Capt. John S. Pope Farm · Photo: Leah Rucker · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Efland, NC: what to set up and who to call
Orange-Alamance Water System reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×4. 80% of systems its size reported none. Efland has no town government of its own, so Orange County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Orange County Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Efland, 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 Efland.
Power comes from Piedmont Electric Member
Piedmont Electric Member (Piedmont Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Efland. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $186 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 Orange-Alamance Water System
Orange-Alamance Water System supplies almost all of Efland. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Graham and City of Mebane and Town of Haw River and Town of Hillsborough and Town of Swepsonville as sellers) and serves 9,223 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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. The highest in five years was 0.2 ppb. 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. NC0368020.
4 home internet providers serve Efland
95% of 423 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| Lumos | Fiber | 57% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 48% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Efland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Efland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Efland is in Orange 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Efland is unincorporated, so Orange County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Efland is in ZIP code 27243
ZIP codes where Efland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Efland | ZIP’s residents in Efland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27243 | Efland, NC | 100% | 18% |
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 Efland
Who supplies Efland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Orange-Alamance Water System (EPA ID NC0368020). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×4. 80% 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 Efland?
Piedmont Electric Member (Piedmont Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Efland?
Spectrum, Lumos, Brightspeed, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Efland?
27243. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Efland in?
Orange County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Efland?
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 Orange 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.