Living in Newtown, SC: what to set up and who to call
Newtown has no town government of its own, so Dillon County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Dillon School District 4. Tap water in most of Newtown comes from the Dillon City of (Sc1710001) 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newtown, 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 Newtown.
Power comes from Pee Dee Electric Coop
Pee Dee Electric Coop (Pee Dee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Newtown.
Start or move service: peedeeelectric.com · (866) 747-0060
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dillon City of (Sc1710001) water system
The Dillon City of (Sc1710001) water system supplies Newtown: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Trico Water Company (Sc1720001) serves another 40%. About 6% 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 6,998 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 62% 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. SC1710001.
3 home internet providers serve Newtown
99% of 364 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Newtown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newtown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newtown is in Dillon School District 4.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Newtown is unincorporated, so Dillon County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Newtown is in ZIP code 29536
ZIP codes where Newtown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newtown | ZIP’s residents in Newtown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29536 | Dillon, SC | 100% | 5% |
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 Newtown
Who supplies Newtown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dillon City of (Sc1710001) water system (EPA ID SC1710001). 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 Newtown?
Pee Dee Electric Coop (Pee Dee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Newtown?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newtown?
29536. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newtown in?
Dillon School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Newtown?
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 Dillon 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.