Living in Richfield, NC: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Richfield is Blm Group Inc., 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Almost every address in Richfield can get fiber (94%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richfield, 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 Richfield.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richfield. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 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 Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc
Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc supplies almost all of Richfield. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Albemarle as seller) and serves 4,513 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. NC0184025.
5 home internet providers serve Richfield
99% of 312 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Concord Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 82% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Richfield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Richfield, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Flattened cardboard (no larger than 2′ x 2′ squares)
- Magazines
- Office/Copy Paper
- Brown Paper Bags
- Newspaper
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, etc)
- Paper dairy & juice containers rinsed out
- Phone books
- Plastic bottles (#1, 2, 5)
- Glass bottles & jars rinsed out
- Clean aluminum cans, foil, & baking tins
- Plastic bottles rinsed out
- Tin or steel cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check richfieldnc.gov →
From richfieldnc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 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.
Richfield is in Stanly 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 May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Richfield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richfield | ZIP’s residents in Richfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28137 | Richfield, NC | 99% | 21% |
| 28127 | New London, NC | 1% | 0% |
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 Richfield
Who supplies Richfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc (EPA ID NC0184025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richfield?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Richfield?
Windstream Concord Telephone Company, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richfield?
28137 (99%), 28127 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richfield in?
Stanly County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Richfield?
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 Stanly 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: Richfield’s own website (richfieldnc.gov), read Oct 23, 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.