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The Morven handbook

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

Morven 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 Morven comes from Pee Dee Electric Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Morven, 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 Morven.

Electricity

Power comes from Pee Dee Electric Member

Pee Dee Electric Member (Pee Dee Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Morven. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $183 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 Morven Water System

Morven Water System supplies almost all of Morven. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Anson County Water System as seller) and serves 512 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 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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. NC0304040.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Morven

100% of 259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Windstream North CarolinaDSL, Fiber98%2,000/2,000
SpectrumFiber93%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless73%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless53%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Morven’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Morven.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Morven or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Morven kids go to
K–65 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Anson Middlein Wadesboro
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Morven is in Anson County Schools.

Test scores and every school: see 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Morven is in ZIP code 28119

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MorvenZIP’s residents in Morven
28119Morven, NC100%16%

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 Morven

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

Morven Water System (EPA ID NC0304040). 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 Morven?

Pee Dee Electric Member (Pee Dee Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Morven?

Windstream North Carolina, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Morven?

28119. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Morven in?

Anson County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Morven?

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 Anson 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.