Pegues Place · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wallace, SC: what to set up and who to call
Wallace has no town government of its own, so Marlboro County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marlboro County School District. Marlboro County Library System, 11.7 miles away, is the closest library to Wallace.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wallace, 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 Wallace.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wallace. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $170 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 Wallace Water Company (Sc3420002)
Wallace Water Company (Sc3420002) supplies Wallace: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 34% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Bennettsville City of (Sc3410001) as seller) and serves 3,552 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. SC3420002.
6 home internet providers serve Wallace
100% of 444 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhill Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 24% | 1,000/1,000 |
| RiverStreet Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wallace’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wallace.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wallace is in Marlboro County 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Wallace is unincorporated, so Marlboro County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Wallace is in ZIP code 29596
ZIP codes where Wallace residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wallace | ZIP’s residents in Wallace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29596 | Wallace, SC | 100% | 36% |
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 Wallace
Who supplies Wallace’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wallace Water Company (Sc3420002) (EPA ID SC3420002). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wallace?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wallace?
Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, RiverStreet Networks, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wallace?
29596. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wallace in?
Marlboro County School District.
How do I register to vote in Wallace?
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 Marlboro 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.