Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Williamston, SC: what to set up and who to call
Power in Williamston comes from Little River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Williamston attend Anderson School District 1.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Williamston, 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 Williamston.
Power comes from Little River Electric Coop
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Williamston.
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 Williamston Town of (Sc0410010) water system
The Williamston Town of (Sc0410010) water system supplies almost all of Williamston. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Anderson Regional Joint WS (Sc0420011) as seller) and serves 6,693 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. SC0410010.
4 home internet providers serve Williamston
98% of 1,883 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 54% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Williamston’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Williamston.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Williamston is in Anderson School District 1.
A+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.
Williamston is in ZIP code 29697
ZIP codes where Williamston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Williamston | ZIP’s residents in Williamston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29697 | Williamston, SC | 100% | 30% |
A few homes fall in 29669.
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 Williamston
Who supplies Williamston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Williamston Town of (Sc0410010) water system (EPA ID SC0410010). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Williamston?
Little River Electric Coop (Little River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Williamston?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Williamston?
29697. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Williamston in?
Anderson School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Williamston?
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 Anderson 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.