Photo: Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Southern Pines, NC: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Southern Pines water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Southern Pines has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Southern Pines, 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 Southern Pines.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Southern Pines. 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 Town of Southern Pines water system
The Town of Southern Pines water system supplies almost all of Southern Pines. It draws surface water (EPA lists Town of Carthage as seller) and serves 24,102 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
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. NC0363010.
6 home internet providers serve Southern Pines
98% of 6,487 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 66% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 50% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Southern Pines depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Southern Pines, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on southernpines.net
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From southernpines.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Jan. 1, 2025, July 1, 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.
Southern Pines is in Moore County Schools.
B+School 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 Mar 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Southern Pines spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Southern Pines residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Southern Pines | ZIP’s residents in Southern Pines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28387 | Southern Pines, NC | 84% | 79% |
| 28374 | Pinehurst, NC | 9% | 7% |
| 28327 | Carthage, NC | 7% | 6% |
28388 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Southern Pines
Who supplies Southern Pines’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Southern Pines water system (EPA ID NC0363010). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% 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 Southern Pines?
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 Southern Pines?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Ripple Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Southern Pines?
28387 (84%), 28374 (9%), 28327 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Southern Pines in?
Moore County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Southern Pines?
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 Moore 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: Southern Pines’ own website (southernpines.net), read Oct 21, 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.