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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule. This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/11/2026
Source:
Minimum charge, includes water: $28.75/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $12.39/mo
Total: $41.14/mo

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Utility profile · SC

KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002) Water Rates

KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002) supplies water to about 6,000 people in Kingstree, South Carolina. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $41.14 in the main service area, 29% below the national average.

Rates effective 2025-07-21

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002)?

Monthly Rate

$41.14 / month
Read by AI from the official rate schedule ·

This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

How the bill adds up

Minimum charge
includes some water
$28.75
Water used
3,000 gal × $4.13/kgal
$12.39
Total $41.14

How does KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002)'s water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

Where does KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002) provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

Boundaries from the EPA Water System Service Areas dataset. Not all utilities have mapped boundaries.

Population Served

6,009

Municipalities served

Where does KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002)'s water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
SC4510002

Named intake/well source and interconnections (who this utility buys from or sells to) aren't captured yet — tracked separately for a future update.

Is water affordable for KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002)'s customers?

Annual bill as a share of median household income in the service area.

Water Burden

1.2% of income (annual)
of median area income · affordability threshold: 2%

We don't yet systematically track whether a utility offers income-based or sliding-scale pricing separate from its standard rates — tracked separately for a future update.

Where did this data come from?

This rate was extracted from KINGSTREE TOWN OF (SC4510002)'s published tariff document by an AI research agent, then checked against a validation checklist before publishing. See the full methodology for how every utility on this site is sourced and scored.

Provenance

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/11/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

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