Service Areas

Requests are accepted from Ripley and four nearby towns in Lauderdale and Tipton counties. Each block below covers what is specific to that community. Independent providers confirm whether they cover your address before arranging any visit; coverage outside these towns depends on provider availability.

Ripley 38063, Gates 38037, Henning 38041, Halls 38040, Covington 38019

Ripley, TN 38063

Ripley is the Lauderdale County seat, with 7,800 residents in the 2020 Census and 3,172 households. Requests are accepted from homes anywhere in town, around the courthouse square and along US 51, SR 19 and SR 209, as well as from the rural roads just outside.

SR 209 runs into downtown, meets SR 19 at a half-interchange and is the southern end of SR 208. Ripley was one of six Tennessee cities picked for downtown revitalization, and the work on City Square was completed in May 2010. UT Martin and TCAT both have Ripley campuses.

Each July, on the second Friday and Saturday, Ripley City Park hosts the Lauderdale County Tomato Festival honoring the county’s tomato growers (Lauderdale County tourism events), right in the hottest weeks of the year. Electricity comes from Ripley Power & Light, a TVA distributor based on South Main Street, and natural gas from the Ripley Gas, Water & Wastewater Department (Lauderdale County utilities list).

Sources: Wikipedia: Ripley; 2020 Census figures via Wikipedia. Distances are straight-line from central Ripley, not driving distance.

Henning, TN 38041

Henning lies about 5.4 miles south-southwest of Ripley on US 51 and had 871 residents in 2020. SR 209 starts at US 51 just south of town and runs through downtown, so requests from Henning usually reach providers already working around Ripley.

The town was named for railway official William H. Henning. It is known as the boyhood home of “Roots” author Alex Haley, whose house is now the Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, a state historic site. Fort Pillow State Park, 1,642 acres on the Chickasaw Bluffs, is nearby.

Ripley Power & Light lists Henning in its service area, although some rural addresses in Lauderdale County are on other electric cooperatives. The 2000 Census counted 406 housing units here; gas service has not been verified, so mention your heating fuel in the request.

Sources: Wikipedia: Henning; 2020 Census figures via Wikipedia. Distances are straight-line from central Ripley, not driving distance.

Covington, TN 38019

Covington is the Tipton County seat, about 13.9 miles south-southwest of Ripley along US 51, with 8,663 residents in 2020. It belongs to the Memphis metro area, roughly 42 miles from the city, and requests from Covington homes are accepted.

The railroad reached Covington in July 1873, electric power followed in 1894 and municipal water in 1898. The South Main Street Historic District keeps about 50 houses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the Tipton County Museum includes a nature center and Veterans Memorial. Isaac Hayes was born here.

Electricity is provided by Covington Electric System, a TVA local power company (Seven States Power member list), and natural gas by the City of Covington Gas Department, which the city bought in 1959. The 2020 Census counted 3,834 housing units; the city’s climate is described as hot and humid in summer.

Sources: Wikipedia: Covington; 2020 Census figures via Wikipedia. Distances are straight-line from central Ripley, not driving distance.