Landrum grew up around a railroad depot in 1880, on land John Gill Landrum gave for it, and it still reads like a depot town. The downtown sits at US 176 and SC 14, the older houses are within walking distance of it, and the foothills rise to the north and west. I-26 runs just east of the city, and the North Carolina line is a few minutes up the road.
Two utility details set Landrum apart from the rest of Spartanburg County. Natural gas here comes from Greer CPW, not Piedmont Natural Gas, because Greer CPW's territory runs north all the way to the city. And the tap water comes from Spartanburg Water's separate Landrum plant, which treats creek water from Hogback Creek and Vaughn's Creek in Greenville County instead of the Lake Bowen and Lake Blalock supply most of the county drinks.
For you, that means gas emergencies, meters and new service requests go to Greer CPW, and water and sewer bills go to Spartanburg Water. Everything on the house side of either meter belongs to the homeowner, and that is the part we work on: the gas piping to your appliances, the water heater, the supply lines and the drains.
Landrum at a glance
- Natural gas
- Greer CPW. Greer CPW's gas territory reaches north to Landrum; farms and houses on back roads past the mains run on propane or electric.
- Water
- Spartanburg Water (Landrum plant)
- Sewer
- Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District in town; septic outside
- Permits
- City of Landrum (start at City Hall); Spartanburg County Building Codes outside city limits
- Housing
- Railroad-era houses and bungalows around downtown, mid-century ranches, and newer homes and horse properties in the foothills.
Plumbing and gas in Landrum: what to know
Greer CPW is your gas utility
If you smell gas or need a meter looked at, Greer CPW is the call in Landrum, not Piedmont. When you add a gas range, a tankless water heater or gas logs, the new load has to be sized against the meter and the existing pipe. A tankless unit can draw more gas than the furnace, and a line sized decades ago for a furnace and a tank heater often cannot carry both.
Creek-fed water and dry summers
The Landrum plant draws from creeks without a big reservoir behind them, and in a severe drought Spartanburg Water has asked Landrum customers to cut back. A running toilet flapper or a dripping hose bib can waste a surprising amount over a month, so the small fixes count for more here when the creeks run low.
Old pipe near downtown
Houses from the early 1900s through the 1950s often still have galvanized steel water lines, which rust from the inside until the far bathroom gets a trickle. Cast iron drain lines crack along the bottom where water sits. When one section fails, look at the rest of that run before you choose between a patch and a repipe.
Long yard lines on foothill lots
Outside the city, homes sit far back from the road, so the water service line from the meter can be long, and every foot of it past the meter is yours. SC811 is free and required before digging, but it marks only the utility-owned lines up to the meter. Private water, gas and sewer lines in the yard need locating before anyone puts a shovel in.