Cross Keys House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cross Anchor, SC: what to set up and who to call
Cross Anchor has no town government of its own, so Spartanburg County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Spartanburg School District 4. Tap water in Cross Anchor comes from the Meansville Riley W/D (Sc4420001) water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cross Anchor, 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 Cross Anchor.
Power comes from Laurens Electric Coop
Laurens Electric Coop (Laurens Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Cross Anchor. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: laurenselectric.com · (800) 942-3141
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Meansville Riley W/D (Sc4420001) water system
The Meansville Riley W/D (Sc4420001) water system supplies almost all of Cross Anchor. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Spartanburg Water System (Sc4210001) and Woodruff Roebuck W/D (Sc4220007) and Union City of (Sc4410001) and Santuck Hebron Water Co (Sc4420007) as sellers) and serves 7,368 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 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. SC4420001.
3 home internet providers serve Cross Anchor
100% of 85 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 81% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cross Anchor.
Enoree Recycling Center
3080 Highway 92, Enoree, SC, 29335 · run by Spartanburg County
This isn’t Cross Anchor’s own facility. Whether Cross Anchor residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cross Anchor is in Spartanburg School District 4.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Cross Anchor is unincorporated, so Spartanburg County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Cross Anchor spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cross Anchor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cross Anchor | ZIP’s residents in Cross Anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29331 | Cross Anchor, SC | 93% | 100% |
| 29335 | Enoree, SC | 7% | 0% |
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 Cross Anchor
Who supplies Cross Anchor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Meansville Riley W/D (Sc4420001) water system (EPA ID SC4420001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cross Anchor?
Laurens Electric Coop (Laurens Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cross Anchor?
Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cross Anchor?
29331 (93%), 29335 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cross Anchor in?
Spartanburg School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Cross Anchor?
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.