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The Quinby handbook

Living in Quinby, SC: what to set up and who to call

Power in Quinby comes from Pee Dee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee, 2.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Quinby, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Quinby.

Electricity

Power comes from Pee Dee Electric Coop

Pee Dee Electric Coop (Pee Dee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Quinby.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Florence City of (Sc2110001) water system

The Florence City of (Sc2110001) water system supplies almost all of Quinby. It draws surface water (EPA lists Darlington County W&sa (Sc1620001) as seller) and serves 79,745 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s lower than 50% 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. SC2110001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Quinby

100% of 381 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable99%1,000/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL13%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless96%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Quinby’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Quinby.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Quinby or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Quinby kids go to
K–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Quinby is in Florence School District 1.

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Quinby is in ZIP code 29506

ZIP codes where Quinby residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of QuinbyZIP’s residents in Quinby
29506Florence, SC100%5%
Area code843Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Quinby

Who supplies Quinby’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Florence City of (Sc2110001) water system (EPA ID SC2110001). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Quinby?

Pee Dee Electric Coop (Pee Dee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Quinby?

Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Quinby?

29506. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Quinby in?

Florence School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Quinby?

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 Florence 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.