Photo: Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Dunn, NC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Dunn comes from South River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 97% of addresses in Dunn.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dunn, 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 Dunn.
Power comes from South River Elec Member
South River Elec Member (South River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 97.9% of Dunn residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $190 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 Dunn water system
The City of Dunn water system supplies Dunn: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water (EPA lists Harnett Regional Water as seller) and serves 12,442 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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. NC0343010.
7 home internet providers serve Dunn
99% of 3,982 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 93% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 83% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Lumos | Fiber | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Dunn: every other week, Thu or Fri
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dunn, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Clear, Green and Brown Glass (without lids)
- Plastic Bottles (clean before recycling)
- Cardboard Boxes (clean and dry)
- Plastics #1, #2 and #5
- Newspaper inserts, catalogs, paperback books, phone books and brochures
- Juice boxes, egg, ice cream and milk cartons, and cereal and pasta boxes
- Envelopes, office paper, junk mail, greeting cards and file folders
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofdunn.org →
From cityofdunn.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023, 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.
Dunn is in Harnett County Schools.
C+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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dunn is in ZIP code 28334
ZIP codes where Dunn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dunn | ZIP’s residents in Dunn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28334 | Dunn, NC | 100% | 36% |
A few homes fall in 28339. 28335 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 Dunn
Who supplies Dunn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Dunn water system (EPA ID NC0343010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Dunn?
South River Elec Member (South River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dunn?
Brightspeed, Spectrum, Ripple Fiber, Lumos, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dunn?
28334. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dunn in?
Harnett County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Dunn?
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 Harnett 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: Dunn’s own website (cityofdunn.org), 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.