Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Moncks Corner, SC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Moncks Corner comes from the Moncks Corner City of (Sc0810001) water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb. Power in Moncks Corner comes from Berkeley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Moncks Corner, 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 Moncks Corner.
Power comes from Berkeley Electric Coop
Berkeley Electric Coop (Berkeley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Moncks Corner. Its homes paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $187 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: berkeleyelectric.coop · (843) 884-7525
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Moncks Corner City of (Sc0810001) water system
The Moncks Corner City of (Sc0810001) water system supplies Moncks Corner: about 68% of residents live in its service area. Bcwsa Sangaree W/D (0820002) serves another 28%. About 24% 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 Lake Moultrie Regional WS (Sc0820008) as seller) and serves 8,956 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 61% 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. SC0810001.
5 home internet providers serve Moncks Corner
100% of 5,799 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Telecom | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 78% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Moncks Corner depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Moncks Corner, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on monckscornersc.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Wed
From monckscornersc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-08-31, 2024-11-13, 2026-02-24, 2026-08-20. 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.
Moncks Corner is in Berkeley 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.
Moncks Corner is in ZIP code 29461
ZIP codes where Moncks Corner residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Moncks Corner | ZIP’s residents in Moncks Corner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29461 | Moncks Corner, SC | 100% | 31% |
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 Moncks Corner
Who supplies Moncks Corner’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Moncks Corner City of (Sc0810001) water system (EPA ID SC0810001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Moncks Corner?
Berkeley Electric Coop (Berkeley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Moncks Corner?
Home Telecom, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Moncks Corner?
29461. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Moncks Corner in?
Berkeley County School District.
How do I register to vote in Moncks Corner?
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 Berkeley 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: Moncks Corner’s own website (monckscornersc.gov), 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.