Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pinewood, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pinewood comes from Black River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. FTC and Spectrum wire most of Pinewood, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pinewood, 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 Pinewood.
Power comes from Black River Electric Coop
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pinewood. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: blackriver.coop · (803) 469-8060
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pinewood Town of (Sc4310002) water system
The Pinewood Town of (Sc4310002) water system supplies Pinewood: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 455 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. SC4310002.
4 home internet providers serve Pinewood
100% of 281 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTC | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pinewood’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pinewood.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pinewood is in Sumter County Consolidated School District.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pinewood is in ZIP code 29125
ZIP codes where Pinewood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pinewood | ZIP’s residents in Pinewood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29125 | Pinewood, SC | 100% | 19% |
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 Pinewood
Who supplies Pinewood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pinewood Town of (Sc4310002) water system (EPA ID SC4310002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pinewood?
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pinewood?
FTC, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pinewood?
29125. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pinewood in?
Sumter County Consolidated School District.
How do I register to vote in Pinewood?
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 Sumter 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.