Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Clio, SC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Clio comes from the Clio Town of (Sc3410002) water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb. For a library card, the closest branch is Marlboro County Library System, 8.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clio, 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 Clio.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clio. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $170 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clio Town of (Sc3410002) water system
The Clio Town of (Sc3410002) water system supplies almost all of Clio. It draws ground water (EPA lists Marlboro Water Co (Sc3420001) as seller) and serves 788 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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 1.6 ppb. That’s lower than 54% 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. SC3410002.
5 home internet providers serve Clio
100% of 339 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhill Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 78% | 25/3 |
| RiverStreet Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clio’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clio.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clio is in Marlboro County School District.
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.
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.
Clio is in ZIP code 29525
ZIP codes where Clio residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clio | ZIP’s residents in Clio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29525 | Clio, SC | 100% | 34% |
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 Clio
Who supplies Clio’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Clio Town of (Sc3410002) water system (EPA ID SC3410002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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 Clio?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clio?
Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, AT&T, RiverStreet Networks, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clio?
29525. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clio in?
Marlboro County School District.
How do I register to vote in Clio?
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 Marlboro 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.