Photo: BeaufortTiger · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Walterboro, SC: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Walterboro is in ZIP code 29488. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Walterboro.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Walterboro, 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 Walterboro.
Power comes from Dominion Energy South Carolina
Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Walterboro. 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 Walterboro City of (1510004) water system
The Walterboro City of (1510004) water system supplies almost all of Walterboro. It draws ground water and serves 11,829 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. SC1510004.
7 home internet providers serve Walterboro
100% of 2,400 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Palmetto Telephone Communications | Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 55% | 10/1 |
| Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Walterboro depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Walterboro, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on walterborosc.org →
From walterborosc.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-03-03, 2025-05-28. 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.
Walterboro is in Colleton County School District.
DSchool 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.
Walterboro is in ZIP code 29488
ZIP codes where Walterboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Walterboro | ZIP’s residents in Walterboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29488 | Walterboro, SC | 100% | 25% |
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 Walterboro
Who supplies Walterboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Walterboro City of (1510004) water system (EPA ID SC1510004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Walterboro?
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 Walterboro?
Xfinity, Palmetto Telephone Communications, Frontier, Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Walterboro?
29488. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Walterboro in?
Colleton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Walterboro?
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 Colleton 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: Walterboro’s own website (walterborosc.org), 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.