Photo: Matt Tillett from Cumberland, MD, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Liberty, NC: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Liberty 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. Power in Liberty comes from Randolph Electric Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Liberty, 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 Liberty.
Power comes from Randolph Electric Member
Randolph Electric Member (Randolph Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 77.0% of Liberty residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $170 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 Liberty water system
The Town of Liberty water system supplies almost all of Liberty. It draws ground water and serves 2,655 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 8.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. NC0276025.
3 home internet providers serve Liberty
100% of 1,223 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Telephone Membership | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Liberty is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Liberty, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Wed)Look up your day on liberty-nc.com
Liberty Convenience Site
428 West Brower Avenue, Liberty, NC, 27298
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From liberty-nc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-12-26 16:42:31, 2026-06-22, 2026-06-22 17:40:46, 2026-08-14 17:05:28, 2026-08-21, July 1, 2025. 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.
Liberty is in Randolph 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Liberty is in ZIP code 27298
ZIP codes where Liberty residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Liberty | ZIP’s residents in Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27298 | Liberty, NC | 100% | 25% |
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 Liberty
Who supplies Liberty’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Liberty water system (EPA ID NC0276025). 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 8.7 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Liberty?
Randolph Electric Member (Randolph Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Liberty?
Randolph Telephone Membership, Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Liberty?
27298. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Liberty in?
Randolph County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Liberty?
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 Randolph 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: Liberty’s own website (liberty-nc.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.