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The Walterhill handbook

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

Walterhill has no town government of its own, so Rutherford County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Rutherford County School District. Power in Walterhill comes from Middle Tennessee E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Walterhill has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Rutherford County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Walterhill’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Middle Tennessee E M C

Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Walterhill. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Tennessee).

Start or move service: mtemc.com · (615) 890-9762

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Consolidated U.d. of Rutherford Co

Consolidated U.d. of Rutherford Co supplies almost all of Walterhill. It draws surface water (EPA lists Marshall Co B.p.u. #1 and Nolensville-College Grove U.d. and Woodbury Water System and Wilson Co Water & Wastewater as sellers) and serves 221,871 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, 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. TN0000791.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Walterhill

98% of 200 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless90%5,000/5,000
XfinityCable88%2,000/250
Advantage Cellular SystemsFiber6%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless84%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Walterhill’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walterhill.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWalterhill has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Walterhill kids go to
PK–5Walter Hill ElementaryRutherford County School District
6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Walterhill is in Rutherford 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Walterhill is unincorporated, so Rutherford County is the local government.

Local governmentRutherford CountyWalterhill is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereRutherford County Election CommissionElections here are run by Rutherford County (county election office). 1 S Public Sq, Ste 103, Murfreesboro, TN 37130-8001 · (615) 898-7743FVAP, 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

Walterhill spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WalterhillZIP’s residents in Walterhill
37129Murfreesboro, TN50%0%
37130Murfreesboro, TN38%0%
37085Lascassas, TN12%1%

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.

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

Questions about living in Walterhill

Who supplies Walterhill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Consolidated U.d. of Rutherford Co (EPA ID TN0000791). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Walterhill?

Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Walterhill?

AT&T, Xfinity, Advantage Cellular Systems, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Walterhill?

37129 (50%), 37130 (38%), 37085 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Walterhill in?

Rutherford County School District.

How do I register to vote in Walterhill?

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 Rutherford 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.