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The Enfield handbook

Living in Enfield, NC: what to set up and who to call

Enfield runs its own electric utility, Town of Enfield. Enfield Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Enfield, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Enfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Town of Enfield

Town of Enfield (Town of Enfield - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves 96.7% of Enfield residents.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Enfield Water System

Enfield Water System supplies almost all of Enfield. It draws surface water (EPA lists Halifax Co--Halifax as seller) and serves 1,775 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. NC0442025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Enfield

97% of 986 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BrightspeedFiber, DSL87%2,000/2,000
OptimumCable85%940/35
Wave 7 CommunicationsFixed wireless99%120/70
AT&TFixed wireless82%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless79%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Enfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Enfield.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Enfield kids go to
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Enfield is in Halifax County Schools.

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Enfield is in ZIP code 27823

ZIP codes where Enfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of EnfieldZIP’s residents in Enfield
27823Enfield, NC100%29%
Area code252Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Enfield

Who supplies Enfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Enfield Water System (EPA ID NC0442025). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon). 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 Enfield?

Town of Enfield (Town of Enfield - (NC)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Enfield?

Brightspeed, Optimum, Wave 7 Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Enfield?

27823. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Enfield in?

Halifax County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Enfield?

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 Halifax 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.