Living in Waterloo, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Waterloo comes from Laurens Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Waterloo.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waterloo, 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 Waterloo.
Power comes from Laurens Electric Coop
Laurens Electric Coop (Laurens Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Waterloo. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: laurenselectric.com · (800) 942-3141
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Laurens County W&s Comm (Sc3020001) water system
The Laurens County W&s Comm (Sc3020001) water system supplies Waterloo: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Greenville Water (Sc2310001) as seller) and serves 44,866 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–Jun 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. SC3020001.
2 home internet providers serve Waterloo
100% of 104 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Waterloo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waterloo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Waterloo is in Laurens School District 55.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Waterloo is in ZIP code 29384
ZIP codes where Waterloo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waterloo | ZIP’s residents in Waterloo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29384 | Waterloo, SC | 100% | 4% |
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 Waterloo
Who supplies Waterloo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Laurens County W&s Comm (Sc3020001) water system (EPA ID SC3020001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waterloo?
Laurens Electric Coop (Laurens Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Waterloo?
Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waterloo?
29384. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waterloo in?
Laurens School District 55.
How do I register to vote in Waterloo?
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 Laurens 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.