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The McClellanville handbook

Living in McClellanville, SC: what to set up and who to call

Every home in McClellanville is in ZIP code 29458. For an emergency, Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 22.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in McClellanville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in McClellanville.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina

Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McClellanville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Awendaw Town of (Sc1010504) water system

The Awendaw Town of (Sc1010504) water system supplies McClellanville: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 713 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. SC1010504.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve McClellanville

99% of 426 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Home TelecomFiber99%5,000/5,000
TDS TelecomDSL, Fiber47%8,000/8,000
SpectrumFiber, Cable41%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have McClellanville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McClellanville.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

McClellanville kids go to
PK–545 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–822 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

McClellanville is in Charleston 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

McClellanville is in ZIP code 29458

ZIP codes where McClellanville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of McClellanvilleZIP’s residents in McClellanville
29458Mc Clellanville, SC100%24%
Area code843Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 McClellanville

Who supplies McClellanville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Awendaw Town of (Sc1010504) water system (EPA ID SC1010504). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in McClellanville?

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 McClellanville?

Home Telecom, TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in McClellanville?

29458. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is McClellanville in?

Charleston County School District.

How do I register to vote in McClellanville?

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 Charleston 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.