Photo: Property of PLCMC · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Matthews, NC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Matthews comes from Charlotte Water, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 18% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Most homes in Matthews have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Windstream North Carolina.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Matthews, 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 Matthews.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Matthews. 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 Charlotte Water
Charlotte Water supplies Matthews: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Union County Water System serves another 11%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,163,701 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 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. 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. NC0160010.
7 home internet providers serve Matthews
100% of 9,765 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Windstream North Carolina | DSL, Fiber | 75% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 74% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 47% | 25/3 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 5% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Pro picks up trash in Matthews
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Matthews, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles (with necks only)
- Plastic fruit and takeout containers
- Plastic drink and yogurt cups
- Paper cups
- Milk cartons and Juice Boxes
- Empty Aerosol Cans
- Aluminum & Steel Cans
- Cereal Boxes (Boxboard)
- Cardboard Boxes (Flattened and inside the cart)
- Pizza Boxes (Clean, no food or liners)
- Magazines
- Glass bottles & Jars
- Paper & Junk Mail (including brown bags, high-grade paper)
- Newspaper
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check matthewsnc.gov →
From matthewsnc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated July 1, 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.
Matthews is in Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Matthews is in ZIP code 28105
ZIP codes where Matthews residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Matthews | ZIP’s residents in Matthews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28105 | Matthews, NC | 99% | 66% |
A few homes fall in 28104, 28270. 28106 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Matthews
Who supplies Matthews’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Charlotte Water (EPA ID NC0160010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% 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 Matthews?
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 Matthews?
Spectrum, Windstream North Carolina, Google Fiber, AT&T, Ripple Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Matthews?
28105. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Matthews in?
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
How do I register to vote in Matthews?
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 Mecklenburg 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: Matthews’ own website (matthewsnc.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.