Living in Marvin, NC: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Marvin is Foxhole Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, Marvin is closest to Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center, 3.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marvin, 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 Marvin.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marvin. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 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 Union County Water System
Union County Water System supplies Marvin: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Charlotte Water and City of Monroe and Anson County Water System and Lancaster County W&sd (Sc2920001) and Catawba River Wsp (2920002) as sellers) and serves 169,685 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–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. NC0190413.
7 home internet providers serve Marvin
100% of 2,047 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 67% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Windstream North Carolina | DSL, Fiber | 42% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 32% | 25/3 |
| Comporium | Fiber, DSL | 4% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Marvin: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Marvin, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles, jugs and jars
- Aluminum and steel food/beverage containers
- Paper products (including junk mail, newspapers, magazines, and cardboard)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check marvinnc.gov →
From marvinnc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2020, 2026. 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.
Marvin is in Union County Public Schools.
A−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.
Marvin is in ZIP code 28173
ZIP codes where Marvin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marvin | ZIP’s residents in Marvin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28173 | Waxhaw, NC | 100% | 10% |
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 Marvin
Who supplies Marvin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Union County Water System (EPA ID NC0190413). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marvin?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marvin?
Spectrum, Ripple Fiber, Windstream North Carolina, AT&T, Comporium, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marvin?
28173. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marvin in?
Union County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Marvin?
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 Union 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: Marvin’s own website (marvinnc.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.