Photo: Calatayudboy · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lancaster, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lancaster comes from Lynches River Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Lancaster is closest to MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, 0.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
Power comes from Lynches River Elec Coop
Lynches River Elec Coop (Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lancaster. 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.
Water comes from Lancaster City of (Sc2910001) water system
The Lancaster City of (Sc2910001) water system supplies Lancaster: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 Lancaster County W&sd (Sc2920001) as seller) and serves 14,074 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. SC2910001.
3 home internet providers serve Lancaster
100% of 3,458 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comporium Lancaster | Cable, Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lancaster depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lancaster, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on lancastercitysc.com →
Lancaster Drop-off
- Mon6:30 am–3 pm
- Tue6:30 am–3 pm
- Wed6:30 am–3 pm
- Thu6:30 am–3 pm
- Fri6:30 am–3 pm
From lancastercitysc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Lancaster 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.
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.
Lancaster is in ZIP code 29720
ZIP codes where Lancaster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lancaster | ZIP’s residents in Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29720 | Lancaster, SC | 100% | 17% |
29721, 29722 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Lancaster
Who supplies Lancaster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lancaster City of (Sc2910001) water system (EPA ID SC2910001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lancaster?
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 Lancaster?
Comporium Lancaster, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
29720. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lancaster in?
Lancaster County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lancaster?
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: Lancaster’s own website (lancastercitysc.com), read Oct 21, 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.