Photo: w:User:Isipeoria · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Myrtle Beach, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Myrtle Beach comes from South Carolina Public Service Authority, a state utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Myrtle Beach is Carolina Forest Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Myrtle Beach, 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 Myrtle Beach.
Power comes from South Carolina Public Service Authority
South Carolina Public Service Authority (South Carolina Public Service Authority), a state utility, serves all of Myrtle Beach. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610001) water system
The Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610001) water system supplies Myrtle Beach: about 94% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Gsw&sa (Sc2620004) and Gsw&sa-Myrtle Beach (Sc2620009) as sellers) and serves 49,375 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 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower 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. SC2610001.
6 home internet providers serve Myrtle Beach
99% of 15,585 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| HTC | Fiber, DSL, Cable | 53% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 33% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Myrtle Beach is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Myrtle Beach, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on cityofmyrtlebeach.com
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Jake Abraham Transfer Station
3221 Mr. Joe White Avenue, Myrtle Beach, SC
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Pourable Plastic Bottles and Jugs – #1 and # 2 Plastics Only
- Aluminum and Tin Cans
- Cardboard Boxes (Remove All Packaging and Tape)
- Catalogs, Magazines and Newspapers
- Corrugated Cardboard and Paper Bags (Clean; Not Greasy)
- Empty Aerosol Cans (No Caps)
- Glass bottles and Jars (Remove Lids)
- Office Paper, School Paper and Junk Mail
- Paperback Books and Telephone Books
From cityofmyrtlebeach.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.
Myrtle Beach is in Horry County School District.
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.
Myrtle Beach spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Myrtle Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Myrtle Beach | ZIP’s residents in Myrtle Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29577 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 78% | 82% |
| 29572 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 19% | 64% |
| 29579 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 2% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 29588. 29578, 29587 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 Myrtle Beach
Who supplies Myrtle Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610001) water system (EPA ID SC2610001). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Myrtle Beach?
South Carolina Public Service Authority (South Carolina Public Service Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Myrtle Beach?
Spectrum, HTC, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Myrtle Beach?
29577 (78%), 29572 (19%), 29579 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Myrtle Beach in?
Horry County School District.
How do I register to vote in Myrtle Beach?
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 Horry 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: Myrtle Beach’s own website (cityofmyrtlebeach.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.