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The Lillington handbook

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

Lillington 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 Lillington comes from South River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lillington, 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 Lillington.

Electricity

Power comes from South River Elec Member

South River Elec Member (South River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 84.3% of Lillington residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $190 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 Lillington Water System

Lillington Water System supplies Lillington: about 59% of residents live in its service area. Harnett Regional Water serves another 41%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Harnett Regional Water as seller) and serves 3,847 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. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

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. NC0343025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lillington

96% of 1,396 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber92%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless72%940/940
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless35%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless23%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Lillington depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lillington, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homelillingtonnc.org
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressThe town’s pickup map →
Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Newspapers
  • Brown Paper Bags
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Food Boxes
  • Metal and Bi-Metal Cans
  • Plastic Bottles, Tubs, and Jars
  • Gable Top Cartons
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsMaximum three individual items or sets per week, picked up on the same day as regular trash pickup; town residential properties only, no commercial properties; call Carolina Trash and Septic at (919) 980-1448 if unsure whether an item is accepted

From lillingtonnc.org, dev.lillingtonnc.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lillington kids go to
PK–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Lillington is in Harnett 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lillington spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LillingtonZIP’s residents in Lillington
27546Lillington, NC81%19%
28323Bunnlevel, NC19%19%
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 Lillington

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

Lillington Water System (EPA ID NC0343025). 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). 80% 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 Lillington?

South River Elec Member (South River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Lillington?

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

What ZIP codes are in Lillington?

27546 (81%), 28323 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lillington in?

Harnett County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Lillington?

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 Harnett 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: Lillington’s own website (lillingtonnc.org, dev.lillingtonnc.org), 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.