Living in Prospect, NC: what to set up and who to call
Prospect has no town government of its own, so Robeson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Robeson County Schools. Power in Prospect comes from Lumbee River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prospect, 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 Prospect.
Power comes from Lumbee River Elec Member
Lumbee River Elec Member (Lumbee River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Prospect. 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 Robeson County Water System
Robeson County Water System supplies almost all of Prospect. It draws ground water and serves 67,970 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0378055.
5 home internet providers serve Prospect
97% of 388 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 77% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
| LREMC Technologies | Fiber | 26% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Prospect’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prospect.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Prospect is in Robeson 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Prospect is unincorporated, so Robeson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Prospect spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Prospect residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prospect | ZIP’s residents in Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28364 | Maxton, NC | 53% | 4% |
| 28372 | Pembroke, NC | 47% | 3% |
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 Prospect
Who supplies Prospect’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Robeson County Water System (EPA ID NC0378055). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Prospect?
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 Prospect?
Spectrum, AT&T, LREMC Technologies, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prospect?
28364 (53%), 28372 (47%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prospect in?
Robeson County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Prospect?
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: 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.