Newcomer Information


Education

Carolina Christian Academy
803-285-5565

Lancaster County Adult Education/Literacy
803-285-7660

Lancaster County School District Office
803-286-6972

Southside Early Childhood Center
803-283-3915

University of South Carolina Lancaster
(USCL) Main Office
803-313-7000

USCL Extended Graduate Campus:
Palmetto College
803-313-7143

Gregory Family YMCA
803-313-7102

York Tech – Indian Land Campus
803-396-3820

York Tech – Kershaw Campus
803-475-2418

GOVERNMENT

Lancaster County Governmental Complex
101 N. Main St., Lancaster, SC 29721

Administrator’s Office
803-285-1565

Animal Control
803-286-8103

Assessor’s Office
803-285-6964

Auditor’s Office
803-285-7424

Clerk of Court
803-285-1581

County Building & Zoning
803-285-1969

Family Court
803-285-6961

Litter Control
803-283-3388

Probate Judge
803-283-3379

Delinquent Taxes
803-283-8885

Treasurer’s Office
803-285-7939

Voter Registration
803-285-2969

City of Lancaster
803-286-8414

Town of Heath Springs
803-273-2066

Town of Kershaw
803-475-6065

LIBRARIES

Lancaster County Public Library
803-285-1502

Kershaw Branch
803-475-2609

Del Webb Branch Indian Land
803-548-9260

Newspapers

The Charlotte/York Observer
704-358-5000

The Gateway
803-283-1133

The Herald
803-329-4000

Kershaw News-Era
803-475-6096

The Lancaster News
803-283-1133

Radio Stations

WRHM-107.1 FM
803-283-2053

WRHI: 1340AM/94.3FM
803-324-1340

Health/hospitals

CMC-Waxhaw
704-667-6800

Lancaster County Health Department
803-286-9948

Lancaster County Social Services Department
803-286-6914

Springs Memorial Hospital
803-286-1214

In case of an emergency, dial 911.

Fire Department

City of Lancaster
803-283-4385

Lancaster County
803-283-8888

Lancaster County EMS (nonemergency)
803-283-4134

Police Department

City of Lancaster
803-283-1173

Sheriff’s Department Lancaster County
803-283-3388

Social Services

Christian Services
803-285-4444

HOPE for Lancaster
803-286-4673

Kershaw Area Community Resource Exchange
803-475-4173

Lancaster Children’s Home
803-286-5277

Lancaster County Council on Aging
803-285-6956

Lancaster County Red Cross
803-283-4072

United Way of Lancaster
803-283-8923

United Way Local Resource Assistance
Dial 211

Emergency, Disasters, Confidential 24/7

Women’s Enrichment Center
803-286-5900

Utilities
Cable/Telephone

Comporium

Lancaster
803-283-9011

Heath Springs
803-273-4275

Kershaw
803-475-2388

Electricity

Duke Energy
800-777-9898

Pageland
800-922-3486

Lynches River Electric Co-op., Inc.,
1104 W. McGregor St.

Natural Gas

Lancaster County Natural Gas Authority
803-285-2045

Indian Land
803-548-4777

Kershaw
803-475-6795

Water & Sewer

City of Lancaster Water Department
803-283-9991

Lancaster County Water and Sewer
803-285-6919

Additional Important Phone Numbers

Better Business Bureau
704-927-8611

Consumer Affairs
800-922-1594

Lancaster County Parks & Recreation
803-285-5545

Lancaster Post Office
803-286-6202

Fort Mill Post Office
803-548-4547

Heath Springs
803-273-4855

Indian Land
803-547-2771

Kershaw
803-475-8525

Recycling & Solid Waste
803-283-2101

South Carolina Department of Public Safety/
Motor Vehicles
803-286-4859

South Carolina Works
803-285-6966

Social Security Administration
877-626-9589

Veterans Affairs Office
803-283-2469

Major Credit Reporting Agencies

Experian
888-397-3742
PO Box 2104, Allen, TX 75013

Trans Union Corporation
800-888-4213
PO Box 1000, Chester, PA

Equifax Information Service Center
800-685-1111PO Box 105851, Atlanta, GA 30348

Annual Credit Report Request Service
877-322-8228
PO Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348