Living in Sharpsburg, NC: what to set up and who to call
Sharpsburg runs its own electric utility, Town of Sharpsburg. Tap water in Sharpsburg comes from the Town of Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg.
Power comes from Town of Sharpsburg
Town of Sharpsburg (Town of Sharpsburg - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves all of Sharpsburg.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Sharpsburg water system
The Town of Sharpsburg water system supplies Sharpsburg: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Edgecombe Water & Sewer District serves another 9%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Rocky Mount as seller) and serves 1,945 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. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. 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. NC0464040.
6 home internet providers serve Sharpsburg
95% of 744 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 88% | 940/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 54% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sharpsburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sharpsburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sharpsburg (58%) is in Nash-Rocky Mount Schools; parts are in Wilson County Schools (22%) and Edgecombe County Schools (20%).
CSchool 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 Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sharpsburg spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sharpsburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sharpsburg | ZIP’s residents in Sharpsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27878 | Sharpsburg, NC | 77% | 99% |
| 27803 | Rocky Mount, NC | 21% | 2% |
| 27801 | Rocky Mount, 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 Sharpsburg
Who supplies Sharpsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Sharpsburg water system (EPA ID NC0464040). 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 Sharpsburg?
Town of Sharpsburg (Town of Sharpsburg - (NC)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Sharpsburg?
Optimum, Brightspeed, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sharpsburg?
27878 (77%), 27803 (21%), 27801 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sharpsburg in?
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools. Parts of the city are in Wilson County Schools and Edgecombe County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Sharpsburg?
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 Nash 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.