Scotland Neck Historic District · Photo: Indy beetle · CC0Living in Scotland Neck, NC: what to set up and who to call
Scotland Neck runs its own electric utility, Town of Scotland Neck. Tap water in Scotland Neck comes from the Town of Scotland Neck 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Scotland Neck, 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 Scotland Neck.
Power comes from Town of Scotland Neck
Town of Scotland Neck (Town of Scotland Neck - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves all of Scotland Neck.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Scotland Neck water system
The Town of Scotland Neck water system supplies almost all of Scotland Neck. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Town of Hobgood and Halifax Co--Halifax as sellers) and serves 2,761 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 2026–Dec 2028, 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. NC0442015.
4 home internet providers serve Scotland Neck
96% of 1,045 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 93% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 85% | 940/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Scotland Neck’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Scotland Neck.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Scotland Neck is in Halifax County Schools.
DSchool 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 May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Scotland Neck is in ZIP code 27874
ZIP codes where Scotland Neck residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scotland Neck | ZIP’s residents in Scotland Neck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27874 | Scotland Neck, NC | 100% | 41% |
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 Scotland Neck
Who supplies Scotland Neck’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Scotland Neck water system (EPA ID NC0442015). 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 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Scotland Neck?
Town of Scotland Neck (Town of Scotland Neck - (NC)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Scotland Neck?
Brightspeed, Optimum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Scotland Neck?
27874. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scotland Neck in?
Halifax County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Scotland Neck?
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 Halifax 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.