Easley Mill · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Easley, SC: what to set up and who to call
Easley runs its own electric utility, Easley Combined Utility System; its homes paid 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025. Pickens County Library, at 304 Biltmore Road, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Easley, 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 Easley.
Power comes from Easley Combined Utility System
Easley Combined Utility System (Easley Combined Utility System), a municipal utility, serves all of Easley. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: easleyutilities.com · (864) 859-4013
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Easley Combined Util (Sc3910002) water system
The Easley Combined Util (Sc3910002) water system supplies Easley: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 36,098 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC3910002.
4 home internet providers serve Easley
98% of 9,341 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Easley
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Easley, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Number 1 and number 2 plastics with bottle caps removed
- Cardboard with all plastics and other packaging materials removed
- Paper products (this includes drink cartons)
- Aluminum and tin cans (cans must be empty)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofeasley.com →
From cityofeasley.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated May 10, 2024. 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.
Easley is in Pickens County School District.
A−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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Easley spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Easley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Easley | ZIP’s residents in Easley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29642 | Easley, SC | 57% | 37% |
| 29640 | Easley, SC | 43% | 31% |
29641 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Easley
Who supplies Easley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Easley Combined Util (Sc3910002) water system (EPA ID SC3910002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Easley?
Easley Combined Utility System (Easley Combined Utility System), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Easley?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Easley?
29642 (57%), 29640 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Easley in?
Pickens County School District.
How do I register to vote in Easley?
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 Pickens 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: Easley’s own website (cityofeasley.com), read Oct 23, 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.