Living in South Cleveland, TN: what to set up and who to call
South Cleveland has no town government of its own, so Bradley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bradley County School District. Power in South Cleveland comes from City of Cleveland, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Cleveland, 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 South Cleveland.
Power comes from City of Cleveland
City of Cleveland (City of Cleveland - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves 80.8% of South Cleveland residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cleveland Utilities
Cleveland Utilities supplies South Cleveland: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Ocoee Utility District serves another 9%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Eastside Utility District and Savannah Valley U.d. and Hiwassee Utility Commission as sellers) and serves 95,087 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. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. TN0000117.
5 home internet providers serve South Cleveland
99% of 3,149 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cleveland Utilities Fiber | Fiber | 80% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have South Cleveland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in South Cleveland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
South Cleveland is in Bradley County School District.
A−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
South Cleveland is unincorporated, so Bradley 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.
South Cleveland spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where South Cleveland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Cleveland | ZIP’s residents in South Cleveland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37323 | Cleveland, TN | 74% | 18% |
| 37311 | Cleveland, TN | 25% | 6% |
| 37353 | Mc Donald, TN | 1% | 2% |
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 South Cleveland
Who supplies South Cleveland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cleveland Utilities (EPA ID TN0000117). 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 South Cleveland?
City of Cleveland (City of Cleveland - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Cleveland?
Spectrum, AT&T, Cleveland Utilities Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Cleveland?
37323 (74%), 37311 (25%), 37353 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Cleveland in?
Bradley County School District.
How do I register to vote in South Cleveland?
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 Bradley 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.