Photo: Fogleew · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Four Oaks, NC: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Four Oaks water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Four Oaks.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Four Oaks, 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 Four Oaks.
Power comes from Town of Smithfield
Town of Smithfield (Town of Smithfield - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves 87.0% of Four Oaks residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Four Oaks water system
The Town of Four Oaks water system supplies Four Oaks: about 83% of residents live in its service area. Johnston Co-East serves another 7%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Johnston Co-West as seller) and serves 2,302 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 82% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. NC0351035.
5 home internet providers serve Four Oaks
98% of 1,059 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Four Oaks is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Four Oaks, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingOnce a month, Thu
From fouroaks-nc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Revised April 2015. 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.
Four Oaks is in Johnston 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.
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.
Four Oaks is in ZIP code 27524
ZIP codes where Four Oaks residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Four Oaks | ZIP’s residents in Four Oaks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27524 | Four Oaks, NC | 100% | 16% |
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 Four Oaks
Who supplies Four Oaks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Four Oaks water system (EPA ID NC0351035). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Four Oaks?
Town of Smithfield (Town of Smithfield - (NC)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Four Oaks?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Four Oaks?
27524. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Four Oaks in?
Johnston County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Four Oaks?
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 Johnston 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: Four Oaks’ own website (fouroaks-nc.com), read Oct 22, 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.