Photo: CalleyD01 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Austell, GA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Austell goes to 30106 (72% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Wellstar Douglas Medical Center, 7.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Austell, 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 Austell.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Austell. 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 Austell water system
The Austell water system supplies Austell: about 87% of residents live in its service area. Cobb County serves another 10%. About 10% 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 Cobb Co.-Marietta Water Auth. as seller) and serves 7,774 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–Dec 2003, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. GA0670001.
4 home internet providers serve Austell
100% of 3,006 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Austell depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Austell, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on austellga.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other week, FriCheck which week on austellga.gov →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum and Steel Food and Beverage Containers
- Aluminum Baking Tins
- Cardboard Boxes
- Pizza Boxes
- Soda, Beer, and Other Drink Box Cartons
- Shoe, Cereal, Tissue, and Other Packaging Boxes
- All Junk Mail
- Kraft Paper (Grocery and Lunch Bags)
- Mixed Paper (Calendars, School Papers, and Other Forms)
- All Other Paper (Computer Paper, Phone Books, Books)
- Catalogs
- Newspapers and Inserts
- #1 Plastic Soda and Water Bottles
- #2 Plastic Milk Jugs, Juice Bottles, and Other Rigid Containers
- #3 Through #7 Plastic Bottles and Containers
From austellga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 09/19, July 2014. 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.
Most of Austell (97%) is in Cobb County School District; parts are in Douglas County School District (3%).
A−School 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.
Austell spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Austell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Austell | ZIP’s residents in Austell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30106 | Austell, GA | 72% | 23% |
| 30168 | Austell, GA | 18% | 5% |
| 30127 | Powder Springs, GA | 11% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 30111.
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 Austell
Who supplies Austell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Austell water system (EPA ID GA0670001). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Austell?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Austell?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Austell?
30106 (72%), 30168 (18%), 30127 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Austell in?
Cobb County School District. Parts of the city are in Douglas County School District.
How do I register to vote in Austell?
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 Cobb 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: Austell’s own website (austellga.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.