Living in Mar-Mac, NC: what to set up and who to call
Mar-Mac has no town government of its own, so Wayne County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wayne County Public Schools. Tap water in Mar-Mac comes from the Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mar-Mac, 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 Mar-Mac.
Power comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mar-Mac. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 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 Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist water system
The Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist water system supplies almost all of Mar-Mac. It draws ground water (EPA lists Wayne Water Districts as seller) and serves 7,793 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
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. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. 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. NC0496045.
4 home internet providers serve Mar-Mac
99% of 1,487 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 73% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Lumos | Fiber | 9% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mar-Mac’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mar-Mac.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mar-Mac is in Wayne County Public Schools.
CSchool 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
Mar-Mac is unincorporated, so Wayne County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mar-Mac spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mar-Mac residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mar-Mac | ZIP’s residents in Mar-Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27530 | Goldsboro, NC | 71% | 6% |
| 28333 | Dudley, NC | 29% | 9% |
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 Mar-Mac
Who supplies Mar-Mac’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist water system (EPA ID NC0496045). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Mar-Mac?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mar-Mac?
Spectrum, AT&T, Lumos, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mar-Mac?
27530 (71%), 28333 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mar-Mac in?
Wayne County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mar-Mac?
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 Wayne 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.