Photo: Gerry D · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Benson, NC: what to set up and who to call
Benson runs its own electric utility, Town of Benson. Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Benson, collected by Carolina Trash & Septic.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Benson, 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 Benson.
Power comes from Town of Benson
Town of Benson (Town of Benson - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves 86.3% of Benson residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Johnston Co-West
Johnston Co-West supplies Benson: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Harnett Regional Water and Town of Smithfield and Town of Benson and City of Raleigh and Town of Fuquay-Varina as sellers) and serves 99,027 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, 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. NC0351070.
5 home internet providers serve Benson
99% of 1,607 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Benson is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Benson, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week · which week: townofbenson.com
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Metal cans
- Clear glass
- Magazines
- Mixed paper (copy paper, office paper, computer paper)
- Junk mail
- Cereal boxes
- Plastic bottles with a neck (no motor oil or pesticide bottles)
From townofbenson.com, 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.
Benson is in Johnston County Schools.
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 May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Benson is in ZIP code 27504
ZIP codes where Benson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Benson | ZIP’s residents in Benson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27504 | Benson, NC | 100% | 24% |
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 Benson
Who supplies Benson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Johnston Co-West (EPA ID NC0351070). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Benson?
Town of Benson (Town of Benson - (NC)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Benson?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Benson?
27504. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Benson in?
Johnston County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Benson?
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 Johnston 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: Benson’s own website (townofbenson.com), 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.