Photo: SusImposter49 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in South Kingstown, RI: what to set up and who to call
Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 83% of systems its size reported none. New voters sign up with the South Kingstown Board of Canvassers, which runs South Kingstown’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Kingstown, 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 South Kingstown.
Power comes from Rhode Island Energy
Rhode Island Energy (The Narragansett Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Kingstown. Its homes paid an average of 29.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $166 a month (its average across Rhode Island, for customers on its standard service). Rhode Island lets you buy power from another supplier; 26% of Rhode Island Energy’s home customers do, and Rhode Island Energy still delivers it.
Start or move service: www1.nationalgridus.com · (401) 784-7000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc
Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc supplies South Kingstown: about 47% of residents live in its service area. University of Rhode Island serves another 20%. South Kingstown-South Shore serves another 13%. Kingston Water District serves another 10%. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists South Kingstown-Middlebridge and Narragansett Water System-Point Judith as sellers) and serves 22,347 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. RI1615624.
4 home internet providers serve South Kingstown
98% of 11,656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 980/880 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 2,000/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in South Kingstown
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Kingstown, from the town’s own site.
Rose Hill Regional Transfer Station
163 Rose Hill Road, Peace Dale, RI 02883
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- All plastic containers up to 5 gallons in size
- Glass containers
- Metal cans and foil
- Milk and juice cartons
- Mixed paper and cardboard
From southkingstownri.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
South Kingstown is in South Kingstown School District.
B+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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
South Kingstown spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where South Kingstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Kingstown | ZIP’s residents in South Kingstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02879 | Wakefield, RI | 65% | 99% |
| 02881 | Kingston, RI | 26% | 100% |
| 02892 | West Kingston, RI | 7% | 43% |
A few homes fall in 02874, 02813.
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 South Kingstown
Who supplies South Kingstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc (EPA ID RI1615624). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Kingstown?
Rhode Island Energy (The Narragansett Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 29.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Kingstown?
Verizon, Cox Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Kingstown?
02879 (65%), 02881 (26%), 02892 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Kingstown in?
South Kingstown School District.
How do I register to vote in South Kingstown?
In Rhode Island you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the South Kingstown Board of Canvassers. Check your registration at vote.sos.ri.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: South Kingstown’s own website (southkingstownri.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 Sep 30, 2026 (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.