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

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 83% of systems its size reported none. Public schools here are run by Jackson County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Arcade, 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 Arcade.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arcade. 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 Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority supplies Arcade: about 88% of residents live in its service area. Trotter`s Ridge Subdivision serves another 11%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Barrow County Water System and Gainesville and Commerce and Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. as sellers) and serves 33,601 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2022. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA1570117.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Arcade

87% of 712 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Windstream GeorgiaDSL, Cable, Fiber91%1,000/25
XfinityCable, Fiber71%2,000/2,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL40%100/20
TruVista CommunicationsFiber4%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless20%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Arcade’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Arcade.

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

Arcade kids go to
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Arcade is in Jackson County School District.

A−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

Arcade is in ZIP code 30549

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ArcadeZIP’s residents in Arcade
30549Jefferson, GA100%7%

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 Arcade

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

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority (EPA ID GA1570117). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Arcade?

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

What internet providers serve Arcade?

Windstream Georgia, Xfinity, AT&T, TruVista Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Arcade?

30549. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Arcade in?

Jackson County School District.

How do I register to vote in Arcade?

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 Jackson County Voter 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.