Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Darlington, SC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Darlington comes from the Darlington City of (Sc1610001) 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 of 0.4 ppb. Power in Darlington comes from Pee Dee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Darlington, 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 Darlington.
Power comes from Pee Dee Electric Coop
Pee Dee Electric Coop (Pee Dee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Darlington.
Start or move service: peedeeelectric.com · (866) 747-0060
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Darlington City of (Sc1610001) water system
The Darlington City of (Sc1610001) water system supplies Darlington: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 7,142 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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. SC1610001.
4 home internet providers serve Darlington
97% of 2,740 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Darlington: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Darlington, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Plastic
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Paper
- Aluminum cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofdarlington.com →
From cityofdarlington.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-11-20, 2026-08-14. 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.
Darlington is in Darlington County School District.
B−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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Darlington is in ZIP code 29532
ZIP codes where Darlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Darlington | ZIP’s residents in Darlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29532 | Darlington, SC | 100% | 31% |
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 Darlington
Who supplies Darlington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Darlington City of (Sc1610001) water system (EPA ID SC1610001). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Darlington?
Pee Dee Electric Coop (Pee Dee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Darlington?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Darlington?
29532. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Darlington in?
Darlington County School District.
How do I register to vote in Darlington?
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 Darlington 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: Darlington’s own website (cityofdarlington.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.