Photo: Evanoco · CC BY 4.0Living in Winnsboro, SC: what to set up and who to call
Winnsboro runs its own electric utility, Town of Winnsboro. The Winnsboro Town of (2010001) water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winnsboro, 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 Winnsboro.
Power comes from Town of Winnsboro
Town of Winnsboro (Town of Winnsboro - (SC)), a municipal utility, serves 95.5% of Winnsboro residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Winnsboro Town of (2010001) water system
The Winnsboro Town of (2010001) water system supplies Winnsboro: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 10,391 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–Dec 2025, was 12.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. SC2010001.
6 home internet providers serve Winnsboro
93% of 1,536 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TruVista Communications | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 500/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 74% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 40% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Winnsboro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Winnsboro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Winnsboro is in Fairfield County School District.
C+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Winnsboro is in ZIP code 29180
ZIP codes where Winnsboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winnsboro | ZIP’s residents in Winnsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29180 | Winnsboro, SC | 100% | 26% |
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 Winnsboro
Who supplies Winnsboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Winnsboro Town of (2010001) water system (EPA ID SC2010001). 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 12.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Winnsboro?
Town of Winnsboro (Town of Winnsboro - (SC)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Winnsboro?
Spectrum, TruVista Communications, Frontier, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winnsboro?
29180. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winnsboro in?
Fairfield County School District.
How do I register to vote in Winnsboro?
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 Fairfield 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.