Trinity Cemetery · Photo: Tradewinds · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Chocowinity, NC: what to set up and who to call
Chocowinity Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Chocowinity comes from City of Washington, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chocowinity, 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 Chocowinity.
Power comes from City of Washington
City of Washington (City of Washington - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves 94.5% of Chocowinity residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $135 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 Chocowinity Water System
Chocowinity Water System supplies almost all of Chocowinity. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Washington and Beaufort Co Southside as sellers) and serves 2,565 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
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. NC0407025.
4 home internet providers serve Chocowinity
88% of 337 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 940/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 57% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 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.
We don’t have Chocowinity’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chocowinity.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chocowinity is in Beaufort 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chocowinity is in ZIP code 27817
ZIP codes where Chocowinity residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chocowinity | ZIP’s residents in Chocowinity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27817 | Chocowinity, NC | 100% | 11% |
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 Chocowinity
Who supplies Chocowinity’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Chocowinity Water System (EPA ID NC0407025). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% 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 Chocowinity?
City of Washington (City of Washington - (NC)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Chocowinity?
Optimum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chocowinity?
27817. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chocowinity in?
Beaufort County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Chocowinity?
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 Beaufort 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: 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.