Living in Parmele, NC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Parmele comes from the Town of Parmele water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Parmele comes from Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Parmele, 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 Parmele.
Power comes from Edgecombe-Martin County E M C
Edgecombe-Martin County E M C (Edgecombe-Martin County E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Parmele. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 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 Town of Parmele water system
The Town of Parmele water system supplies Parmele: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Town of Robersonville as seller) and serves 262 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 2020–Dec 2022, 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. NC0459113.
4 home internet providers serve Parmele
96% of 145 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 84% | 940/35 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber | 5% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Parmele’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parmele.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Parmele is in Martin 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.
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.
Parmele spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Parmele residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Parmele | ZIP’s residents in Parmele |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27871 | Robersonville, NC | 71% | 4% |
| 27861 | Parmele, NC | 29% | 100% |
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 Parmele
Who supplies Parmele’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Parmele water system (EPA ID NC0459113). 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 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Parmele?
Edgecombe-Martin County E M C (Edgecombe-Martin County E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Parmele?
Optimum, Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Parmele?
27871 (71%), 27861 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Parmele in?
Martin County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Parmele?
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 Martin 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.