Catholic Presbyterian Church · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Great Falls, SC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Great Falls comes from Mitford Water District (Sc2020005), which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Great Falls Branch Library, at 39 Calhoun Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Great Falls, 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 Great Falls.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Great Falls. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 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 Mitford Water District (Sc2020005)
Mitford Water District (Sc2020005) supplies Great Falls: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Chester Metropolitan District (1220002) as seller) and serves 1,878 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. SC2020005.
3 home internet providers serve Great Falls
95% of 1,029 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TruVista Communications | Fiber | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Great Falls is Tuesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Great Falls, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Thu)
From greatfallssc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-11. 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.
Great Falls is in Chester 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Great Falls is in ZIP code 29055
ZIP codes where Great Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Great Falls | ZIP’s residents in Great Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29055 | Great Falls, SC | 100% | 47% |
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 Great Falls
Who supplies Great Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mitford Water District (Sc2020005) (EPA ID SC2020005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Great Falls?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Great Falls?
TruVista Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Great Falls?
29055. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Great Falls in?
Chester County School District.
How do I register to vote in Great Falls?
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 Chester 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: Great Falls’ own website (greatfallssc.gov), 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.