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The Alamo handbook

Living in Alamo, GA: what to set up and who to call

All of Alamo gets its mail under one ZIP code, 30411. The nearest emergency room is Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, 22.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Alamo, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Alamo.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alamo. Its homes paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 a month (its average across Georgia).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Alamo water system

The Alamo water system supplies Alamo: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 3,980 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. That’s higher than 72% 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. GA3090000.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Alamo

100% of 378 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%2,000/250
Georgia WindstreamFiber, DSL91%2,000/2,000
Glenwood Telephone CompanyFiber71%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless61%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless26%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless11%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Alamo’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alamo.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Alamo or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Alamo kids go to
PK–5Wheeler County Elementary SchoolWheeler County School District
6–8Wheeler County Middle SchoolWheeler County School District
9–12Wheeler County High SchoolWheeler County School District

Alamo is in Wheeler County School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Alamo is in ZIP code 30411

ZIP codes where Alamo residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlamoZIP’s residents in Alamo
30411Alamo, GA100%17%
Area code912Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Alamo

Who supplies Alamo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Alamo water system (EPA ID GA3090000). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Alamo?

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Alamo?

Xfinity, Georgia Windstream, Glenwood Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Alamo?

30411. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alamo in?

Wheeler County School District.

How do I register to vote in Alamo?

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 Wheeler County Board of Registrars. 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.