Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Living in Somerville, TN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Somerville comes from Somerville Water System, 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. Power in Somerville comes from Chickasaw Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Somerville, 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 Somerville.
Power comes from Chickasaw Electric Coop
Chickasaw Electric Coop (Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Somerville. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: chickasaw.coop · (901) 465-3591
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Somerville Water System
Somerville Water System supplies almost all of Somerville. It draws ground water and serves 5,020 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 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. TN0000641.
4 home internet providers serve Somerville
100% of 1,351 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Aeneas Communications | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Connections picks up trash in Somerville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Somerville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check somervilletn.org →
From somervilletn.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Somerville is in Fayette County School District.
DSchool 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.
Somerville is in ZIP code 38068
ZIP codes where Somerville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Somerville | ZIP’s residents in Somerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38068 | Somerville, TN | 100% | 31% |
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 Somerville
Who supplies Somerville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Somerville Water System (EPA ID TN0000641). 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 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Somerville?
Chickasaw Electric Coop (Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Somerville?
Xfinity, Aeneas Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Somerville?
38068. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Somerville in?
Fayette County School District.
How do I register to vote in Somerville?
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 Fayette 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: Somerville’s own website (somervilletn.org), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.