Living in Lake Secession, SC: what to set up and who to call
Lake Secession has no town government of its own, so Abbeville County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Abbeville County School District. Power in Lake Secession comes from Little River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Secession, 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 Lake Secession.
Power comes from Little River Electric Coop
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake Secession.
Start or move service: lreci.coop · (864) 366-2141
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bgwc Purdy Shores (0150014) water system
The Bgwc Purdy Shores (0150014) water system supplies Lake Secession: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Starr-Iva W/D (Sc0420005) as seller) and serves 268 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. SC0150014.
2 home internet providers serve Lake Secession
100% of 830 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 15% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Secession’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Secession.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Secession is in Abbeville 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lake Secession is unincorporated, so Abbeville County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Lake Secession spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Secession residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Secession | ZIP’s residents in Lake Secession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29655 | Iva, SC | 58% | 8% |
| 29620 | Abbeville, SC | 42% | 4% |
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 Lake Secession
Who supplies Lake Secession’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bgwc Purdy Shores (0150014) water system (EPA ID SC0150014). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Secession?
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Lake Secession?
West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Secession?
29655 (58%), 29620 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Secession in?
Abbeville County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Secession?
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 Abbeville 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.