Living in Youngsville, NC: what to set up and who to call
Franklin County Water & Sewer reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size reported none. Power in Youngsville comes from Wake Electric Membership, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Youngsville, 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 Youngsville.
Power comes from Wake Electric Membership
Wake Electric Membership (Wake Electric Membership Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Youngsville. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 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 Franklin County Water & Sewer
Franklin County Water & Sewer supplies Youngsville: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 Franklinton and Town of Louisburg and Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Wtr and City of Raleigh as sellers) and serves 26,060 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Jul 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
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. NC0235030.
4 home internet providers serve Youngsville
92% of 788 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 61% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Youngsville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Youngsville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Youngsville is in Franklin 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Youngsville is in ZIP code 27596
ZIP codes where Youngsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Youngsville | ZIP’s residents in Youngsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27596 | Youngsville, NC | 100% | 11% |
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 Youngsville
Who supplies Youngsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin County Water & Sewer (EPA ID NC0235030). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 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 Youngsville?
Wake Electric Membership (Wake Electric Membership Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Youngsville?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Youngsville?
27596. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Youngsville in?
Franklin County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Youngsville?
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 Franklin 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.