Photo: Nicholemacgregor · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lexington, SC: what to set up and who to call
For recycling, Lexington has River Chase Collection and Recycling Center; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 7 am–7 pm, Sun 3 pm–7 pm. Lexington has its own library, Lexington County Public Library System, at 5440 Augusta Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lexington, 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 Lexington.
Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina
Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lexington. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: sceg.com · (800) 251-7234
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lexington Town of (3210001) water system
The Lexington Town of (3210001) water system supplies Lexington: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 West Columbia City of (Sc3210004) and Joint Municipal WSC (Sc3220003) as sellers) and serves 24,284 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 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC3210001.
9 home internet providers serve Lexington
99% of 8,430 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Windstream South Carolina | DSL, Fiber | 75% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 58% | 25/3 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 48% | 2,000/2,000 |
| lumos | Fiber | 25% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Comporium Midlands CLEC | Fiber, DSL | 17% | 8,000/8,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lexington
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lexington, from the town’s own site.
River Chase Collection and Recycling Center
- Mon7 am–7 pm
- Wed7 am–7 pm
- Fri7 am–7 pm
- Sat7 am–7 pm
- Sun3 pm–7 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Newspaper inserts
- Magazines
- Fax sheets
- Phone books
- Aluminum cans
- Brown paper bags
- Catalogs
- Tin and steel cans
- File folders
- Junk mail
- Envelopes
- Milk, juice and soup cartons
From lexsc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lexington (99%) is in Lexington School District 1.
A−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.
Lexington is in ZIP code 29072
ZIP codes where Lexington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lexington | ZIP’s residents in Lexington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29072 | Lexington, SC | 100% | 36% |
A few homes fall in 29073. 29071 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Lexington
When is the River Chase Collection and Recycling Center open?
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 7 am–7 pm; Sun 3 pm–7 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check lexsc.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Lexington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lexington Town of (3210001) water system (EPA ID SC3210001). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lexington?
Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lexington?
Spectrum, Windstream South Carolina, AT&T, Ripple Fiber, lumos, Comporium Midlands CLEC (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lexington?
29072. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lexington in?
Lexington School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Lexington?
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 Lexington 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: Lexington’s own website (lexsc.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.