Photo: KudzuVine · Public domainLiving in Bald Head Island, NC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Bald Head Island comes from the The Village of Bald Head Island 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. For a library card, the closest branch is Harper Library, 4.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bald Head Island, 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 Bald Head Island.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bald Head Island. 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.
Water comes from The Village of Bald Head Island water system
The The Village of Bald Head Island water system supplies Bald Head Island: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 Brunswick County Water System as seller) and serves 3,291 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.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0410130.
4 home internet providers serve Bald Head Island
100% of 1,236 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| Focus Broadband | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bald Head Island
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bald Head Island, from the town’s own site.
Recycling Center at the Public Works facility
271 Edward Teach Extension, Bald Head Island, NC 28461
- Mon7 am–1:30 pm, 7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–1:30 pm, 7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–1:30 pm, 7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–1:30 pm, 7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–1:30 pm, 7 am–3 pm
- Sat7 am–1:30 pm, 7 am–3 pm
- Sun7 am–1:30 pm, 7 am–3 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Paper
- Glass
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Cardboard
From villagebhi.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2022-02-02T14:03:45+00:00, 2024-12-10T14:03:04+00:00, 2025-07-08T15:11:43+00:00, 2025-07-09T16:01:54+00:00, 2025-07-19T15:34:01+00:00, 2026-07-14T13:18:53+00:00. 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.
Bald Head Island is in Brunswick 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.
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.
Bald Head Island is in ZIP code 28461
ZIP codes where Bald Head Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bald Head Island | ZIP’s residents in Bald Head Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28461 | Southport, NC | 100% | 1% |
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 Bald Head Island
Who supplies Bald Head Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The The Village of Bald Head Island water system (EPA ID NC0410130). 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 Bald Head Island?
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 Bald Head Island?
Spectrum, Focus Broadband, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bald Head Island?
28461. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bald Head Island in?
Brunswick County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bald Head Island?
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 Brunswick 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: Bald Head Island’s own website (villagebhi.org), read Oct 22, 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.