Aiken County, covering more than 1,000 square miles, is one of the largest geographic counties in the state and has a population of more than 150,000. Edgefield County's population is more than 25,000.
Region Profile

Utilities

Water

  • Municipal Systems
  • Special Purpose Districts

Electricity

  • Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

Natural Gas

  •  South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

Telephone

  • AT&T
  • GTE South
  • Pond Branch Telephone Company
  • Ridge Telephone Company
  • Williston Telephone Company

Cellular Telephone

  • Alltel Corporation
  • AT&T
  • Atlantic Broadband
  • Sprint Nextel Corporation
  • SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc.
  • T-Mobile USA
  • Verizon Communications, Inc.

Public Teleconferencing Capabilities

  • Aiken Technical College
  • University of South Carolina-Aiken

Aiken County Wastewater Treatment 

  • Aiken County Public Service Authority
  • Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
    • Capacity                                                            20.00 MGD
    • Average Use                                                    10.00 MGD

Edgefield County Wastewater Treatment 

  • Edgefield County Water & Sewer Authority
    • Capacity                                                            8.00 MGD
    • Average Use                                                     5.00 MGD
 

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