Hawfields Presbyterian Church · Photo: Indy beetle · CC0Living in Mebane, NC: what to set up and who to call
All of Mebane gets its mail under one ZIP code, 27302. Mebane has its own library, Mebane Public Library, at 101 S First St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mebane, 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 Mebane.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mebane. 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 City of Mebane water system
The City of Mebane water system supplies Mebane: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Orange-Alamance Water System serves another 35%. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Graham and Orange-Alamance Water System as sellers) and serves 20,212 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0201018.
6 home internet providers serve Mebane
99% of 6,003 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Lumos | Fiber | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 66% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 35% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Mebane depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mebane, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other week, day by addressCheck which week on cityofmebanenc.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Cardboard Convenience Center
633 Corregidor St., Mebane, NC 27302
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Bottles and jars
- Bottles, tubs, jugs and jars
- Paper, cartons and cardboard
- All cans
Cardboard Convenience Center
633 Corregidor St. (parking lot of the Mebane Arts & Community Center)
From cityofmebanenc.gov, storage.googleapis.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021-05-20T16:46:56+00:00, 2021-05-24T19:25:52+00:00, 2026-04-07T12:14:06+00:00. 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.
Most of Mebane (73%) is in Alamance-Burlington Schools; parts are in Orange County Schools (27%).
C+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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mebane is in ZIP code 27302
ZIP codes where Mebane residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mebane | ZIP’s residents in Mebane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27302 | Mebane, NC | 100% | 53% |
A few homes fall in 27243.
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 Mebane
Who supplies Mebane’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Mebane water system (EPA ID NC0201018). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Mebane?
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 Mebane?
Spectrum, Lumos, Brightspeed, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mebane?
27302. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mebane in?
Alamance-Burlington Schools. Parts of the city are in Orange County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mebane?
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 Alamance 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: Mebane’s own website (cityofmebanenc.gov, storage.googleapis.com), read Oct 21, 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.