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

Pamlico County Water reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Carolina East Medical Center, 14.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Alliance, 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 Alliance.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alliance. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 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 Pamlico County Water

Pamlico County Water supplies almost all of Alliance. It draws ground water (EPA lists Oriental Water System as seller) and serves 19,665 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile10.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.8 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. NC0469025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Alliance

85% of 375 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber79%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless3%40/3
T-MobileFixed wireless43%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless35%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless30%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Alliance’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alliance.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Alliance or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Alliance kids go to
PK–3Pamlico County Primaryin Bayboro
6–8Pamlico County Middlein Bayboro
9–12Pamlico County Highin Bayboro

Alliance is in Pamlico County Schools.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Alliance spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AllianceZIP’s residents in Alliance
28515Bayboro, NC57%15%
28529Grantsboro, NC42%15%

A few homes fall in 28509.

Area code252Wikidata

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 Alliance

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

Pamlico County Water (EPA ID NC0469025). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Alliance?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Alliance?

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

What ZIP codes are in Alliance?

28515 (57%), 28529 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alliance in?

Pamlico County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Alliance?

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 Pamlico 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.