Alexander-Hill House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Keowee Key, SC: what to set up and who to call
Keowee Key has no town government of its own, so Oconee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Oconee County School District. Power in Keowee Key comes from Blue Ridge Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Keowee Key, 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 Keowee Key.
Power comes from Blue Ridge Electric Coop
Blue Ridge Electric Coop (Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Keowee Key. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $198 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: blueridge.coop · (800) 240-3400
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Keowee Key Utility System Inc (3750023)
Keowee Key Utility System Inc (3750023) supplies almost all of Keowee Key. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Seneca City of (Sc3710002) as seller) and serves 4,108 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. SC3750023.
4 home internet providers serve Keowee Key
100% of 1,725 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 19% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Keowee Key.
Pickens County Recycling Station
This isn’t Keowee Key’s own facility. Whether Keowee Key residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Keowee Key is in Oconee 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Keowee Key is unincorporated, so Oconee County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Keowee Key is in ZIP code 29676
ZIP codes where Keowee Key residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Keowee Key | ZIP’s residents in Keowee Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29676 | Salem, SC | 100% | 48% |
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 Keowee Key
Who supplies Keowee Key’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Keowee Key Utility System Inc (3750023) (EPA ID SC3750023). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Keowee Key?
Blue Ridge Electric Coop (Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Keowee Key?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Keowee Key?
29676. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Keowee Key in?
Oconee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Keowee Key?
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 Oconee 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.