Photo: TownofPembrokeNC · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pembroke, NC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Pembroke comes from the Town of Pembroke water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Pembroke comes from Lumbee River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pembroke, 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 Pembroke.
Power comes from Lumbee River Elec Member
Lumbee River Elec Member (Lumbee River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pembroke. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $194 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 Pembroke water system
The Town of Pembroke water system supplies Pembroke: about 84% of residents live in its service area. Robeson County Water System serves another 17%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Robeson County Water System as seller) and serves 3,073 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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. NC0378020.
5 home internet providers serve Pembroke
100% of 936 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LREMC Technologies | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 65% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pembroke
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pembroke, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check pembrokenc.com →
From pembrokenc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Pembroke is in Robeson 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.
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.
Pembroke is in ZIP code 28372
ZIP codes where Pembroke residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pembroke | ZIP’s residents in Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28372 | Pembroke, NC | 100% | 21% |
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 Pembroke
Who supplies Pembroke’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Pembroke water system (EPA ID NC0378020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Pembroke?
Lumbee River Elec Member (Lumbee River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pembroke?
LREMC Technologies, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pembroke?
28372. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pembroke in?
Robeson County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Pembroke?
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 Robeson 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: Pembroke’s own website (pembrokenc.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.