Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Watertown, TN: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2019 is still open for Watertown Water System. Power in Watertown comes from Middle Tennessee E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Watertown, 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 Watertown.
Power comes from Middle Tennessee E M C
Middle Tennessee E M C (Middle Tennessee E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Watertown. 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.
Water comes from Watertown Water System
Watertown Water System supplies almost all of Watertown. It draws ground water and serves 1,944 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people. 1 older violation is still open, since 2019: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.
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 52% 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. TN0000732.
6 home internet providers serve Watertown
100% of 665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Cellular Systems | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 92% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL | 83% | 10/1 |
| United Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 57% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 0 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Watertown.
Watertown Convenience Center
235 South Commerce Road, Watertown, TN, 37184 · run by Wilson County
This isn’t Watertown’s own facility. Whether Watertown residents may use it is the town’s rule: check watertowntn.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Watertown is in Wilson County School District.
ASchool 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.
Watertown is in ZIP code 37184
ZIP codes where Watertown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Watertown | ZIP’s residents in Watertown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37184 | Watertown, TN | 100% | 25% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Watertown
Who supplies Watertown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Watertown Water System (EPA ID TN0000732). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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 Watertown?
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 Watertown?
Advantage Cellular Systems, Spectrum, AT&T, United Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Watertown?
37184. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Watertown in?
Wilson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Watertown?
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 Wilson 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.