Old Brick House · Photo: Harvey Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Elizabeth City, NC: what to set up and who to call
Elizabeth City runs its own electric utility, City of Elizabeth City; its homes paid 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Public schools here are run by Pasquotank County Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elizabeth City, 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 Elizabeth City.
Power comes from City of Elizabeth City
City of Elizabeth City (City of Elizabeth City - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves 92.9% of Elizabeth City residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 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 Elizabeth City water system
The City of Elizabeth City water system supplies Elizabeth City: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Pasquotank County Water System serves another 14%. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists South Camden Wtr & Swr Distrct and Pasquotank County Water System as sellers) and serves 19,187 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. NC0470010.
7 home internet providers serve Elizabeth City
99% of 7,344 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Fybe | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 36% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elizabeth City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elizabeth City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Elizabeth City (99%) is in Pasquotank 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 May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elizabeth City is in ZIP code 27909
ZIP codes where Elizabeth City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elizabeth City | ZIP’s residents in Elizabeth City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27909 | Elizabeth City, NC | 100% | 46% |
27906, 27907 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Elizabeth City
Who supplies Elizabeth City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Elizabeth City water system (EPA ID NC0470010). 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 Elizabeth City?
City of Elizabeth City (City of Elizabeth City - (NC)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elizabeth City?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Fybe, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elizabeth City?
27909. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elizabeth City in?
Pasquotank County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Elizabeth City?
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 Pasquotank 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.