Bleak Hall Plantation Outbuildings · Photo: Race2Beach - Sara Dean · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Seabrook Island, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Seabrook Island comes from Berkeley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Seabrook Island: the closest is Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital, 17.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Seabrook Island, 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 Seabrook Island.
Power comes from Berkeley Electric Coop
Berkeley Electric Coop (Berkeley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Seabrook Island. 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 Seabrook Island Town of (1010009) water system
The Seabrook Island Town of (1010009) water system supplies almost all of Seabrook Island. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists St John's Water (Sc1020002) as seller) and serves 5,939 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. SC1010009.
3 home internet providers serve Seabrook Island
100% of 1,777 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 42% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Seabrook Island’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Seabrook Island.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Seabrook Island is in Charleston County School District.
ASchool 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Seabrook Island is in ZIP code 29455
ZIP codes where Seabrook Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Seabrook Island | ZIP’s residents in Seabrook Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29455 | Johns Island, SC | 100% | 7% |
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 Seabrook Island
Who supplies Seabrook Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Seabrook Island Town of (1010009) water system (EPA ID SC1010009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Seabrook Island?
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 Seabrook Island?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Seabrook Island?
29455. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Seabrook Island in?
Charleston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Seabrook Island?
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 Charleston 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.