Photo: KKing123 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in McBee, SC: what to set up and who to call
In McBee, trash day is Friday (Waste Connections collects). Power in McBee comes from Lynches River Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McBee, 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 McBee.
Power comes from Lynches River Elec Coop
Lynches River Elec Coop (Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of McBee. 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 Mcbee Town of (Sc1310004) water system
The Mcbee Town of (Sc1310004) water system supplies McBee: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Alligator Rural Water (Sc1320004) as seller) and serves 1,239 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 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. SC1310004.
4 home internet providers serve McBee
100% of 384 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhill Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in McBee is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McBee, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From townofmcbeesc.com, 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.
McBee is in Chesterfield County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
McBee is in ZIP code 29101
ZIP codes where McBee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McBee | ZIP’s residents in McBee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29101 | Mc Bee, SC | 100% | 27% |
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 McBee
Who supplies McBee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mcbee Town of (Sc1310004) water system (EPA ID SC1310004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McBee?
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 McBee?
Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McBee?
29101. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McBee in?
Chesterfield County School District.
How do I register to vote in McBee?
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 Chesterfield 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: McBee’s own website (townofmcbeesc.com), 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.