Photo: Alamance County NC · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Graham, NC: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Graham is in ZIP code 27253. Most homes in Graham have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Graham, 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 Graham.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Graham. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 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 Graham water system
The City of Graham water system supplies Graham: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Burlington as seller) and serves 18,354 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. NC0201015.
5 home internet providers serve Graham
98% of 6,158 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Lumos | Fiber | 54% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Graham is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Graham, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on regisnc.maps.arcgis.com
- RecyclingEvery other week, WedCheck which week on cityofgraham.com →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- All Paper
- All Cardboard
- All Cartons
- All Bottles
- All Containers
- All Jars
- Aluminum, Steel, Tin Cans
From cityofgraham.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-17, 2026-08-17T17:56:56+00:00. 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.
Graham is in Alamance-Burlington 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Graham is in ZIP code 27253
ZIP codes where Graham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Graham | ZIP’s residents in Graham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27253 | Graham, NC | 99% | 53% |
A few homes fall in 27258.
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 Graham
Who supplies Graham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Graham water system (EPA ID NC0201015). 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 Graham?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Graham?
Spectrum, AT&T, Lumos, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Graham?
27253. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Graham in?
Alamance-Burlington Schools.
How do I register to vote in Graham?
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 Alamance 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: Graham’s own website (cityofgraham.com), read Oct 21, 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.