Living in Bloomingdale, GA: what to set up and who to call
In Bloomingdale, trash day is Friday (Waste Pro collects). Chatham County School District runs the public schools in Bloomingdale.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bloomingdale, 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 Bloomingdale.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bloomingdale. 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 Bloomingdale water system
The Bloomingdale water system supplies Bloomingdale: about 65% of residents live in its service area. About 34% 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 2,735 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. GA0510016.
4 home internet providers serve Bloomingdale
93% of 1,139 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 91% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 66% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bloomingdale is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bloomingdale, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: bloomingdale-ga.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Cardboard, food boxes, paper milk cartons (all boxes must be flattened)
- Clear, green, and brown glass jars and bottles
- Aluminum and metal containers, empty aerosol cans
From bloomingdale-ga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2024. 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.
Bloomingdale is in Chatham County School District.
CSchool 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.
Bloomingdale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bloomingdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bloomingdale | ZIP’s residents in Bloomingdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31302 | Bloomingdale, GA | 93% | 34% |
| 31322 | Pooler, GA | 7% | 1% |
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 Bloomingdale
Who supplies Bloomingdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bloomingdale water system (EPA ID GA0510016). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bloomingdale?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bloomingdale?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bloomingdale?
31302 (93%), 31322 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bloomingdale in?
Chatham County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bloomingdale?
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 Chatham 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: Bloomingdale’s own website (bloomingdale-ga.gov), read Oct 23, 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.