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Payment channels

Pay City of Greensboro Water Resources Department

Use the provider’s verified online, telephone, mail, or counter instructions. Check the final confirmation screen for the amount, processing date, and any transaction fee before submitting.

Primary online route

Use the official payment portal

The direct portal is the fastest route when it is available. The provider identifies its payment gateway as WaterSmart (GSO WaterWise). Never enter account credentials into a lookalike site reached through an unsolicited message.

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Telephone payment

Phone IVR

336-373-IPAY (336-373-4729)

Have your account number and payment instrument ready. Follow the provider’s recorded prompts and retain the confirmation number.

Alternative channels

Mail, text, and in-person payment instructions

Pay by text

A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. . The City's current payment instructions list GSO WaterWise online one-time or recurring payments, fee-free electronic bank drafts, card payments, phone payment, mail, drop box, and in-person payment, but do not publish a text-to-pay keyword, SMS enrollment workflow, or text payment number. Customers can call 336-373-CITY (2489) for account assistance.

Mail-in address

City of Greensboro, Collections Division - Utility Payments, PO Box 1170, Greensboro, NC 27402-1170. Checks and money orders should be payable to City of Greensboro and include the payment stub when applicable.

Counters, drop boxes, and office hours

Authorized in-person payment locations are the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St., Greensboro, NC, and the J. Edward Kitchen Operations Center, 2602 S. Elm-Eugene St., Greensboro, NC. Both are open 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday and closed on City holidays. The City accepts cash, check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, and Cash App at the counter. A 24-hour, seven-day exterior drop box at the Kitchen Operations Center accepts only checks or money orders with the payment stub; it posts by 5:00 p.m. on the next business day. A customer whose service is off must pay in person during normal hours.

Accepted digital instruments

What you can use online

GSO WaterWise accepts bank drafts/e-checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Venmo for online payments. The phone IVR accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover; it does not accept prepaid cards or checking accounts. Electronic bank drafts in WaterWise are the City's fee-free online option and can be used for one-time payments or AutoPay.

2026 transaction pricing

Convenience fees

Effective July 1, 2026, online and phone card payments carry a 2.95% transaction fee with a $1.95 minimum. Secure electronic bank drafts through GSO WaterWise remain fee-free. The City also lists a $25 processing fee for returned checks.

Fees can vary by payment type, channel, account class, and processor terms. The checkout screen is the final fee disclosure.

Payment guidance

Choose the payment channel that fits your deadline

The safest payment path is the one published by City of Greensboro Water Resources Department and matched to the account information on your bill. Online portals are convenient, but telephone, mail, counter, and drop-box options may follow different posting schedules and may use different fees.

For a routine payment, save the final confirmation page or IVR number and check when the transaction will post. For a same-day shut-off notice, do not assume that submitting a card payment automatically stops a field order; ask the provider what amount and confirmation are required.

Never send your account number, password, card details, or bank information to Water Ledger. Those details belong only on the provider’s verified payment channel or at an authorized counter.