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The Sherwood handbook

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

Sherwood has no town government of its own, so Franklin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Franklin County School District. Power in Sherwood comes from Duck River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sherwood, 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 Sherwood.

Electricity

Power comes from Duck River Elec Member

Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sherwood. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Sherwood

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Sherwood, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sherwood’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sherwood.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSherwood 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.

Sherwood kids go to
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Sherwood is in Franklin County School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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

Sherwood is unincorporated, so Franklin County is the local government.

Local governmentFranklin CountySherwood is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereFranklin County Election CommissionElections here are run by Franklin County (county election office). 839 Dinah Shore Blvd, Ste 1, Winchester, TN 37398-1768 · (931) 967-1893 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sherwood is in ZIP code 37376

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SherwoodZIP’s residents in Sherwood
37376Sherwood, TN100%32%

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 Sherwood

Who provides electricity in Sherwood?

Duck River Elec Member (Duck River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Sherwood?

37376. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sherwood in?

Franklin County School District.

How do I register to vote in Sherwood?

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.

  • 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): pending.