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The Allendale handbook

Living in Allendale, SC: what to set up and who to call

All of Allendale gets its mail under one ZIP code, 29810. Breezeline and Spectrum both wire most of Allendale; 83% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Allendale, 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 Allendale.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina

Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Allendale. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across South Carolina).

Start or move service: sceg.com · (800) 251-7234

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 Allendale Industrial Park (Sc0320002)

Allendale Industrial Park (Sc0320002) supplies Allendale: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 51% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,694 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC0320002.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Allendale

98% of 1,501 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable93%1,000/50
SpectrumFiber79%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless63%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless15%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless3%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Allendale’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Allendale.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Allendale kids go to
PK–5Allendale-Fairfax Elementaryin Fairfax
6–8Allendale-Fairfax Middlein Fairfax
9–12Allendale-Fairfax Highin Fairfax

Allendale is in Allendale County School District.

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

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

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Allendale is in ZIP code 29810

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AllendaleZIP’s residents in Allendale
29810Allendale, SC100%69%
Area code803Wikidata

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 Allendale

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

Allendale Industrial Park (Sc0320002) (EPA ID SC0320002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Allendale?

Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Allendale?

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

What ZIP codes are in Allendale?

29810. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Allendale in?

Allendale County School District.

How do I register to vote in Allendale?

In South Carolina 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 Allendale Board of Voter Registration. Check your registration at vrems.scvotes.sc.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 Sep 12, 2025 (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.