Plumbers in Belews Creek, NC

Lake country in northeastern Forsyth

Belews Creek is an unincorporated community in Belews Creek Township, northeastern Forsyth County, about 14 miles from downtown Winston-Salem in a straight line; Kernersville is the nearest larger town. It began as Belews Creek Mill and has had a post office since 1831. Its 27009 ZIP, home to about 2,900 people, is roughly 85% in Forsyth and 15% in Stokes County. Belews Lake, which Duke Energy built in 1973 as the cooling lake for its coal-fired Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, defines much of the area.

Wells and onsite wastewater are the norm

Unlike Winston-Salem, there is no assumption of city water here. A City-County planning staff report for a subdivision on Van Hoy Road near Fagg Farm Road, next to Belews Lake, found no Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities water or sewer at the site, though Town of Stokesdale water, which the utility supplies wholesale, was available to it. The same report says public sewer is not available near the lake and should not be extended into the area, so homes there are not on municipal sewer and use private onsite wastewater systems.

Near the steam station, Duke Energy provided permanent replacement water supplies, either public water hookups or filtration systems, to eligible households around its coal ash basins; state regulators reported that work complete in October 2018. For addresses that are on utility water, the 2025 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities report applies. Private wells are not covered by any utility report, so the owner is responsible for testing.

Housing and heating

Census figures for the broader Belews Creek area put the median home at 1994, with about 28% built before 1980. In ZIP 27009, about 85% of homes heat with electricity, roughly 7% with propane and only about 2% with utility gas. Many water heaters here are electric or propane, and a well pump losing power or a pressure tank losing its charge is a common reason for a no-water call.

Permits and gas

For the Forsyth side, plumbing permits come from the joint Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Inspections Division, which covers unincorporated Forsyth County; the Stokes County part of the ZIP may fall under a different office. Piedmont Natural Gas holds the county franchise, but its mains reach few streets here. With propane or natural gas, a gas smell means leaving the house and calling 911 or your gas supplier from outside.

Making the call

Tell us if you are on a well, whether you have a pressure tank, and whether you have water at all. You will be connected with an independent plumber who works in the Belews Creek area and who arranges the visit and price with you.