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The Kenansville handbook

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

Tap water in Kenansville comes from the Town of Kenansville 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. Power in Kenansville comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kenansville, 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 Kenansville.

Electricity

Power comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)

Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kenansville. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 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 Kenansville water system

The Town of Kenansville water system supplies almost all of Kenansville. It draws ground water (EPA lists Duplin County Water System as seller) and serves 876 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 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. NC0431030.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Kenansville

94% of 394 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber88%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless58%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless65%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless46%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kenansville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kenansville.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kenansville kids go to
PK–8Kenansville ElementaryDuplin County Schools
9–12Duplin Early College HighDuplin County Schools

Kenansville is in Duplin 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kenansville is in ZIP code 28349

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KenansvilleZIP’s residents in Kenansville
28349Kenansville, NC100%25%
Area code910Wikidata

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 Kenansville

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

The Town of Kenansville water system (EPA ID NC0431030). 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 Kenansville?

Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Kenansville?

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

What ZIP codes are in Kenansville?

28349. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kenansville in?

Duplin County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Kenansville?

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 Duplin 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.