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The Yadkin College handbook

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

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

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Yadkin College, 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 Yadkin College.

Electricity

Power comes from EnergyUnited Elec Member

EnergyUnited Elec Member (EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Yadkin College. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Davidson Water Inc

Davidson Water Inc supplies almost all of Yadkin College. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Lexington and City of Thomasville and Handy Sanitary District and City of Winston-Salem and City of High Point as sellers) and serves 154,307 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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. NC0229025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Yadkin College

100% of 197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Piedmont CommunicationsCable100%1,000/30
Surry Telephone MembershipDSL100%10/1
AT&TFixed wireless21%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless11%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless7%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 Yadkin College’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yadkin College.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileYadkin College 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.

Yadkin College kids go to
PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Yadkin College is in Davidson 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

Yadkin College is unincorporated, so Davidson County is the local government.

Local governmentDavidson CountyYadkin College is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDavidson County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Davidson County (county election office). PO Box 1084, Lexington, NC 27293 · (336) 242-2190 · [email protected]FVAP, May 2019
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 May 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Yadkin College is in ZIP code 27295

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Yadkin CollegeZIP’s residents in Yadkin College
27295Lexington, NC100%1%

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 Yadkin College

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

Davidson Water Inc (EPA ID NC0229025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Yadkin College?

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 Yadkin College?

Piedmont Communications, Surry Telephone Membership, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Yadkin College?

27295. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Yadkin College in?

Davidson County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Yadkin College?

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 Davidson 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.