Photo: U.S. Geological Survey · Public domainLiving in Atlantic Beach, SC: what to set up and who to call
Monday is trash day in Atlantic Beach. Power in Atlantic Beach comes from South Carolina Public Service Authority, a state utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Atlantic Beach, 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 Atlantic Beach.
Power comes from South Carolina Public Service Authority
South Carolina Public Service Authority (South Carolina Public Service Authority), a state utility, serves all of Atlantic Beach. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from N Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610011) water system
The N Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610011) water system supplies almost all of Atlantic Beach. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Conway Rural (Sc2620001) and Gsw&sa (Sc2620004) and Gsw&sa-Myrtle Beach (Sc2620009) as sellers) and serves 43,883 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. SC2610011.
5 home internet providers serve Atlantic Beach
91% of 165 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 56% | 5,000/5,000 |
| HTC | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Atlantic Beach is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Atlantic Beach, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles
- Aluminum
- Cans
- Plastics
From townofatlanticbeachsc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Atlantic Beach is in Horry County School District.
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.
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.
Atlantic Beach is in ZIP code 29582
ZIP codes where Atlantic Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Atlantic Beach | ZIP’s residents in Atlantic Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29582 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 100% | 1% |
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 Atlantic Beach
Who supplies Atlantic Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The N Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610011) water system (EPA ID SC2610011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Atlantic Beach?
South Carolina Public Service Authority (South Carolina Public Service Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Atlantic Beach?
Spectrum, Frontier, HTC, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Atlantic Beach?
29582. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Atlantic Beach in?
Horry County School District.
How do I register to vote in Atlantic Beach?
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 Horry 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: Atlantic Beach’s own website (townofatlanticbeachsc.com), read Oct 23, 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 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.