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The Due West handbook

Living in Due West, SC: what to set up and who to call

Due West runs its own electric utility, City of Due West. Tap water in Due West comes from the Donalds-Due West W&sa (Sc0120001) 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 Due West, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Due West.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Due West

City of Due West (City of Due West - (SC)), a municipal utility, serves all of Due West.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Donalds-Due West W&sa (Sc0120001) water system

The Donalds-Due West W&sa (Sc0120001) water system supplies almost all of Due West. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Abbeville City of (Sc0110001) and Belton-Honea Path Wa (Sc0410011) as sellers) and serves 5,200 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2022, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC0120001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Due West

100% of 322 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
West Carolina Rural Telephone CooperativeFiber100%8,000/8,000
SpectrumCable92%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless70%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless33%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Due West’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Due West.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Due West or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Due West kids go to
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Dixie HighAbbeville County School District

Due West is in Abbeville County School District.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Due West is in ZIP code 29639

ZIP codes where Due West residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Due WestZIP’s residents in Due West
29639Due West, SC100%72%
Area code864Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Due West

Who supplies Due West’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Donalds-Due West W&sa (Sc0120001) water system (EPA ID SC0120001). 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–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Due West?

City of Due West (City of Due West - (SC)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Due West?

West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Due West?

29639. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Due West in?

Abbeville County School District.

How do I register to vote in Due West?

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 Abbeville 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.