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The Caswell Beach handbook

Living in Caswell Beach, NC: what to set up and who to call

All of Caswell Beach gets its mail under one ZIP code, 28465. Almost every address in Caswell Beach can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Caswell Beach, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerDuke Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.2¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Caswell Beach’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBrunswick County SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code28465Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Caswell Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Caswell Beach. 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Caswell Beach

100% of 449 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Focus BroadbandFiber100%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable99%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless36%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless11%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless5%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Caswell Beach’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Caswell Beach.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck caswellbeach.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Caswell Beach or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Caswell Beach kids go to
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Caswell Beach is in Brunswick 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitecaswellbeach.orgCaswell Beach’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsCaswell Beach’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBrunswick County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Brunswick County (county election office). PO Box 2, Bolivia, NC 28422 · (910) 253-2620FVAP, Sep 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevt.ncsbe.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Caswell Beach is in ZIP code 28465

ZIP codes where Caswell Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Caswell BeachZIP’s residents in Caswell Beach
28465Oak Island, NC100%5%
Area code910Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomJ Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital2.2 miles awayGet a library cardBrunswick County LibraryNearest branch: Harper Library, 109 W Moore St. · (910) 457-6237

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Caswell Beach

Who provides electricity in Caswell Beach?

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 Caswell Beach?

Focus Broadband, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Caswell Beach?

28465. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Caswell Beach in?

Brunswick County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Caswell Beach?

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 Brunswick 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.

  • 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.