Utlilities
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| Both private companies and governmental agencies provide utility services to the Metro area. Services can be subscribed to by phone or in person. TELEPHONE SERVICE • Bellsouth provides telephone service to customers in most of Charleston and Dorchester counties, in addition to rural areas located in Berkeley County. • Deposits for home telephone services can vary depending on your individual credit rating and type of services ordered. Often deposits are waived for customers with an excellent payment record with a previous phone carrier. • To place an order for residential service with Bellsouth, contact 780-2355. SEVERAL REGIONAL CARRIERS PROVIDE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO OUTLYING AREAS: HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. 579 Stoney Landing Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 – 761.9166 (Area includes most of Berkeley County and portions of Dorchester County) TDS TELECOM – MCCLELLANVILLE 1130 Hwy. 45, McClellanville, SC 29458 – 887.3201 (Area includes McClellanville and Awendaw) TDS TELECOM– ST. STEPHEN 3897 Byrnes Dr., P.O. Box 128, St. Stephen, SC 29479 – 567.3111 (Area includes Bonneau, Pineville, and St. Stephen) return to top |
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| • Municipalities provide garbage disposal to homes in the Metro region. • The cost of disposal is levied in your taxes or included in water and sewer service fees. • Several isolated rural areas depend on private garbage collection services. CONTACT THE FOLLOWING CITY AND TOWN DEPARTMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES: City of Charleston Public Service Department – 724.3754 Berkeley County Water & Sanitation – 761.8817 Hanahan Public Works & Sanitation Department – 529.3413 Isle of Palms Office of Public Works – 886.8956 James Island Public Service Department – 795.9060 Mt. Pleasant Public Service Department – 849.2022 City of North Charleston Public Works & Sanitation – 745.1026 St. Andrew’s Public Service District Commission – 556.6310 Sullivan’s Island Town Hall – 883.3198 Summerville Street Department – 871.6000 return to top |
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| BERKELEY COUNTY Berkeley County Water & Sanitation Authority – 843.572.4400 City of Goose Creek – 843.824.2200 Jamestown Water Department – 843.257.2233 Moncks Corner Water Works – 843.719.7900 Town of St. Stephen – 843.567.3597 CHARLESTON COUNTY Charleston Commissioners of Public Works – 843.727.6800 Folly Beach Water Department – 843.588.2447 Isle of Palms Water Company – 843.886.6148 Mt. Pleasant Waterworks & Sewer Commission – 843.884.9626 St. Johns Water Company – 843.559.0186 Sullivan’s Island Water Department, Town Hall – 843.883.3947 DORCHESTER COUNTY Dorchester County Water Authority – 843.875.0140 Dorchester County Water & Sewer – 843.832.0070 St. George Water & Sewer Department – 843.563.3321 Summerville Water Department – 843.871.0810 return to top |
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| Berkeley Electric Cooperative – 572.5454 Edisto Electric Cooperative – 563.3292 Santee Cooper – 761.7010 South Carolina Electric & Gas – 554.7234 return to top |
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RECYCLING, CALL: Berkeley County Government Office – 723.3800 or 572.4400 Charleston County Solid Waste and Recycling – 720.7111 Dorchester County Recycling – 832.0074 return to top |
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| Berkeley County Family YMCA – 761.9622 Jenkins Orphanage Administration – 744.2429 Jewish Community Center – 571.6565 Lowcountry Children’s Center – 723.3600 South Carolina Guardian Ad Litem – 958.4350 South Santee Community Center – 546.2789 Summerville YMCA – 871.9622 Charleston YMCA, 61 Cannon St. – 577.9622 Charleston YWCA, 701 E. Bay St. – 805.6264 return to top |
