Rutherford 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.