Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Living in White Pine, TN: what to set up and who to call
White Pine Water System has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.2 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in White Pine comes from Appalachian Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in White Pine, 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 Pine.
Power comes from Appalachian Electric Coop
Appalachian Electric Coop (Appalachian Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of White Pine. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $171 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: aecoop.org · (865) 475-2032
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from White Pine Water System
White Pine Water System supplies almost all of White Pine. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Alpha-Talbott Utility District and Morristown Utilities Commis. and Witt Utility District as sellers) and serves 4,171 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 5.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. TN0000746.
5 home internet providers serve White Pine
100% of 1,101 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trilight | Fiber | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 55% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in White Pine
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in White Pine, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check whitepinetn.gov →
From whitepinetn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated Jul 14, 2022, Jul 8, 2026. 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.
White Pine is in Jefferson County School District.
BSchool 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.
White Pine is in ZIP code 37890
ZIP codes where White Pine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of White Pine | ZIP’s residents in White Pine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37890 | White Pine, TN | 100% | 36% |
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 Pine
Who supplies White Pine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
White Pine Water System (EPA ID TN0000746). 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 5.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in White Pine?
Appalachian Electric Coop (Appalachian Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve White Pine?
Trilight, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in White Pine?
37890. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is White Pine in?
Jefferson County School District.
How do I register to vote in White Pine?
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 Jefferson 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 Pine’s own website (whitepinetn.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.