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The Central Pacolet handbook

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

Power in Central Pacolet comes from Broad River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Central Pacolet is White Stone Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Central Pacolet, 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 Central Pacolet.

Electricity

Power comes from Broad River Electric Coop

Broad River Electric Coop (Broad River Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Central Pacolet. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $185 a month (its average across South Carolina).

Start or move service: www.broadriverelectric.com · (864) 489-5737

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 Spartanburg Water System (Sc4210001)

Spartanburg Water System (Sc4210001) supplies almost all of Central Pacolet. It draws surface water and serves 166,364 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. SC4210001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Central Pacolet

97% of 123 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL6%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless41%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless20%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Central Pacolet.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.3 mi from the center of Central Pacolet

White Stone Recycling Center

379 Brown Road, Spartanburg, SC, 29302 · run by Spartanburg County

HoursMon–Sat 7 am–7 pm

This isn’t Central Pacolet’s own facility. Whether Central Pacolet residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Central Pacolet kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Clifdale Middlein Spartanburg
9–12Broome Highin Spartanburg

Central Pacolet is in Spartanburg School District 3.

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.

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

Central Pacolet is in ZIP code 29372

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Central PacoletZIP’s residents in Central Pacolet
29372Pacolet, SC100%5%

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 Central Pacolet

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

Spartanburg Water System (Sc4210001) (EPA ID SC4210001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Central Pacolet?

Broad River Electric Coop (Broad River Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Central Pacolet?

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

What ZIP codes are in Central Pacolet?

29372. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Central Pacolet in?

Spartanburg School District 3.

How do I register to vote in Central Pacolet?

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 Spartanburg 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.