Living in Barbecue, NC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Barbecue comes from Central Electric Membership, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Barbecue can choose between Spectrum and Windstream North Carolina.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barbecue, 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 Barbecue.
Power comes from Central Electric Membership
Central Electric Membership (Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Barbecue. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $220 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 Harnett Regional Water
Harnett Regional Water supplies almost all of Barbecue. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Dunn as seller) and serves 121,885 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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. NC0343045.
6 home internet providers serve Barbecue
99% of 1,515 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Windstream North Carolina | DSL, Fiber | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 22% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barbecue’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barbecue.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barbecue is in Harnett County Schools.
C+School 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
Barbecue is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barbecue spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Barbecue residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barbecue | ZIP’s residents in Barbecue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27332 | Sanford, NC | 69% | 9% |
| 27505 | Broadway, NC | 31% | 20% |
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 Barbecue
Who supplies Barbecue’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Harnett Regional Water (EPA ID NC0343045). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Barbecue?
Central Electric Membership (Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barbecue?
Spectrum, Windstream North Carolina, Ripple Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barbecue?
27332 (69%), 27505 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barbecue in?
Harnett County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Barbecue?
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 Harnett 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.