Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gaffney, SC: what to set up and who to call
Gaffney runs its own electric utility, City of Gaffney; its homes paid 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025. Public schools here are run by Cherokee County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gaffney, 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 Gaffney.
Power comes from City of Gaffney
City of Gaffney (City of Gaffney - (SC)), a municipal utility, serves 95.3% of Gaffney residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Gaffney Bpw (Sc1110001) water system
The Gaffney Bpw (Sc1110001) water system supplies almost all of Gaffney. It draws surface water and serves 24,290 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. SC1110001.
4 home internet providers serve Gaffney
96% of 4,854 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 77% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Gaffney
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gaffney, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofgaffney-sc.gov →
From cityofgaffney-sc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Gaffney is in Cherokee County School District.
CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Gaffney spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gaffney residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gaffney | ZIP’s residents in Gaffney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29340 | Gaffney, SC | 54% | 33% |
| 29341 | Gaffney, SC | 46% | 29% |
29342 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 Gaffney
Who supplies Gaffney’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gaffney Bpw (Sc1110001) water system (EPA ID SC1110001). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gaffney?
City of Gaffney (City of Gaffney - (SC)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gaffney?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gaffney?
29340 (54%), 29341 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gaffney in?
Cherokee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Gaffney?
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 Cherokee 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: Gaffney’s own website (cityofgaffney-sc.gov), 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.