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The Mayodan handbook

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

The Town of Mayodan 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 Mayodan comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mayodan, 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 Mayodan.

Electricity

Power comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member

EnergyUnited Elec Member (EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mayodan. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $141 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 Town of Mayodan water system

The Town of Mayodan water system supplies Mayodan: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 Town of Madison and Dan River Water Inc as sellers) and serves 2,478 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. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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. NC0279025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Mayodan

99% of 1,172 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedFiber, DSL94%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless96%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless70%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless40%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Mayodan: every other week

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

Curbside recyclingEvery other weekRecycling picked up at the curbtownofmayodan.com
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastic bottles
  • Aluminum and steel food & beverage containers
  • Glass food & beverage containers
  • Junk mail, office paper, magazines, catalogs
  • Newspapers and inserts
  • Flattened corrugated cardboard boxes
  • Empty aerosol cans (with caps removed)

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofmayodan.com →

From townofmayodan.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated © 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.

Mayodan kids go to
PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Mayodan is in Rockingham 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

Mayodan is in ZIP code 27027

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MayodanZIP’s residents in Mayodan
27027Mayodan, NC100%60%

A few homes fall in 27025.

Area code336Wikidata

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 Mayodan

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

The Town of Mayodan water system (EPA ID NC0279025). 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). 78% 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 Mayodan?

EnergyUnited Elec Member (EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mayodan?

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

What ZIP codes are in Mayodan?

27027. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mayodan in?

Rockingham County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Mayodan?

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 Rockingham 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: Mayodan’s own website (townofmayodan.com), read Oct 22, 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.