Middleton Place · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Living in Summerville, SC: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Summerville goes to 29483 (49% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Summerville has its own library, Summerville Branch Library, at 76 Old Trolley Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Summerville, 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 Summerville.
Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina
Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Summerville. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: sceg.com · (800) 251-7234
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Summerville Cpw (Sc1810003) water system
The Summerville Cpw (Sc1810003) water system supplies Summerville: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lake Moultrie Regional WS (Sc0820008) as seller) and serves 81,750 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 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.9 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. SC1810003.
7 home internet providers serve Summerville
99% of 17,462 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 39% | 1,200/50 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 22% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Home Telecom | Fiber | 3% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Carolina Waste picks up trash in Summerville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Summerville, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper
- Catalogs
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper (including advertising supplements)
- Phone books
- Cardboard
- 12-pack beverage boxes
- Cereal boxes
- Corrugated cardboard
- Frozen food packages (TV dinner boxes)
- Juice boxes
- Shipping boxes (broken down and no larger than 3 feet)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check summervillesc.gov →
From summervillesc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Most of Summerville (76%) is in Dorchester School District 2; parts are in Berkeley County School District (20%) and Charleston County School District (4%).
B+School 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Summerville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Summerville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Summerville | ZIP’s residents in Summerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29483 | Summerville, SC | 49% | 44% |
| 29485 | Summerville, SC | 43% | 38% |
| 29456 | Ladson, SC | 7% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 29486, 29414. 29484 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Summerville
Who supplies Summerville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Summerville Cpw (Sc1810003) water system (EPA ID SC1810003). 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 0.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Summerville?
Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Summerville?
Spectrum, AT&T, WOW!, Xfinity, Home Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Summerville?
29483 (49%), 29485 (43%), 29456 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Summerville in?
Dorchester School District 2. Parts of the city are in Berkeley County School District and Charleston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Summerville?
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 Dorchester 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: Summerville’s own website (summervillesc.gov), read Oct 23, 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.