Pelzer Manufacturing Company and Mill Village Historic District · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pelzer, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pelzer comes from Little River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Anderson School District 1 runs the public schools in Pelzer.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pelzer, 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 Pelzer.
Power comes from Little River Electric Coop
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pelzer.
Start or move service: lreci.coop · (864) 366-2141
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Greenville Water (Sc2310001)
Greenville Water (Sc2310001) supplies Pelzer: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 92% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 426,057 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC2310001.
4 home internet providers serve Pelzer
99% of 658 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 98% | 100/20 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pelzer’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pelzer.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pelzer is in Anderson School District 1.
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.
Pelzer is in ZIP code 29669
ZIP codes where Pelzer residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pelzer | ZIP’s residents in Pelzer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29669 | Pelzer, SC | 100% | 10% |
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 Pelzer
Who supplies Pelzer’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Greenville Water (Sc2310001) (EPA ID SC2310001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pelzer?
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Pelzer?
AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pelzer?
29669. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pelzer in?
Anderson School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Pelzer?
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 Anderson 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.