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

Tap water in most of Green Level comes from the Town of Green Level water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Most homes in Green Level have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Green Level, 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 Green Level.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Green Level. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Green Level water system

The Town of Green Level water system supplies Green Level: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 City of Graham as seller) and serves 2,450 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

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. NC0201030.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Green Level

100% of 1,222 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL53%5,000/5,000
LumosFiber46%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless33%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless14%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

GFL Environmental picks up trash in Green Level

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Green Level, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerGFL EnvironmentalPicks up trash in Green Levelgreenlevelnc.gov
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Milk Jugs
  • Soda and Water Bottles
  • Laundry Soap Jugs
  • Tin and Steel Cans
  • Cardboard Boxes
  • Phone Books
  • Office Paper
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Junk Mail
  • Food Boxes

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check greenlevelnc.gov →

From greenlevelnc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025-08-21, 2026-10-09T12:39:50+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Green Level kids go to
PK–520 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Green Level 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Green Level is in ZIP code 27217

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Green LevelZIP’s residents in Green Level
27217Burlington, NC100%8%
Area code336Wikidata

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 Green Level

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

The Town of Green Level water system (EPA ID NC0201030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Green Level?

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 Green Level?

Spectrum, AT&T, Lumos, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Green Level?

27217. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Green Level in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools.

How do I register to vote in Green Level?

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: Green Level’s own website (greenlevelnc.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.