Pender County Utilities

If you’re moving to Pender County, here are the phone numbers you need for setting up or transferring utilities. Other important services are also included. If you think we’ve missed anyone, let us know.

Water/Sewer

Utilities Inc. - 800-525-7990
Pender County Utilities - 910-259-1570
Town of Surf City - 910-328-4131
Town of Topsail Beach - 910-328-5841

Garbage & Trash Pickup

Go Eco Disposal – 910-399-4400Waste Industries - 910-762-7563 

Electricity

Duke Energy – 800-452-2777 or 919-508-5400

Telephone

Bell South Telephone (Purchased by AT&T) - 888-757-6500

AT&T – 800-222-0300

Cable

Spectrum (Owned by Charter Communications) – 855-243-8892

Satellite

DirecTV – 888-777-2454

Dish Network – 855-743-8155

Natural Gas

Piedmont Natural Gas - 800-275-6264

Newspaper

Wilmington Star-News - 910-343-2391

School Registration

Pender County - 910-259-2187

Voters Registration

Pender Board of Elections - 910-259-2187

Driver’s License

781 US 117 South (Driver's License - Burgaw) - 910-259-2799

14687 US 17 N Hampstead Plaza (Vehicle Registration and License Plate - Hampstead) - 910-270-9010

If you're a client of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage, you can use the OneSource Solutions Concierge Service for setting up utilities.

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