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The Alamance handbook

Living in Alamance, NC: what to set up and who to call

Tap water in Alamance comes from the Village of Alamance water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. May Memorial Library (Alamance County Public Libraries), 5.4 miles away, is the closest library to Alamance.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Alamance, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Alamance.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alamance. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across North Carolina).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Village of Alamance water system

The Village of Alamance water system supplies almost all of Alamance. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Burlington as seller) and serves 1,200 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. NC0201035.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Alamance

99% of 418 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless98%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/50
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless16%25/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Alamance’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alamance.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Alamance kids go to
PK–520 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Alamance is in Alamance-Burlington Schools.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Alamance spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Alamance residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlamanceZIP’s residents in Alamance
27215Burlington, NC91%2%
27201Alamance, NC9%100%
Area code336Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Alamance

Who supplies Alamance’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Village of Alamance water system (EPA ID NC0201035). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Alamance?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Alamance?

AT&T, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Alamance?

27215 (91%), 27201 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alamance in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools.

How do I register to vote in Alamance?

In North Carolina you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person with same-day registration during the early voting period, or by mail (postmarked 25 days before). Elections here are run by the Alamance County Board of Elections. Check your registration at vt.ncsbe.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.