Living in Lakewood, SC: what to set up and who to call
Lakewood has no town government of its own, so Sumter County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sumter County Consolidated School District. Power in Lakewood comes from Black River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lakewood, 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 Lakewood.
Power comes from Black River Electric Coop
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lakewood. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: blackriver.coop · (803) 469-8060
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bgwc Pocalla Development (Sc4350007) water system
The Bgwc Pocalla Development (Sc4350007) water system supplies Lakewood: about 15% of residents live in its service area. About 85% 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 327 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. SC4350007.
3 home internet providers serve Lakewood
100% of 1,225 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTC | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lakewood’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lakewood.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lakewood is in Sumter County Consolidated 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lakewood is unincorporated, so Sumter 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.
Lakewood is in ZIP code 29150
ZIP codes where Lakewood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lakewood | ZIP’s residents in Lakewood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29150 | Sumter, 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 Lakewood
Who supplies Lakewood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bgwc Pocalla Development (Sc4350007) water system (EPA ID SC4350007). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lakewood?
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lakewood?
FTC, Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lakewood?
29150. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lakewood in?
Sumter County Consolidated School District.
How do I register to vote in Lakewood?
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 Sumter 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.