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The Wakulla handbook

Living in Wakulla, NC: what to set up and who to call

Wakulla has no town government of its own, so Robeson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Robeson County Schools. Power in Wakulla comes from Lumbee River Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Wakulla has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Robeson County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Wakulla’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wakulla, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wakulla.

Electricity

Power comes from Lumbee River Elec Member

Lumbee River Elec Member (Lumbee River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wakulla. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $194 a month (its average across North Carolina).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Robeson County Water System

Robeson County Water System supplies almost all of Wakulla. It draws ground water and serves 67,970 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. NC0378055.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Wakulla

93% of 61 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber89%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedFiber79%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless56%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless31%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wakulla’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wakulla.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWakulla has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wakulla kids go to
PK–6Oxendine ElementaryRobeson County Schools
7–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Wakulla is in Robeson County Schools.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Wakulla is unincorporated, so Robeson County is the local government.

Local governmentRobeson CountyWakulla is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereRobeson County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Robeson County (county election office). PO Box 2159, Lumberton, NC 28359 · (910) 671-3080 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevt.ncsbe.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wakulla spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Wakulla residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WakullaZIP’s residents in Wakulla
28364Maxton, NC79%1%
28377Red Springs, NC21%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Wakulla

Who supplies Wakulla’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Robeson County Water System (EPA ID NC0378055). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Wakulla?

Lumbee River Elec Member (Lumbee River Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Wakulla?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wakulla?

28364 (79%), 28377 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wakulla in?

Robeson County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Wakulla?

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 Robeson 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.