Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sewanee, TN: what to set up and who to call
Sewanee has no town government of its own, so Franklin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Franklin County School District. Tap water in Sewanee comes from Sewanee Utility District, 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 Sewanee, 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 Sewanee.
Power comes from Duck River Elec Member
Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sewanee. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $188 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: dremc.com · (931) 684-4621
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sewanee Utility District
Sewanee Utility District supplies almost all of Sewanee. It draws surface water and serves 5,970 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.4 ppb. 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. TN0000623.
5 home internet providers serve Sewanee
100% of 520 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lomand Connect | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sewanee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sewanee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sewanee is in Franklin County School District.
C−School 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
Sewanee is unincorporated, so Franklin 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.
Sewanee spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sewanee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sewanee | ZIP’s residents in Sewanee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37375 | Sewanee, TN | 88% | 61% |
| 37383 | Sewanee, TN | 12% | 100% |
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 Sewanee
Who supplies Sewanee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sewanee Utility District (EPA ID TN0000623). 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 Sewanee?
Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sewanee?
Ben Lomand Connect, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sewanee?
37375 (88%), 37383 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sewanee in?
Franklin County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sewanee?
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 Franklin 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.