Progressive Club, The · Photo: Cantbeatpie · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Kiawah Island, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Kiawah Island comes from Berkeley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Kiawah Island can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kiawah 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 Kiawah Island.
Power comes from Berkeley Electric Coop
Berkeley Electric Coop (Berkeley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kiawah Island. Its homes paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $187 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: berkeleyelectric.coop · (843) 884-7525
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kiawah Island Utility (Sc1010008)
Kiawah Island Utility (Sc1010008) supplies almost all of Kiawah Island. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists St John's Water (Sc1020002) as seller) and serves 9,550 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 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. SC1010008.
4 home internet providers serve Kiawah Island
100% of 3,133 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 74% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Kiawah Island is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kiawah Island, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)
- RecyclingEvery week, Wed
Kestrel Court Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Municipal Center
4475 Betsy Kerrison Parkway
From kiawahisland.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Kiawah Island is in Charleston County School District.
ASchool 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Kiawah Island is in ZIP code 29455
ZIP codes where Kiawah Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kiawah Island | ZIP’s residents in Kiawah Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29455 | Johns Island, SC | 100% | 7% |
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 Kiawah Island
Who supplies Kiawah Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kiawah Island Utility (Sc1010008) (EPA ID SC1010008). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kiawah Island?
Berkeley Electric Coop (Berkeley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kiawah Island?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kiawah Island?
29455. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kiawah Island in?
Charleston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Kiawah 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 Charleston 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: Kiawah Island’s own website (kiawahisland.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.