Photo: MattShaw9365 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wilson, NC: what to set up and who to call
Wilson runs its own electric utility, City of Wilson; its homes paid 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025. Wilson has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wilson, 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 Wilson.
Power comes from City of Wilson
City of Wilson (City of Wilson - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves 97.3% of Wilson residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 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 City of Wilson water system
The City of Wilson water system supplies almost all of Wilson. It draws surface water (EPA lists Central Nash Water & Sewer as seller) and serves 50,332 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.
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. NC0498010.
6 home internet providers serve Wilson
100% of 18,182 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlight | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 76% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wilson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wilson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wilson is in Wilson County Schools.
C+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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wilson spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wilson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wilson | ZIP’s residents in Wilson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27893 | Wilson, NC | 61% | 79% |
| 27896 | Wilson, NC | 38% | 89% |
A few homes fall in 27822, 27880. 27894, 27895 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Wilson
Who supplies Wilson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Wilson water system (EPA ID NC0498010). 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 Wilson?
City of Wilson (City of Wilson - (NC)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wilson?
Greenlight, Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wilson?
27893 (61%), 27896 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wilson in?
Wilson County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Wilson?
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 Wilson 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.