Living in Bell Arthur, NC: what to set up and who to call
Bell Arthur has no town government of its own, so Pitt County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pitt County Schools. Bell Arthur Water Corp 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bell Arthur, 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 Bell Arthur.
Power comes from Pitt & Greene Elec Member
Pitt & Greene Elec Member (Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bell Arthur.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bell Arthur Water Corp
Bell Arthur Water Corp supplies almost all of Bell Arthur. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Greenville Utilities Comm and Town of Winterville and Neuse Regional Wtr & Swr Auth as sellers) and serves 11,483 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.
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. NC0474045.
6 home internet providers serve Bell Arthur
95% of 226 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 39% | 80/10 |
| Optimum | Cable | 5% | 940/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bell Arthur’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bell Arthur.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bell Arthur is in Pitt 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bell Arthur is unincorporated, so Pitt County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bell Arthur spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bell Arthur residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bell Arthur | ZIP’s residents in Bell Arthur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27834 | Greenville, NC | 63% | 1% |
| 27828 | Farmville, NC | 37% | 2% |
27811 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Bell Arthur
Who supplies Bell Arthur’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bell Arthur Water Corp (EPA ID NC0474045). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bell Arthur?
Pitt & Greene Elec Member (Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Bell Arthur?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bell Arthur?
27834 (63%), 27828 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bell Arthur in?
Pitt County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bell Arthur?
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 Pitt 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.