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The Jackson handbook

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

Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Jackson. Tap water in Jackson comes from the Jackson Town of (Sc0210002) 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 of 0.6 ppb.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jackson, 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 Jackson.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina

Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jackson. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across South Carolina).

Start or move service: sceg.com · (800) 251-7234

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 Jackson Town of (Sc0210002) water system

The Jackson Town of (Sc0210002) water system supplies almost all of Jackson. It draws ground water (EPA lists Talatha W/D (Sc0220005) as seller) and serves 3,660 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 percentile0.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.7 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC0210002.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Jackson

99% of 868 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable95%1,000/50
FrontierDSL64%10/1
SpectrumFiber42%1,000/1,000
CarolinaConnect CooperativeFiber36%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable3%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless51%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Jackson is Wednesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jackson, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayWednesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week

From jackson-sc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated May 20, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jackson kids go to
PK–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Jackson STEM MiddleAiken County School District
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Jackson is in Aiken County School District.

BSchool 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Jackson is in ZIP code 29831

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JacksonZIP’s residents in Jackson
29831Jackson, SC100%41%
Area code803Wikidata

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 Jackson

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

The Jackson Town of (Sc0210002) water system (EPA ID SC0210002). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jackson?

Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Jackson?

Breezeline, Frontier, Spectrum, CarolinaConnect Cooperative, Xfinity, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Jackson?

29831. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jackson in?

Aiken County School District.

How do I register to vote in Jackson?

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 Aiken 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: Jackson’s own website (jackson-sc.gov), read Oct 22, 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.