Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Archdale, NC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Archdale comes from Town of High Point, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Archdale Public Library, at 10433 S Main St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Archdale, 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 Archdale.
Power comes from Town of High Point
Town of High Point (Town of High Point), a municipal utility, serves 99.2% of Archdale residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $109 a month (its average across North Carolina).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Archdale water system
The City of Archdale water system supplies Archdale: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Davidson Water Inc and City of High Point and Piedmont Triad Regional as sellers) and serves 12,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
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. NC0276030.
5 home internet providers serve Archdale
98% of 4,425 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Lumos | Fiber, DSL | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 14% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Archdale depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Archdale, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on archdale-nc.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum - Beverage containers and foil cleaned of food
- Corrugated Containers - Lined with Kraft, jute or test paper
- Glass - Transparent and translucent food and beverage bottles and jars
- Plastic - All bottles and containers marked Number 1 through 7
- Tin and Steel - Cans, tin plates, food, and beverage containers
From archdale-nc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Archdale (88%) is in Randolph County Schools; parts are in Guilford County Schools (12%).
B−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Archdale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Archdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Archdale | ZIP’s residents in Archdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27263 | High Point, NC | 85% | 47% |
| 27370 | Trinity, NC | 15% | 12% |
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 Archdale
Who supplies Archdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Archdale water system (EPA ID NC0276030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Archdale?
Town of High Point (Town of High Point), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Archdale?
Spectrum, Lumos, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Archdale?
27263 (85%), 27370 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Archdale in?
Randolph County Schools. Parts of the city are in Guilford County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Archdale?
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 Randolph 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: Archdale’s own website (archdale-nc.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.