Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Clinton, SC: what to set up and who to call
Clinton runs its own electric utility, Clinton Combined Utility Sys. Public schools here are run by Laurens School District 56.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clinton, 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 Clinton.
Power comes from Clinton Combined Utility Sys
Clinton Combined Utility Sys (Clinton Combined Utility Sys), a municipal utility, serves 94.7% of Clinton residents.
Start or move service: cityofclintonsc.com · (865) 833-7520
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clinton City of (Sc3010002) water system
The Clinton City of (Sc3010002) water system supplies almost all of Clinton. It draws surface water and serves 8,938 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. SC3010002.
4 home internet providers serve Clinton
94% of 2,792 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Clinton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Clinton, from the town’s own site.
Gary Street Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Clear, brown, and blue glass
- Cardboard
- Plastics
- Aluminum cans
- Mixed paper
Gary Street Recycling Center
1219 Gary Street, Clinton, SC 29325
From cityofclintonsc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Clinton is in Laurens School District 56.
C+School 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Clinton is in ZIP code 29325
ZIP codes where Clinton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clinton | ZIP’s residents in Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29325 | Clinton, SC | 100% | 53% |
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 Clinton
Who supplies Clinton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Clinton City of (Sc3010002) water system (EPA ID SC3010002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clinton?
Clinton Combined Utility Sys (Clinton Combined Utility Sys), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Clinton?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clinton?
29325. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clinton in?
Laurens School District 56.
How do I register to vote in Clinton?
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 Laurens 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: Clinton’s own website (cityofclintonsc.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.