Bethania Historic District · Photo: Ceh2624 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bethania, NC: what to set up and who to call
Monday is trash day in Bethania. Power in Bethania comes from Surry-Yadkin Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bethania, 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 Bethania.
Power comes from Surry-Yadkin Elec Member
Surry-Yadkin Elec Member (Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bethania. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $186 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 Winston-Salem water system
The City of Winston-Salem water system supplies almost all of Bethania. It draws surface water (EPA lists Davidson Water Inc as seller) and serves 391,900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 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. NC0234010.
6 home internet providers serve Bethania
99% of 184 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Lumos | Fiber | 75% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Windstream North Carolina | DSL | 17% | 300/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bethania is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bethania, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Wed · which week: townofbethania.org
From townofbethania.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-07, 2026-07-13. 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.
Bethania is in Forsyth 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 Mar 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bethania spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bethania residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bethania | ZIP’s residents in Bethania |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27040 | Pfafftown, NC | 71% | 2% |
| 27106 | Winston-Salem, NC | 29% | 0% |
27010 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 Bethania
Who supplies Bethania’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Winston-Salem water system (EPA ID NC0234010). 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 Bethania?
Surry-Yadkin Elec Member (Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bethania?
Spectrum, Lumos, Windstream North Carolina, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethania?
27040 (71%), 27106 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethania in?
Forsyth County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bethania?
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 Forsyth 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: Bethania’s own website (townofbethania.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.