Lincoln County Department of Utilities – Water and Sewer
Lincoln County water service area
Population reference
49,693 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for NC0155035)
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Monthly volumetric water billing is indicated by the FY2025-26 fee schedule; the reviewed public pages did not expose one universal due-date day.
- Rate structure
- Monthly increasing-block residential water pricing. The FY2025-26 schedule sets a $25.24 minimum for 0-2,500 gallons, $5.95 per additional 1,000 gallons through 12,000 gallons, and $7.21 above 12,000 without drought restrictions. During voluntary restrictions the above-12,000 rate is $9.03, and during mandatory restrictions it is $14.45; the bulk-water rate is $10.10 per 1,000 gallons.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $40.11 per month for 5,000 gallons of in-county residential water under the FY2025-26 schedule: the $25.24 minimum plus 2,500 gallons at $5.95 per 1,000. A combined water-and-sewer estimate is not stated because the reviewed schedule’s sewer rows were not exposed in the public page excerpt.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Residential connection charges include a 3/4-inch water tap fee of $1,280, a $265 meter fee, and a $3,592.80 system-development fee in the FY2025-26 schedule; a routine account name-transfer fee was not exposed.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
North Carolina
44%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
4 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
57%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Meter reading
- New-account deposit
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Lincoln County Department of Utilities – Water and Sewer public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (NC0155035) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID NC0155035.