Living in Stokesdale, NC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Stokesdale comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, 13.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stokesdale, 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 Stokesdale.
Power comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member
EnergyUnited Elec Member (EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Stokesdale. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $141 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 Stokesdale water system
The Town of Stokesdale water system supplies Stokesdale: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Arbor Run/Charles Place S/D serves another 12%. Huntcliff S/D serves another 6%. Weatherstone S/D serves another 6%. Springdale S/D serves another 5%. About 30% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Winston-Salem as seller) and serves 2,252 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. 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. NC0241035.
4 home internet providers serve Stokesdale
98% of 2,724 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 74% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Stokesdale depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Stokesdale, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on stokesdale.org →
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum and metal cans
- Newspapers
- Paper
- Magazines
- Glass bottles
- Corrugated cardboard
From stokesdale.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Stokesdale is in Guilford 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Stokesdale spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stokesdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stokesdale | ZIP’s residents in Stokesdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27357 | Stokesdale, NC | 71% | 46% |
| 27284 | Kernersville, NC | 18% | 2% |
| 27310 | Oak Ridge, NC | 11% | 8% |
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 Stokesdale
Who supplies Stokesdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Stokesdale water system (EPA ID NC0241035). 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 Stokesdale?
EnergyUnited Elec Member (EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stokesdale?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stokesdale?
27357 (71%), 27284 (18%), 27310 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stokesdale in?
Guilford County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Stokesdale?
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 Guilford 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: Stokesdale’s own website (stokesdale.org), 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.