Hudson Cotton Manufacturing Company · Photo: Bigdaverhuberg · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hudson, NC: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in Hudson. Power in Hudson comes from Blue Ridge Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hudson, 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 Hudson.
Power comes from Blue Ridge Elec Member
Blue Ridge Elec Member (Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)), a cooperative utility, serves 99.1% of Hudson residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $135 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 Lenoir water system
The City of Lenoir water system supplies almost all of Hudson. It draws surface water and serves 25,573 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. NC0114010.
6 home internet providers serve Hudson
98% of 1,597 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 80% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Carolina West Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hudson is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hudson, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From townofhudsonnc.com, 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.
Hudson is in Caldwell County Schools.
C+School 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hudson is in ZIP code 28638
ZIP codes where Hudson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hudson | ZIP’s residents in Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28638 | Hudson, NC | 100% | 32% |
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 Hudson
Who supplies Hudson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lenoir water system (EPA ID NC0114010). 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 Hudson?
Blue Ridge Elec Member (Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hudson?
Spectrum, AT&T, Ripple Fiber, Carolina West Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hudson?
28638. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hudson in?
Caldwell County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hudson?
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 Caldwell 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: Hudson’s own website (townofhudsonnc.com), 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.