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The Sunbright handbook

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

Power in Sunbright comes from Plateau Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Big South Fork Medical Center, 20.2 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sunbright, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPlateau Electric Cooperativecooperative utility · 14.0¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sunbright’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMorgan County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code37872Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Sunbright.

Electricity

Power comes from Plateau Electric Cooperative

Plateau Electric Cooperative (Plateau Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sunbright. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Tennessee).

Start or move service: plateauelectric.com · (423) 569-8591

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Sunbright

100% of 279 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Highland Telephone CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable93%2,000/250
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless3%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sunbright’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sunbright.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sunbright or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sunbright kids go to
PK–12Sunbright SchoolMorgan County School District

Sunbright is in Morgan 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSunbright’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMorgan County Election CommissionElections here are run by Morgan County (county election office). PO Box 266, Wartburg, TN 37887-0266 · (423) 346-3190 · [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

Sunbright is in ZIP code 37872

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SunbrightZIP’s residents in Sunbright
37872Sunbright, TN100%25%
Area code423Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomBig South Fork Medical Center20.2 miles awayGet a library cardSunbright Public Library8240 Morgan Co. Hwy. · (423) 628-0353

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Sunbright

Who provides electricity in Sunbright?

Plateau Electric Cooperative (Plateau Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sunbright?

Highland Telephone Cooperative, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sunbright?

37872. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sunbright in?

Morgan County School District.

How do I register to vote in Sunbright?

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 Morgan 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.