Greenville Utilities Commission
GUC provides electrical, water, sewer and natural gas services to customers in Greenville and surrounding communities in Pitt County. Address: 401 S. Greene St., Greenville. Phone: 752-7166. After hours and emergencies: 752-5627. Web: www.guc.com

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A utility crew sits outside of a substation on Old Tar Road as lightning strikes from a heavy storm that lights up the sky over Winterville.

Ayden
The town of Ayden provides electrical, water and sewer service to residents of Ayden and some customers in the surrounding community. Address: 4144 West Ave. Customer service: 746-7035. Web: www.ayden.com
Director of public works and utilities: Robert Sutton, 746-7081
Natural gas provided by Greenville Utilities, 752-7166; emergencies, 752-5627.

Bethel
The town of Bethel provides water and sewer service to residents of the town and to some customers outside the town limits. There is no natural gas service. Address: Utility Department, P.O. Box 337, Bethel. Phone: 825-9436. Web: www.bethelnc.org
Director public works: Todd Bullock
Electric service: Dominion Power, (888) 667-3000, or Edgecombe-Martin County Electric Membership Corp., 823-2171, emergencies, (800) 690-0657 (local), (800) 445-6486 (nonlocal).

Farmville
The town provides electrical, water and sewer service to residents of Farmville and some customers in surrounding areas. Address: Administrative office, 3672 N. Main St., or P.O. Box 86, Farmville, NC 27828. Phone: 753-3021 to report problems, 753-6718 for billing questions. Operations, 4455 W. Pine St., Phone: 753-7020. Web: www.farmville-nc.org
Water supervisor: Jeff Stancil
Electric supervisor: Marvin Bryan
Director of public works: David Lee Shackleford
Director of utilities: Don Riddle
Natural gas service: N.C. Natural Gas, (800) 275-6264

Fountain
The town provides electric, water and sewer service to Fountain residents and to some areas outside the town. There is no natural gas service. Address: P.O. Box 134, Fountain. Phone: 749-2881.
Utility supervisor: Billy Baker

Grimesland
The town of Grimesland provides water and sewer service to residents and to some customers just outside the town. There is no natural gas service. Phone: 752-6337
Public works director: Daniel K. Williams, 752-6337 or cell: 902-4666. In case of emergency: 752-5400
Electrical service: Progress Energy Carolinas, (800) 452-2777

Grifton
The town provides water and sewer service for customers in Grifton and a few in the outlying areas. There is no natural gas service. Address: 437-B Creekshore Drive, Grifton. Phone: 524-4081; or 524-5168.
Public works director: Robert Williams
Electrical service: Progress Energy Carolinas, (800) 452-2777 Web: www.grifton.com E-mail: grifton4u1@embarq.com

Winterville
The town provides electrical, water and sewer service for residents of Winterville and to some outlying subdivisions and rural customers. Address: P.O. Box 1459, Winterville. Phone: 756-2221. After-hours cell phone numbers: electric, 902-6328; water and sewer, 902-6327 Web: www.wintervillenc.com
Public works director: John Woods
Electric director: Mervin Taylor
Natural gas provided by Greenville Utilities Commission, 752-7166; emergencies, 752-5627.

Electrical service providers
• Progress Energy Carolinas: (800) 452-2777 www.progress-energy.com
• Dominion Power: (888) 667-3000 Web: www.dom.com/about/companies/ncpower
• Edgecombe-Martin County Electric Membership Corp.: 823-2171; emergencies, (800) 690-0657
• Pitt & Greene Electric Membership Corp.: 753-3128
• Greenville Utilities: 752-7166, after hours and emergencies 752-5627 Web: www.guc.com

Water corporations
• Eastern Pines Water Corp., 5442 Eastern Pines Road, Greenville, NC 27858. Phone: 752-7420
• Bell Arthur Water Corp., 2474 Bell Arthur Road, Greenville, NC 27834, 752-6252. Emergencies: 758-5926, 746-9909, 752-7765 and 753-5296 E-mail: bawater@earthlink.net
• Stokes Regional Water Corp., 3607 N.C. 30, Stokes, NC 27884. Phone: 757-7751