Who owns which pipe in Taylors
Taylors has never been a city. Voters turned down incorporation in 1963 and again in a 2005 referendum, so there is no city hall behind your plumbing. Three bodies touch a typical house instead, and the right first call depends on where the water or sewage is.
Water comes from Greenville Water, which bought the old Taylors water system in the mid-1960s. Greenville Water maintains the line up to the outlet side of the meter. The line leaving the meter belongs to you. A wet patch on the street side is a utility call, and one on the house side is a job for a water service line repair.
Sewer collection belongs to Taylors Fire and Sewer District, which covers about 16 square miles and collects only. Where its pipe ends and your lateral begins is a question for the district, so ask before paying for a dig. A camera run through the cleanout shows which side holds the break.
Who to call first for each Taylors problem
Use this as a quick sorting guide. Dispatch can help you decide when the answer is unclear.
| Problem | First call | Plumber's part |
|---|---|---|
| Water running at or before the meter | Greenville Water, (864) 241-6000 | Confirm nothing is leaking on the house side |
| Wet ground or low pressure after the meter | A licensed plumber | Locate and repair the service line |
| Sewage in the yard near the street | Taylors Fire and Sewer District, (864) 244-5596 | Camera the lateral to see which side failed |
| Slow drains or a backup inside the house | A licensed plumber | Clear the line and inspect it |
| Questions about a plumbing permit | Greenville County Planning and Codes Compliance, 864-467-7060 | A licensed contractor files the application |
Numbers come from each agency's published listings and can change.
What January and rainy weeks do to Taylors pipes
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg January normals show an average low of 32.1 F and 16 days at or below 32 F. That is plenty to freeze an exposed line in an unheated crawlspace or along an exterior wall. A January 2026 Taylors community checklist gives two cheap steps: drip faucets on exterior walls and find your shutoff valve before you need it.
Rain adds a second pattern. The same NWS office puts the annual total at roughly 47 inches. Saturated ground pushes groundwater into cracked sewer laterals, so drains that run slower after storms point to the lateral, not the sink trap. Drain cleaning clears the symptom, and a camera finds the cause.
Before the plumber reaches your Taylors address
Take these steps while you wait, in this order.
Find the main shutoff
Look near the meter box or where the line enters the house. Turn a round handle clockwise until it stops, or turn a lever handle a quarter turn.
Kill power near water
If water reaches outlets, appliances or the water heater, switch off those breakers from a dry spot.
Stop sending water down the drain
Every sink, shower and washer feeds the same blocked line, so pause them all during a backup.
Gas smell means leave
Walk outside and call 911 or the gas utility first. Call a plumber only after you are clear of the building.
Then call (855) 575-2890. Tell dispatch your street, which fixtures are affected, and whether the water looks clear or dirty.
Houses platted along Wade Hampton Boulevard
Taylors grew from 1,518 people in 1950 to 23,222 in 2020. Subdivisions were platted along Wade Hampton Boulevard in the late 1950s, which makes many of those houses more than 65 years old. Homes of that era were often plumbed with galvanized steel supply lines and cast iron drains, and both corrode from the inside.
Rusty water at one tap, falling pressure, or drains that clog every few months can all point to aging pipe. A camera inspection of the drain line shows pipe condition before you spend money. If the camera finds widespread corrosion, a repipe can cost less over time than repeated patches.
Taylors Mill, the former Southern Bleachery and Print Works, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Industrial buildings like it often carry older drains, so any conversion work should start with a camera run.
Permits for Taylors plumbing come from the county
Because Taylors is unincorporated, Greenville County Planning and Codes Compliance handles permits, at 864-467-7060. The county lists plumbing as a permitted work item, applications go through eTrakit, and a South Carolina licensed contractor must submit, sign and pick up the application.
The county page does not name Taylors, so confirm your address with the office. Ask whether your job needs a permit before work starts. You can also check any plumber's residential license on the LLR online lookup, which the Residential Builders Commission maintains.
Source type: Greenville County permit page and SC LLR licensing pages.
The calls we expect from Taylors
Drain and lateral trouble leads the list, since aging lines and wet-season groundwater both work against them. For repeat clogs, hydro jetting scours grease and roots that a cable leaves behind. When a tank fails, water heater replacement is a same-day option when a crew is free.
Neighbors in Greer deal with a single utility for water and sewer, while Taylors splits them. If you live toward Greenville, our Greenville page covers that side.
Taylors plumbing questions
Taylors has one ZIP code, 29687. It covers Wade Hampton Boulevard through the heart of Taylors and the Enoree River area, and it reaches well past the census-designated place into neighboring areas. If your address uses 29687, call the 24/7 line and dispatch will confirm.
Yes. The 24/7 line at (855) 575-2890 is open at night, on weekends and on holidays. Dispatch asks what is happening, tells you what to shut off, and books a visit as soon as a plumber is free. No arrival time is promised.
Taylors Fire and Sewer District collects sewage in its service area, and it lists (864) 244-5596 with the county. We cannot tell from an address where its pipe ends and yours begins. Ask the district first, then have a camera run from the cleanout to see exactly where the problem sits.
Shut off the house cutoff valve. If the meter still moves, the leak sits between the meter and the house. You can also read the meter, wait at least 15 minutes without using water, and read it again. Greenville Water customer service is at (864) 241-6000.
Greenville County lists plumbing as a permitted work item and requires a licensed contractor to submit the application. Whether a specific repair needs one is for the county to say, so call 864-467-7060 before work starts.
Older construction usually does. Late 1950s houses and mill-era buildings can have galvanized supply and cast iron drains. A camera inspection and a pressure check tell us whether you need spot repairs or a larger repipe.