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The York handbook

Living in York, SC: what to set up and who to call

Power in York comes from York Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. York has its own library, York Public Library, at 21 East Liberty Street.

I’m new in town

What to set up in York, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in York.

Electricity

Power comes from York Electric Coop

York Electric Coop (York Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of York. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across South Carolina).

Start or move service: yorkelectric.net · (803) 684-4248

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from York City of (Sc4610001) water system

The York City of (Sc4610001) water system supplies almost all of York. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists York County West WD (Sc4620003) as seller) and serves 11,137 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC4610001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve York

100% of 3,716 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ComporiumCable, Fiber99%5,000/5,000
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless95%5,000/5,000
SpectrumFiber, Cable5%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have York’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in York.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

York kids go to
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8York MiddleYork School District 1
9–12York Comprehensive HighYork School District 1

York is in York School District 1.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

York is in ZIP code 29745

ZIP codes where York residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of YorkZIP’s residents in York
29745York, SC100%26%
Area code803Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 York

Who supplies York’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The York City of (Sc4610001) water system (EPA ID SC4610001). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in York?

York Electric Coop (York Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve York?

Comporium, AT&T, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in York?

29745. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is York in?

York School District 1.

How do I register to vote in York?

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 York 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.