Moving companies in West Columbia, SC.

Local services and rules

Moving to West Columbia: who to call and what the city asks.

West Columbia is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina. Animal control is handled by a full-time officer in the city police department. Complaints to code compliance are typically investigated on the day they are received.

Water and sewer at City Hall

The city runs water and sewer as one consolidated system under the control of City Council. A new resident applies for water and sewer service at City Hall, 200 North 12th Street, West Columbia.

Homeowners applying for service provide proof of ownership, and tenants provide a copy of their lease agreement. Most residential water and sewer customers are billed every other month.

Accounts served outside the city limits need a signed annexation agreement from the property owner.

Boil water advisories are communicated by phone call to the number given to customer service when the water account is opened. A second call comes when the advisory is lifted.

Sanitation Department pick-up and recycling rules

The city Sanitation Department arranges accessible pick-up for residents who cannot take garbage and recycling to the roadside.

City recycling rules call for emptied, flattened containers and flattened cardboard and cartons, with plastic lids left on plastic bottles.

Items placed on the street in a recycling bin or cart become city property, and taking them is a misdemeanor under a city ordinance.

Leaves and other debris are not to be dumped into storm drainage catch basins.

Lexington School District Two registration

Lexington School District Two enrolls students online, where parents upload the required documents. Registration in Lexington Two takes two proofs of residency and a photo ID.

Only a parent or legal guardian can register a student, and the student must live with that parent or guardian.

Student Services at the District Education Center, 3205 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, helps families who lack proofs of residency in their own name.

Code compliance, blight removal and business licenses

Code compliance enforces city codes on abandoned vehicles, debris, public nuisance violations, signage, land use, habitable structures and business licenses.

The city blight removal program works with property owners to clear underbrush, debris and trash from properties.

Every person engaging in business within the city limits must hold a business license, and operating without one brings penalties.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport and downtown Columbia

Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) and downtown Columbia are minutes from West Columbia.