Photo: Cat person · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lake Waccamaw, NC: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Lake Waccamaw. The Town of Lake Waccamaw water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Waccamaw, 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 Waccamaw.
Power comes from Four County Elec Member
Four County Elec Member (Four County Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 83.9% of Lake Waccamaw residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $193 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 Lake Waccamaw water system
The Town of Lake Waccamaw water system supplies Lake Waccamaw: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,572 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. NC0424045.
6 home internet providers serve Lake Waccamaw
98% of 1,028 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 53% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Focus Broadband | Fiber | 18% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lake Waccamaw is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Waccamaw, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Wed · which week: lakewaccamawnc.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Mixed paper
- Newspaper
- Cartons
- Phone books
- Envelopes
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Flattened cardboard
- Empty aerosol cans
From lakewaccamawnc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2022. 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.
Lake Waccamaw is in Columbus 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 May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Waccamaw is in ZIP code 28450
ZIP codes where Lake Waccamaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Waccamaw | ZIP’s residents in Lake Waccamaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28450 | Lake Waccamaw, 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 Lake Waccamaw
Who supplies Lake Waccamaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Lake Waccamaw water system (EPA ID NC0424045). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Waccamaw?
Four County Elec Member (Four County Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Waccamaw?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Focus Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Waccamaw?
28450. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Waccamaw in?
Columbus County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lake Waccamaw?
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 Columbus 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: Lake Waccamaw’s own website (lakewaccamawnc.gov), 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.