Aquone · Photo: Smellersthefellerowner of home · Public domainLiving in Whitlock, TN: what to set up and who to call
Whitlock has no town government of its own, so Henry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Henry County School District. Tap water in Whitlock comes from Northwest Henry Co. U.d., which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Whitlock, 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 Whitlock.
Power comes from City of Paris
City of Paris (City of Paris - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Whitlock. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Northwest Henry Co. U.d.
Northwest Henry Co. U.d. supplies almost all of Whitlock. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Paris B.p.u. as seller) and serves 1,116 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. TN0000838.
3 home internet providers serve Whitlock
94% of 56 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Whitlock’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Whitlock.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Whitlock is in Henry 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Whitlock is unincorporated, so Henry County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Whitlock is in ZIP code 38242
ZIP codes where Whitlock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Whitlock | ZIP’s residents in Whitlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38242 | Paris, TN | 100% | 0% |
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 Whitlock
Who supplies Whitlock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northwest Henry Co. U.d. (EPA ID TN0000838). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Whitlock?
City of Paris (City of Paris - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Whitlock?
Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Whitlock?
38242. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Whitlock in?
Henry County School District.
How do I register to vote in Whitlock?
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 Henry 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.