Living in Tennessee Ridge, TN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Tennessee Ridge comes from Erin Water Department, 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 Tennessee Ridge comes from Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tennessee Ridge, 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 Tennessee Ridge.
Power comes from Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop
Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop (Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Tennessee Ridge. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Tennessee State).
Start or move service: mlec.com · (931) 729-3558
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Erin Water Department
Erin Water Department supplies Tennessee Ridge: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Tennessee Ridge Water System and Vanleer Water Department as sellers) and serves 8,239 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. TN0000230.
3 home internet providers serve Tennessee Ridge
100% of 643 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriwether Lewis Connect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TEC, Erin Division | DSL, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tennessee Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tennessee Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tennessee Ridge is in Houston County School District.
C−School 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.
Tennessee Ridge spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tennessee Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tennessee Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Tennessee Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37178 | Tennessee Ridge, TN | 70% | 41% |
| 37061 | Erin, TN | 29% | 8% |
A few homes fall in 37175.
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 Tennessee Ridge
Who supplies Tennessee Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Erin Water Department (EPA ID TN0000230). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tennessee Ridge?
Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop (Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tennessee Ridge?
Meriwether Lewis Connect, TEC, Erin Division, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tennessee Ridge?
37178 (70%), 37061 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tennessee Ridge in?
Houston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Tennessee Ridge?
In Tennessee State 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 Houston 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.