Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Rocky Top, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Rocky Top comes from City of Clinton, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Rocky Top have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rocky Top, 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 Rocky Top.
Power comes from City of Clinton
City of Clinton (City of Clinton - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Rocky Top. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 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 Anderson County W.a. water system
The Anderson County W.a. water system supplies Rocky Top: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Hallsdale-Powell U.d. and Norris Water Commission and Oliver Springs Water Board as sellers) and serves 25,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. TN0000514.
4 home internet providers serve Rocky Top
100% of 704 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 82% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rocky Top’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rocky Top.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Rocky Top (88%) is in Anderson County School District; parts are in Campbell County School District (12%).
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.
Rocky Top spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rocky Top residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rocky Top | ZIP’s residents in Rocky Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37769 | Lake City, TN | 97% | 28% |
| 37714 | Caryville, TN | 3% | 1% |
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 Rocky Top
Who supplies Rocky Top’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Anderson County W.a. water system (EPA ID TN0000514). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rocky Top?
City of Clinton (City of Clinton - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rocky Top?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rocky Top?
37769 (97%), 37714 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rocky Top in?
Anderson County School District. Parts of the city are in Campbell County School District.
How do I register to vote in Rocky Top?
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 Anderson 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.