China Grove Roller Mill · Photo: Ncpappy · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in China Grove, NC: what to set up and who to call
The Town of China Grove water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 15.0 ppb, was higher than 100% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in China Grove comes from City of Concord, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in China Grove, 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 China Grove.
Power comes from City of Concord
City of Concord (City of Concord - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves 85.7% of China Grove residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 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 China Grove water system
The Town of China Grove water system supplies China Grove: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Salisbury-Rowan and Town of Landis as sellers) and serves 4,895 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 15.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. NC0180040.
5 home internet providers serve China Grove
100% of 1,965 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Windstream Concord Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 54% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in China Grove is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in China Grove, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on arcg.is
Rock Grove Convenience Center
255 Rock Grove Church Road, China Grove, NC 28023
Dunn's Mountain Recycling Center
1735 Dunn's Mountain Road, Salisbury NC 28146
From chinagrovenc.gov, cms7files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2022. 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.
China Grove is in Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
CSchool 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
China Grove is in ZIP code 28023
ZIP codes where China Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of China Grove | ZIP’s residents in China Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28023 | China Grove, NC | 100% | 29% |
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 China Grove
Who supplies China Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of China Grove water system (EPA ID NC0180040). 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 15.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in China Grove?
City of Concord (City of Concord - (NC)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve China Grove?
Spectrum, Windstream Concord Telephone Company, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in China Grove?
28023. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is China Grove in?
Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
How do I register to vote in China Grove?
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 Rowan 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: China Grove’s own website (chinagrovenc.gov, cms7files.revize.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.