Living in Scotch Meadows, NC: what to set up and who to call
Scotch Meadows has no town government of its own, so Scotland County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Scotland County Schools. For a library card, the closest branch is Scotland County Memorial Library, 6.7 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Scotch Meadows, 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 Scotch Meadows.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Scotch Meadows. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 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 Scotland Co Water - North
Scotland Co Water - North supplies almost all of Scotch Meadows. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Laurinburg-Maxton Airport and Scotland Co Water - Gillis Hill as sellers) and serves 1,219 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 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. NC0383030.
2 home internet providers serve Scotch Meadows
100% of 207 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Scotch Meadows’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Scotch Meadows.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Scotch Meadows is in Scotland 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
Scotch Meadows is unincorporated, so Scotland County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Scotch Meadows is in ZIP code 28352
ZIP codes where Scotch Meadows residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scotch Meadows | ZIP’s residents in Scotch Meadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28352 | Laurinburg, NC | 100% | 2% |
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 Scotch Meadows
Who supplies Scotch Meadows’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Scotland Co Water - North (EPA ID NC0383030). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Scotch Meadows?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Scotch Meadows?
Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Scotch Meadows?
28352. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scotch Meadows in?
Scotland County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Scotch Meadows?
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 Scotland 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.