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The Macclesfield handbook

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

Macclesfield runs its own electric utility, Town of MacClesfield. The Town of Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield, 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 Macclesfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Town of MacClesfield

Town of MacClesfield (Town of MacClesfield - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves all of Macclesfield.

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 Town of Macclesfield water system

The Town of Macclesfield water system supplies Macclesfield: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Edgecombe Water & Sewer District as seller) and serves 441 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. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. NC0433020.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Macclesfield

93% of 230 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ENC Access InvestmentsFiber88%1,000/1,000
SpectrumFiber63%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL34%60/5
AT&TFixed wireless3%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Macclesfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Macclesfield.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Macclesfield or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Macclesfield kids go to
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Macclesfield is in Edgecombe County Schools.

Test scores and every school: see 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

Macclesfield is in ZIP code 27852

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MacclesfieldZIP’s residents in Macclesfield
27852Macclesfield, NC100%15%
Area code252Wikidata

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 Macclesfield

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

The Town of Macclesfield water system (EPA ID NC0433020). 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). 77% 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 Macclesfield?

Town of MacClesfield (Town of MacClesfield - (NC)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Macclesfield?

ENC Access Investments, Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Macclesfield?

27852. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Macclesfield in?

Edgecombe County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Macclesfield?

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 Edgecombe 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.