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The Kershaw handbook

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

Tap water in Kershaw comes from the Kershaw Town of (Sc2910003) water system, 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. Power in Kershaw comes from Lynches River Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kershaw, 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 Kershaw.

Electricity

Power comes from Lynches River Elec Coop

Lynches River Elec Coop (Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kershaw. Its homes paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across South Carolina).

Start or move service: lynchesriver.com · (800) 922-3486

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 Kershaw Town of (Sc2910003) water system

The Kershaw Town of (Sc2910003) water system supplies almost all of Kershaw. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lancaster County W&sd (Sc2920001) as seller) and serves 2,567 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. SC2910003.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Kershaw

100% of 812 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Comporium LancasterCable99%2,000/200
Windstream South CarolinaFiber, DSL98%2,000/2,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kershaw’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kershaw.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kershaw kids go to
PK–5Kershaw ElementaryLancaster County School District
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Kershaw is in Lancaster 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kershaw is in ZIP code 29067

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KershawZIP’s residents in Kershaw
29067Kershaw, SC100%17%
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 Kershaw

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

The Kershaw Town of (Sc2910003) water system (EPA ID SC2910003). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kershaw?

Lynches River Elec Coop (Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Kershaw?

Comporium Lancaster, Windstream South Carolina (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kershaw?

29067. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kershaw in?

Lancaster County School District.

How do I register to vote in Kershaw?

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 Lancaster 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.