Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in White House, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in White House comes from Cumberland Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 93% of addresses in White House.
I’m new in town
What to set up in White House, 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 White House.
Power comes from Cumberland Elec Member
Cumberland Elec Member (Cumberland Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of White House. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $198 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: cemc.org · (931) 645-2481
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from White House Utility District
White House Utility District supplies almost all of White House. It draws surface water and serves 130,411 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.
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. TN0000745.
5 home internet providers serve White House
100% of 5,238 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cumblerand Connect | Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in White House
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in White House, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check whitehousetn.gov →
From whitehousetn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of White House (61%) is in Robertson County School District; parts are in Sumner County School District (39%).
A−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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
White House spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where White House residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of White House | ZIP’s residents in White House |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37188 | White House, TN | 97% | 77% |
| 37048 | Cottontown, TN | 3% | 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 White House
Who supplies White House’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
White House Utility District (EPA ID TN0000745). 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 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in White House?
Cumberland Elec Member (Cumberland Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve White House?
Xfinity, AT&T, Cumblerand Connect, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in White House?
37188 (97%), 37048 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is White House in?
Robertson County School District. Parts of the city are in Sumner County School District.
How do I register to vote in White House?
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 Sumner 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: White House’s own website (whitehousetn.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.