Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Waverly, TN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Waverly comes from Waverly 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 Waverly comes from Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waverly, 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 Waverly.
Power comes from Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop
Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop (Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Waverly. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Tennessee).
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 Waverly Water Department
Waverly Water Department supplies Waverly: about 70% of residents live in its service area. About 30% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 9,270 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. TN0000733.
6 home internet providers serve Waverly
100% of 1,765 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriwether Lewis Connect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waverly has its own drop-off: Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Waverly, and where the rules are.
Recycling Center
Before you go, check the rules on waverlytn.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Aug 2016). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Waverly is in Humphreys 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.
Waverly is in ZIP code 37185
ZIP codes where Waverly residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waverly | ZIP’s residents in Waverly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37185 | Waverly, TN | 100% | 47% |
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 Waverly
Who supplies Waverly’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waverly Water Department (EPA ID TN0000733). 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 Waverly?
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 Waverly?
Meriwether Lewis Connect, GigFire, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waverly?
37185. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waverly in?
Humphreys County School District.
How do I register to vote in Waverly?
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 Humphreys 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.