Photo: Yuming Huang · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kill Devil Hills, NC: what to set up and who to call
Kill Devil Hills has its own drop-off, Solid Waste Dropoff. Most homes in Kill Devil Hills have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Ripple Fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kill Devil Hills, 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 Kill Devil Hills.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kill Devil Hills. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 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 Kill Devil Hills water system
The Town of Kill Devil Hills water system supplies almost all of Kill Devil Hills. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Dare County Water System as seller) and serves 7,200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.6 ppb. That’s higher than 74% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. NC0428015.
6 home internet providers serve Kill Devil Hills
98% of 6,438 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 20% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 57% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Kill Devil Hills
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kill Devil Hills, from the town’s own site.
Dry Trash Drop-Off & Recycle Center
701 Bermuda Bay Boulevard, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–2 pm
Cost: Free of charge
From kdhnc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Kill Devil Hills is in Dare 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.
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.
Kill Devil Hills is in ZIP code 27948
ZIP codes where Kill Devil Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kill Devil Hills | ZIP’s residents in Kill Devil Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27948 | Kill Devil Hills, NC | 100% | 63% |
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 Kill Devil Hills
Who supplies Kill Devil Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Kill Devil Hills water system (EPA ID NC0428015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kill Devil Hills?
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kill Devil Hills?
Spectrum, Ripple Fiber, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kill Devil Hills?
27948. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kill Devil Hills in?
Dare County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Kill Devil Hills?
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 Dare 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: Kill Devil Hills’ own website (kdhnc.com), 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.