Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Adel, GA: what to set up and who to call
Adel runs its own electric utility, City of Adel. Tap water in Adel comes from the Adel water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adel, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Adel.
Power comes from City of Adel
City of Adel (City of Adel- (GA)), a municipal utility, serves 92.8% of Adel residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Adel water system
The Adel water system supplies Adel: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,970 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s lower than 60% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA0750000.
5 home internet providers serve Adel
100% of 2,278 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Windstream Georgia Communications | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 16% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Adel is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Adel, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on cityofadelga.gov
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
From cityofadelga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-2026 (copyright footer). Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Adel is in Cook County School District.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Adel is in ZIP code 31620
ZIP codes where Adel residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adel | ZIP’s residents in Adel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31620 | Adel, GA | 100% | 51% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Adel
Who supplies Adel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Adel water system (EPA ID GA0750000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Adel?
City of Adel (City of Adel- (GA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Adel?
Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Georgia Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Adel?
31620. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adel in?
Cook County School District.
How do I register to vote in Adel?
In Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Cook County Board of Elections and Registration. Check your registration at mvp.sos.ga.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Adel’s own website (cityofadelga.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.