Living in Stony Point, NC: what to set up and who to call
Stony Point has no town government of its own, so Alexander County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Alexander County Schools. Power in Stony Point comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stony Point, 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 Stony Point.
Power comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member
EnergyUnited Elec Member (EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Stony Point. 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 Energy United Water Corp
Energy United Water Corp supplies Stony Point: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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 Town of Taylorsville and Alexander Co Wtr Dist and City of Newton as sellers) and serves 21,148 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0102015.
4 home internet providers serve Stony Point
91% of 609 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 90% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
| Carolina West Wireless | Fixed wireless | 98% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stony Point’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stony Point.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Stony Point (82%) is in Alexander County Schools; parts are in Iredell-Statesville Schools (18%).
BSchool gradeSee 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
Stony Point is unincorporated, so Alexander 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.
Stony Point is in ZIP code 28678
ZIP codes where Stony Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stony Point | ZIP’s residents in Stony Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28678 | Stony Point, NC | 100% | 23% |
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 Stony Point
Who supplies Stony Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Energy United Water Corp (EPA ID NC0102015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Stony Point?
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 Stony Point?
Spectrum, AT&T, Carolina West Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stony Point?
28678. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stony Point in?
Alexander County Schools. Parts of the city are in Iredell-Statesville Schools.
How do I register to vote in Stony Point?
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 Alexander 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.