Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Carthage, NC: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Carthage goes to 28327 (86% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital, 8.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carthage, 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 Carthage.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carthage. 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 Town of Carthage water system
The Town of Carthage water system supplies Carthage: about 71% of residents live in its service area. East Moore Water District serves another 30%. About 4% 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 Town of Southern Pines as seller) and serves 4,307 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. NC0363025.
6 home internet providers serve Carthage
98% of 1,331 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 71% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 69% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Carthage is Monday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Carthage, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Fri)
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel Food Cans
- Tin & Steel Aerosol Cans (Empty)
- Glass Bottles (Clear, Green & Brown)
- Newspaper/Magazines/Mail
- Phone Books/Office Paper
- Cardboard - Non waxed
From townofcarthage.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Carthage is in Moore 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 Mar 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Carthage spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Carthage residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carthage | ZIP’s residents in Carthage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28327 | Carthage, NC | 86% | 13% |
| 28326 | Cameron, NC | 14% | 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 Carthage
Who supplies Carthage’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Carthage water system (EPA ID NC0363025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carthage?
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 Carthage?
Spectrum, Ripple Fiber, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carthage?
28327 (86%), 28326 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carthage in?
Moore County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Carthage?
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 Moore 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: Carthage’s own website (townofcarthage.org), read Oct 23, 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.