Grimesland Plantation · Photo: Tradewinds · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Grimesland, NC: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Grimesland. Tap water in most of Grimesland comes from the Town of Grimesland water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grimesland, 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 Grimesland.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grimesland. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 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 Town of Grimesland water system
The Town of Grimesland water system supplies Grimesland: about 87% of residents live in its service area. Eastern Pines Water Corp serves another 9%. Stokes Regional Water Corp serves another 7%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Eastern Pines Water Corp as seller) and serves 332 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. NC0474055.
5 home internet providers serve Grimesland
83% of 247 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 88% | 940/940 |
| Optimum | Cable | 83% | 940/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Grimesland is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Grimesland, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From grimesland.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 7/12/2023. 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.
Grimesland is in Pitt 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.
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.
Grimesland is in ZIP code 27837
ZIP codes where Grimesland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grimesland | ZIP’s residents in Grimesland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27837 | Grimesland, NC | 100% | 7% |
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 Grimesland
Who supplies Grimesland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Grimesland water system (EPA ID NC0474055). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Grimesland?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grimesland?
Brightspeed, Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grimesland?
27837. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grimesland in?
Pitt County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Grimesland?
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 Pitt 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: Grimesland’s own website (grimesland.org), 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.