Living in Five Points, NC: what to set up and who to call
Five Points has no town government of its own, so Hoke County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hoke County Schools. Hoke Co Regional 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Five Points, 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 Five Points.
Power comes from Lumbee River Elec Member
Lumbee River Elec Member (Lumbee River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 87.4% of Five Points residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $194 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 Hoke Co Regional Water System
Hoke Co Regional Water System supplies almost all of Five Points. It draws ground water (EPA lists Hoke Co Regional--Rockfish and Hillcrest-Scurlock Water Inc and Doc-Mccain Hospital and Town of Aberdeen and Robeson County Water System as sellers) and serves 36,640 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. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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. 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. NC0347025.
7 home internet providers serve Five Points
100% of 649 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LREMC Technologies | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Focus Broadband | Fiber | 34% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 12% | 940/940 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Five Points’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Five Points.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Five Points is in Hoke 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Five Points is unincorporated, so Hoke County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Five Points is in ZIP code 28376
ZIP codes where Five Points residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Five Points | ZIP’s residents in Five Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28376 | Raeford, NC | 100% | 2% |
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 Five Points
Who supplies Five Points’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hoke Co Regional Water System (EPA ID NC0347025). 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). 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 Five Points?
Lumbee River Elec Member (Lumbee River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Five Points?
LREMC Technologies, Spectrum, Focus Broadband, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Five Points?
28376. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Five Points in?
Hoke County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Five Points?
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 Hoke 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.