Photo: Melikamp · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in North Myrtle Beach, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in North Myrtle Beach comes from South Carolina Public Service Authority, a state utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of North Myrtle Beach can choose between Spectrum and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North 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 North 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 North 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 N Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610011) water system
The N Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610011) water system supplies North Myrtle Beach: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 Conway Rural (Sc2620001) and Gsw&sa (Sc2620004) and Gsw&sa-Myrtle Beach (Sc2620009) as sellers) and serves 43,883 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 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. SC2610011.
6 home internet providers serve North Myrtle Beach
99% of 14,176 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 63% | 5,000/5,000 |
| HTC | Fiber, DSL, Cable | 26% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in North Myrtle Beach depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Myrtle Beach, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on nmb.maps.arcgis.com
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City Solid Waste Transfer Station
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
- Sun7 am–noon
Cost: Residential Roll Cart Service $26.00 per month (effective July 1, 2026)
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Paperboard
- Plastic containers and bottles
- Steel cans
From nmb.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 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.
North 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.
North Myrtle Beach spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Myrtle Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Myrtle Beach | ZIP’s residents in North Myrtle Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29582 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 97% | 97% |
| 29566 | Little River, SC | 1% | 1% |
| 29572 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 29568. 29597, 29598 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 North Myrtle Beach
Who supplies North Myrtle Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The N Myrtle Beach City of (Sc2610011) water system (EPA ID SC2610011). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North 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 North Myrtle Beach?
Spectrum, Frontier, HTC, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Myrtle Beach?
29582 (97%), 29566 (1%), 29572 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Myrtle Beach in?
Horry County School District.
How do I register to vote in North 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: North Myrtle Beach’s own website (nmb.us), 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.