Burdette Building · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Simpsonville, SC: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Simpsonville is Simpsonville Recycling and Residential Waste Collection Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Most homes in Simpsonville have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Simpsonville, 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 Simpsonville.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Simpsonville. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 a month (its average across South Carolina).
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 Simpsonville: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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.
7 home internet providers serve Simpsonville
98% of 8,969 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 69% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 44% | 25/3 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 34% | 2,000/2,000 |
| WOW! | Fiber | 17% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Simpsonville depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Simpsonville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Simpsonville Residential Waste & Recycling Center
517 Hipps Road, Simpsonville, S.C. 29680
Conestee Park
840 Mauldin Road, Mauldin 29607
From simpsonville.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-10-09, 2026-06-01, 2026-06-01T14:45:48+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Simpsonville is in Greenville 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.
Simpsonville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Simpsonville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Simpsonville | ZIP’s residents in Simpsonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29681 | Simpsonville, SC | 55% | 20% |
| 29680 | Simpsonville, SC | 45% | 30% |
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 Simpsonville
Who supplies Simpsonville’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 Simpsonville?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Simpsonville?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Ripple Fiber, WOW!, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Simpsonville?
29681 (55%), 29680 (45%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Simpsonville in?
Greenville County School District.
How do I register to vote in Simpsonville?
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 Greenville 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: Simpsonville’s own website (simpsonville.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.