Andrews-Moore House · Photo: James McGlothlin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lake Royale, NC: what to set up and who to call
Franklin County Water & Sewer reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size reported none. Lake Royale has no town government of its own, so Franklin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Franklin County Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Royale, 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 Lake Royale.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Royale. 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 Franklin County Water & Sewer
Franklin County Water & Sewer supplies Lake Royale: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Town of Franklinton and Town of Louisburg and Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Wtr and City of Raleigh as sellers) and serves 26,060 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Jul 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
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. NC0235030.
5 home internet providers serve Lake Royale
99% of 2,126 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Royale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Royale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Royale is in Franklin 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lake Royale is unincorporated, so Franklin County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Royale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Royale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Royale | ZIP’s residents in Lake Royale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27549 | Louisburg, NC | 95% | 13% |
| 27882 | Spring Hope, NC | 5% | 2% |
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 Lake Royale
Who supplies Lake Royale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin County Water & Sewer (EPA ID NC0235030). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 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 Lake Royale?
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 Lake Royale?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Royale?
27549 (95%), 27882 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Royale in?
Franklin County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lake Royale?
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 Franklin 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.