Oak Ridge Military Academy Historic District · Photo: Ceh2624 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oak Ridge, NC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Oak Ridge comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Oak Ridge have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge.
Power comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member
EnergyUnited Elec Member (EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 54.5% of Oak Ridge residents. 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.
Water comes from The Estates of Oak Ridge Lake water system
The The Estates of Oak Ridge Lake water system supplies Oak Ridge: about 14% of residents live in its service area. Staffordshire Estates serves another 9%. River Oaks S/D serves another 8%. Willard Oaks S/D serves another 6%. Linville Oaks S/D serves another 5%. New Chartwell S/D serves another 5%. About 30% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. NC0241240.
6 home internet providers serve Oak Ridge
100% of 3,089 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 74% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Lumos | Fiber | 33% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oak Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oak Ridge is in Guilford County 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oak Ridge spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Oak Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Oak Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27310 | Oak Ridge, NC | 93% | 84% |
| 27284 | Kernersville, NC | 5% | 1% |
| 27358 | Summerfield, NC | 2% | 1% |
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 Oak Ridge
Who supplies Oak Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The The Estates of Oak Ridge Lake water system (EPA ID NC0241240). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Oak Ridge?
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 Oak Ridge?
Spectrum, AT&T, Lumos, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Ridge?
27310 (93%), 27284 (5%), 27358 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Ridge in?
Guilford County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Oak Ridge?
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 Guilford 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.