Living in Clearwater, SC: what to set up and who to call
Clearwater has no town government of its own, so Aiken County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Aiken County School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Augusta Public Library, 3.9 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clearwater, 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 Clearwater.
Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina
Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clearwater. 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.
Water comes from Breezy Hill W/D (Sc0220006) water system
The Breezy Hill W/D (Sc0220006) water system supplies Clearwater: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Clearwater WS Dist (Sc0220015) serves another 29%. About 5% 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 21,197 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 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. SC0220006.
8 home internet providers serve Clearwater
100% of 1,767 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CarolinaConnect Cooperative | Fiber | 51% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 16% | 1,000/50 |
| WOW! | Cable | 10% | 1,200/50 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clearwater’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clearwater.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clearwater is in Aiken 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Clearwater is unincorporated, so Aiken County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Clearwater spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clearwater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clearwater | ZIP’s residents in Clearwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29841 | North Augusta, SC | 65% | 8% |
| 29842 | Beech Island, SC | 35% | 18% |
29822 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Clearwater
Who supplies Clearwater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Breezy Hill W/D (Sc0220006) water system (EPA ID SC0220006). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clearwater?
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 Clearwater?
Xfinity, AT&T, CarolinaConnect Cooperative, Breezeline, WOW!, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clearwater?
29841 (65%), 29842 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clearwater in?
Aiken County School District.
How do I register to vote in Clearwater?
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 Aiken 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.