Photo: Locust member · CC BY 4.0Living in Hilton Head Island, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hilton Head Island comes from Palmetto Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Hilton Head Island Library, at 11 Beach City Road, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hilton Head Island, 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 Hilton Head Island.
Power comes from Palmetto Electric Coop
Palmetto Electric Coop (Palmetto Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hilton Head Island. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: palmetto.coop · (803) 943-2211
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hilton Head PSD 1 (0720006)
Hilton Head PSD 1 (0720006) supplies Hilton Head Island: about 65% of residents live in its service area. South Island PSD (Sc0720001) serves another 28%. Broad Creek PSD (Sc0720009) serves another 7%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bjw&sa (Sc0720003) as seller) and serves 25,558 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 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC0720006.
5 home internet providers serve Hilton Head Island
100% of 19,014 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargray Telephone Co | Fiber, DSL, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 300/20 |
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 Hilton Head Island
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hilton Head Island, from the town’s own site.
Hilton Head Island Drop-off
26 Summit Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From hiltonheadislandsc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Hilton Head Island is in Beaufort 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Hilton Head Island spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hilton Head Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hilton Head Island | ZIP’s residents in Hilton Head Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29926 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 59% | 89% |
| 29928 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 41% | 100% |
29925, 29938 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Hilton Head Island
Who supplies Hilton Head Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hilton Head PSD 1 (0720006) (EPA ID SC0720006). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hilton Head Island?
Palmetto Electric Coop (Palmetto Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hilton Head Island?
Hargray Telephone Co, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hilton Head Island?
29926 (59%), 29928 (41%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hilton Head Island in?
Beaufort County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hilton Head Island?
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 Beaufort 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: Hilton Head Island’s own website (hiltonheadislandsc.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.