Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home · Photo: Annalisa.frazier · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Augusta, GA: what to set up and who to call
Augusta spans 7 ZIP codes; 30906 holds the most residents (28%). Augusta Public Library, at 823 Telfair Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Augusta, 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 Augusta.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Augusta. 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.
Water comes from Augusta-Richmond Co WS
Augusta-Richmond Co WS supplies Augusta: about 84% of residents live in its service area. Hephzibah serves another 5%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 204,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. GA2450000.
5 home internet providers serve Augusta
99% of 72,625 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 66% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 54% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Augusta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Augusta.
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.
Augusta spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Augusta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Augusta | ZIP’s residents in Augusta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30906 | Augusta, GA | 28% | 100% |
| 30909 | Augusta, GA | 23% | 99% |
| 30815 | Hephzibah, GA | 18% | 93% |
| 30904 | Augusta, GA | 12% | 100% |
| 30901 | Augusta, GA | 8% | 100% |
| 30907 | Augusta, GA | 5% | 21% |
| 30905 | Augusta, GA | 4% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 30813, 30805, 30812, 30912.
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 Augusta
Who supplies Augusta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Augusta-Richmond Co WS (EPA ID GA2450000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Augusta?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Augusta?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Augusta?
30906 (28%), 30909 (23%), 30815 (18%), 30904 (12%), 30901 (8%), 30907 (5%), 30905 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
How do I register to vote in Augusta?
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 Richmond County Board of Elections. 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.