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The Aynor handbook

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

Power in Aynor comes from South Carolina Public Service Authority, a state utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Aynor is closest to MUSC Health Marion Medical Center, 11.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Aynor, 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 Aynor.

Electricity

Power comes from South Carolina Public Service Authority

South Carolina Public Service Authority (South Carolina Public Service Authority), a state utility, serves all of Aynor. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Gsw&sa (Sc2620004) water system

The Gsw&sa (Sc2620004) water system supplies almost all of Aynor. It draws surface water and serves 252,840 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. That’s lower than 67% 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. SC2620004.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Aynor

100% of 462 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
HTCFiber100%2,000/2,000
SpectrumFiber3%1,000/500
AT&TFixed wireless63%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless55%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless55%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 Aynor’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Aynor.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Aynor kids go to
PK–5Aynor ElementaryHorry County School District
6–8Aynor MiddleHorry County School District
9–12Aynor HighHorry County School District

Aynor is in Horry County School District.

A−School 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

Aynor spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AynorZIP’s residents in Aynor
29511Aynor, SC53%9%
29544Galivants Ferry, SC47%7%
Area code843Wikidata

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 Aynor

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

The Gsw&sa (Sc2620004) water system (EPA ID SC2620004). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Aynor?

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 Aynor?

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

What ZIP codes are in Aynor?

29511 (53%), 29544 (47%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Aynor in?

Horry County School District.

How do I register to vote in Aynor?

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: 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.