Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Smyrna, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Smyrna comes from Middle Tennessee E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Smyrna has its own drop-off, Smyrna Convenience Center, on 112 G Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Smyrna, 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 Smyrna.
Power comes from Middle Tennessee E M C
Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Smyrna. 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 Smyrna Water System
Smyrna Water System supplies Smyrna: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Consolidated U.d. of Rutherford Co serves another 14%. It draws surface water and serves 60,876 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
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 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. TN0000639.
6 home internet providers serve Smyrna
100% of 17,093 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| United Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 74% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 68% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Smyrna has its own drop-off: Smyrna Convenience Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Smyrna, and where the rules are.
Smyrna Convenience Center
112 G Street, Smyrna, TN, 37167
Before you go, check the rules on rutherfordcountytn.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Nov 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Smyrna 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.
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.
Smyrna is in ZIP code 37167
ZIP codes where Smyrna residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Smyrna | ZIP’s residents in Smyrna |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37167 | Smyrna, TN | 100% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 37129.
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 Smyrna
Who supplies Smyrna’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Smyrna Water System (EPA ID TN0000639). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Smyrna?
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 Smyrna?
Xfinity, AT&T, United Communications, Google Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Smyrna?
37167. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Smyrna in?
Rutherford County School District.
How do I register to vote in Smyrna?
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.