Living in Fremont, NC: what to set up and who to call
Fremont runs its own electric utility, Town of Fremont. Trash goes out on Mondays in Fremont.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fremont, 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 Fremont.
Power comes from Town of Fremont
Town of Fremont (Town of Fremont - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves all of Fremont.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Fremont water system
The Town of Fremont water system supplies almost all of Fremont. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Town of Pikeville and Wayne Water Districts as sellers) and serves 1,265 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. 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 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. NC0496025.
5 home internet providers serve Fremont
96% of 742 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 78% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 14% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fremont is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fremont, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Wed · which week: fremontnc.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- #1 & #2 plastics
- Aluminum & Tin Cans
- Clear, brown, or green glass
- Cardboard including cereal boxes
From fremontnc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Fremont is in Wayne County Public Schools.
CSchool 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.
Fremont is in ZIP code 27830
ZIP codes where Fremont residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fremont | ZIP’s residents in Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27830 | Fremont, NC | 100% | 27% |
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 Fremont
Who supplies Fremont’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Fremont water system (EPA ID NC0496025). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fremont?
Town of Fremont (Town of Fremont - (NC)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Fremont?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fremont?
27830. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fremont in?
Wayne County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Fremont?
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 Wayne 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: Fremont’s own website (fremontnc.gov), read Oct 23, 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.