Marsh-Johnson House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Johnston, SC: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Johnston is in ZIP code 29832. The ER is a drive from Johnston: the closest is Aiken Regional Medical Center, 17.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Johnston, 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 Johnston.
Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina
Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Johnston. 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.
Water comes from Long Cane MHP (Sc1960002)
Long Cane MHP (Sc1960002) supplies Johnston: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 48 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. SC1960002.
6 home internet providers serve Johnston
100% of 1,048 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 72% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 68% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CarolinaConnect Cooperative | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Johnston’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Johnston.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Johnston is in Edgefield County School District.
C+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Johnston is in ZIP code 29832
ZIP codes where Johnston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Johnston | ZIP’s residents in Johnston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29832 | Johnston, SC | 100% | 43% |
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 Johnston
Who supplies Johnston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Long Cane MHP (Sc1960002) (EPA ID SC1960002). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Johnston?
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 Johnston?
Vyve Broadband, AT&T, Spectrum, CarolinaConnect Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Johnston?
29832. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Johnston in?
Edgefield County School District.
How do I register to vote in Johnston?
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 Edgefield 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.