Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hughesville, MD: what to set up and who to call
Hughesville has no town government of its own, so Charles County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Charles County Public Schools. Power in Hughesville comes from Southern Maryland Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hughesville, 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 Hughesville.
Power comes from Southern Maryland Elec Coop
Southern Maryland Elec Coop (Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hughesville. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $192 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of Southern Maryland Elec Coop’s home customers do, and Southern Maryland Elec Coop still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
4 home internet providers serve Hughesville
98% of 994 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 35% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hughesville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hughesville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hughesville is in Charles County Public Schools.
CSchool gradeSee 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
Hughesville is unincorporated, so Charles County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Hughesville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hughesville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hughesville | ZIP’s residents in Hughesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20637 | Hughesville, MD | 76% | 30% |
| 20601 | Waldorf, MD | 24% | 2% |
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 Hughesville
Who provides electricity in Hughesville?
Southern Maryland Elec Coop (Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hughesville?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hughesville?
20637 (76%), 20601 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hughesville in?
Charles County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hughesville?
In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Charles County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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 Mar 11, 2026 (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.