Living in Walnut Hill, TN: what to set up and who to call
Walnut Hill has no town government of its own, so Sullivan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sullivan County School District. Power in Walnut Hill comes from City of Bristol, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Walnut Hill, 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 Walnut Hill.
Power comes from City of Bristol
City of Bristol (City of Bristol - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Walnut Hill. Its homes paid an average of 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 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 Blountville Utility District
Blountville Utility District supplies Walnut Hill: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bristol Dept of Utilities as seller) and serves 15,647 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 59% 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. TN0000058.
6 home internet providers serve Walnut Hill
100% of 1,062 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Tennessee Essential Services | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 28% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 86% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Walnut Hill’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walnut Hill.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Walnut Hill is in Sullivan 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Walnut Hill is unincorporated, so Sullivan 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.
Walnut Hill is in ZIP code 37620
ZIP codes where Walnut Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Walnut Hill | ZIP’s residents in Walnut Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37620 | Bristol, TN | 100% | 6% |
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 Walnut Hill
Who supplies Walnut Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Blountville Utility District (EPA ID TN0000058). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Walnut Hill?
City of Bristol (City of Bristol - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Walnut Hill?
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Walnut Hill?
37620. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Walnut Hill in?
Sullivan County School District.
How do I register to vote in Walnut Hill?
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 Sullivan 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.