Pompion Hill Chapel · Photo: Frederick D. Nichols · Public domainLiving in Pimlico, SC: what to set up and who to call
Pimlico has no town government of its own, so Berkeley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Berkeley County School District. Power in Pimlico comes from Berkeley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pimlico, 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 Pimlico.
Power comes from Berkeley Electric Coop
Berkeley Electric Coop (Berkeley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pimlico. 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 Bcwsa Sangaree W/D (0820002)
Bcwsa Sangaree W/D (0820002) supplies Pimlico: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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) and Charleston Water System (Sc1010001) as sellers) and serves 95,345 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.5 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC0820002.
2 home internet providers serve Pimlico
100% of 527 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Telecom | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pimlico’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pimlico.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pimlico 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pimlico is unincorporated, so Berkeley 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.
Pimlico is in ZIP code 29461
ZIP codes where Pimlico residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pimlico | ZIP’s residents in Pimlico |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29461 | Moncks Corner, SC | 100% | 3% |
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 Pimlico
Who supplies Pimlico’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bcwsa Sangaree W/D (0820002) (EPA ID SC0820002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pimlico?
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 Pimlico?
Home Telecom, Xfinity (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pimlico?
29461. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pimlico in?
Berkeley County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pimlico?
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: 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.