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The Shackle Island handbook

Living in Shackle Island, TN: what to set up and who to call

Shackle Island has no town government of its own, so Sumner County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sumner County School District. Power in Shackle Island comes from Nashville Electric Service, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

Shackle Island has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Sumner County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Shackle Island’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shackle Island, 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 Shackle Island.

Electricity

Power comes from Nashville Electric Service

Nashville Electric Service (Nashville Electric Service), a municipal utility, serves 89.8% of Shackle Island residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Tennessee).

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 White House Utility District

White House Utility District supplies almost all of Shackle Island. It draws surface water and serves 130,411 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 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. TN0000745.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Shackle Island

100% of 1,294 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless98%5,000/5,000
XfinityCable98%1,200/35
Cumblerand ConnectFiber30%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless89%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Shackle Island’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shackle Island.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileShackle Island has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Shackle Island kids go to
PK–5Beech ElementarySumner County School District
6–8T. W. Hunter Middle SchoolSumner County School District
9–12Beech Sr High SchoolSumner County School District

Shackle Island is in Sumner 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Shackle Island is unincorporated, so Sumner County is the local government.

Local governmentSumner CountyShackle Island is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSumner County Election CommissionElections here are run by Sumner County (county election office). 1019 Union School Rd, Gallatin, TN 37066-2084 · (615) 452-1456 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placetnmap.tn.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Shackle Island spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Shackle Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Shackle IslandZIP’s residents in Shackle Island
37075Hendersonville, TN98%5%
37072Goodlettsville, TN2%0%

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 Shackle Island

Who supplies Shackle Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

White House Utility District (EPA ID TN0000745). 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 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Shackle Island?

Nashville Electric Service (Nashville Electric Service), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Shackle Island?

AT&T, Xfinity, Cumblerand Connect, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Shackle Island?

37075 (98%), 37072 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shackle Island in?

Sumner County School District.

How do I register to vote in Shackle Island?

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 Sumner 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.