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The Hendersonville handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Hendersonville is Henderson County Convenience Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Optimum and AT&T both wire most of Hendersonville; 70% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hendersonville, 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 Hendersonville.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hendersonville. 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 City of Hendersonville water system

The City of Hendersonville water system supplies almost all of Hendersonville. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Asheville as seller) and serves 79,278 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, 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. NC0145010.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Hendersonville

99% of 5,349 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable89%940/35
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless88%5,000/5,000
Vyve BroadbandFiber35%1,000/1,000
SkyrunnerFixed wireless64%25/10
VerizonFixed wireless55%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless43%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Hendersonville depends on your street

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

Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Mixed paper
  • Cardboard
  • Most plastic bottles
  • Metal cans
  • Glass jars and bottles
The town’s guidesRecycling Flyer (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookBulky items such as furniture, mattresses, computers, or TVs picked up for a fee assessed by the Environmental Service Supervisor; call (828) 697-3084 to arrange. Appliances $25 pick-up fee; bulky item pickup $50-$150; TV disposal $30
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagehendersonvillenc.gov →

From hendersonvillenc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.

Hendersonville kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Hendersonville MiddleHenderson County Schools
9–12Hendersonville HighHenderson County Schools

Hendersonville is in Henderson 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Hendersonville spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HendersonvilleZIP’s residents in Hendersonville
28792Hendersonville, NC54%23%
28739Hendersonville, NC25%18%
28791Hendersonville, NC21%21%

28793 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code828Wikidata

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 Hendersonville

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

The City of Hendersonville water system (EPA ID NC0145010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hendersonville?

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 Hendersonville?

Optimum, AT&T, Vyve Broadband, Skyrunner, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hendersonville?

28792 (54%), 28739 (25%), 28791 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hendersonville in?

Henderson County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Hendersonville?

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 Henderson 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: Hendersonville’s own website (hendersonvillenc.gov), 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.