Photo: Bill shannon 2001 at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Ware Shoals, SC: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Ware Shoals comes from the Ware Shoals Town of (Sc2410003) water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Ware Shoals comes from Little River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ware Shoals, 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 Ware Shoals.
Power comes from Little River Electric Coop
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ware Shoals.
Start or move service: lreci.coop · (864) 366-2141
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ware Shoals Town of (Sc2410003) water system
The Ware Shoals Town of (Sc2410003) water system supplies Ware Shoals: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Greenwood Cpw (2410001) as seller) and serves 3,174 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC2410003.
6 home internet providers serve Ware Shoals
100% of 873 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 100% | 2,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 2,000/2,000 |
| PRTCommunications | Fiber | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ware Shoals’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ware Shoals.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ware Shoals is in Greenwood School District 51.
BSchool 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.
Ware Shoals is in ZIP code 29692
ZIP codes where Ware Shoals residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ware Shoals | ZIP’s residents in Ware Shoals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29692 | Ware Shoals, SC | 100% | 37% |
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 Ware Shoals
Who supplies Ware Shoals’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Ware Shoals Town of (Sc2410003) water system (EPA ID SC2410003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ware Shoals?
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Ware Shoals?
Vyve Broadband, Brightspeed, PRTCommunications, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ware Shoals?
29692. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ware Shoals in?
Greenwood School District 51.
How do I register to vote in Ware Shoals?
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 Greenwood 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.