Photo: Dr. Blazer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Camden, SC: what to set up and who to call
Camden runs its own electric utility, City of Camden. Camden has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Camden, 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 Camden.
Power comes from City of Camden
City of Camden (City of Camden), a municipal utility, serves 94.1% of Camden residents.
Start or move service: cityofcamden.org · (803) 425-6045
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Camden City of (Sc2810001) water system
The Camden City of (Sc2810001) water system supplies Camden: 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 draws surface water and serves 19,076 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. SC2810001.
4 home internet providers serve Camden
95% of 3,941 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TruVista Communications | Fiber, Cable | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Camden depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Camden, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum & steel cans
- Cardboard (no wax finish)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes and shoe boxes; please flatten)
From experiencecamdensc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-03, 2026-07-01. 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.
Camden is in Kershaw County School District.
BSchool 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Camden is in ZIP code 29020
ZIP codes where Camden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Camden | ZIP’s residents in Camden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29020 | Camden, SC | 100% | 33% |
29021 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Camden
Who supplies Camden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Camden City of (Sc2810001) water system (EPA ID SC2810001). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Camden?
City of Camden (City of Camden), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Camden?
TruVista Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Camden?
29020. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Camden in?
Kershaw County School District.
How do I register to vote in Camden?
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 Kershaw 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: Camden’s own website (experiencecamdensc.com), 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 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.