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The Allentown handbook

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

Most mail in Allentown goes to 31003 (65% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Allentown: the closest is Bleckley Memorial Hospital, 15.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Allentown, 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 Allentown.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Allentown. 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 Allentown water system

The Allentown water system supplies Allentown: about 32% of residents live in its service area. About 66% 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 308 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. GA3190000.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Allentown

75% of 135 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Georgia WindstreamDSL, Fiber84%200/20
Conexon ConnectFiber22%2,000/2,000
Cox CommunicationsFiber16%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless59%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Allentown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Allentown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Allentown 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.

Allentown kids go to
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Allentown (34%) is in Wilkinson County School District; parts are in Bleckley County School District (32%) and Twiggs County School District (22%) and Laurens County School District (12%).

Test scores and every school: see 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsAllentown’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWilkinson County Board of Elections and RegistrationElections here are run by Wilkinson County (county election office). Most of Allentown (66%) votes here; the rest in Twiggs County (30%); Laurens County (3%); Bleckley County (2%). PO Box 186, Irwinton, GA 31042-0186 · (478) 946-2188 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvp.sos.ga.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Allentown spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AllentownZIP’s residents in Allentown
31003Allentown, GA65%100%
31017Danville, GA32%3%
31065Montrose, GA3%0%
Area code478Wikidata

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 Allentown

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

The Allentown water system (EPA ID GA3190000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Allentown?

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

What internet providers serve Allentown?

Georgia Windstream, Conexon Connect, Cox Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Allentown?

31003 (65%), 31017 (32%), 31065 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Allentown in?

Wilkinson County School District. Parts of the city are in Bleckley County School District and Twiggs County School District and Laurens County School District.

How do I register to vote in Allentown?

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 Wilkinson 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: 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.