Quick answer
For water damage in Winfield, TN, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For a meter or street break, call Oneida Water and Wastewater at 423-569-6311. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. Tennessee insurers must acknowledge your claim within 30 days.
Do this first
Local water and sewer lines.
Oneida Water and Wastewater supplies water to Winfield. The town runs its own sewer and garbage service.
- Shut off the water. Turn off the main valve where the line enters the house. Winfield's water comes from the Oneida system, so report a break at the meter or in the street to Oneida Water and Wastewater at 423-569-6311.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. About 38% of Winfield homes are mobile homes. Water under the floor soaks the underbelly insulation, which has to be opened and dried or replaced.
Scott County had 6 flash flood warnings in 2021 and 4 so far in 2026. The NOAA station at Newcomb, about 10 miles away, averages 107 freezing nights a year.
What to know about water damage in Winfield
38%
Share of Winfield homes that are mobile homes, more than four times the Tennessee rate of about 8%. Supply lines and drains under a mobile home freeze and leak more easily than pipes inside a heated house.
Freezes and rain
The NOAA weather station at Newcomb, about 10.2 miles away, averages 107.1 nights a year at or below 32°F and 28.1 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by October 24 and the last one after April 18. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 54.56 inches of rain a year, with about 14.6 days of an inch or more.
Water from Oneida
The Oneida water system supplies about 4,500 customers in Oneida, Winfield, and parts of unincorporated Scott County from two reservoirs.
Source: Town of Oneida water supply plan
Named for Winfield Scott
Winfield was first called Chitwood, after the family that settled it in the early 1800s. It was renamed for General Winfield Scott, the namesake of Scott County.
Homes in Winfield
The median home dates to 1992. About 82% are owner-occupied, and the median home value is about $100,700.
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How often does Scott County get flash flood warnings?
The National Weather Service issued 26 flash flood warnings that included Scott County from 2016 through November 12, 2026, peaking at 6 in 2021. Each one means flooding is happening or about to happen.
Source: our count from the National Weather Service warning archive, Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
| Year | Warnings |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Cost and insurance in Winfield
How much does water damage restoration cost in Winfield?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Water from a rising creek or storm runoff is a flood claim, which needs separate flood insurance. Mobile home floors and underbelly insulation often have to be cut open to dry.
Water removal and restoration in Winfield
The company that answers handles frozen and burst pipes, mobile home underbelly leaks, sewer backups, water heater failures, and storm runoff, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Winfield questions
Who supplies water in Winfield?
Oneida Water and Wastewater. Its office line is 423-569-6311.
Who handles sewer problems in Winfield?
The Town of Winfield runs sewer service. Call the municipal building at 423-569-6139.
What was Winfield called before?
Chitwood. Union General Ambrose Burnside's army camped there during the Civil War, at a site known as Camp Chitwood.
Which ZIP code is Winfield in?
37892, which also covers part of Oneida.
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