Notchaway Baptist Church and Cemetery · Photo: Justshea · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Boykin, GA: what to set up and who to call
Boykin has no town government of its own, so Miller County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Miller County School District. Miller County Hospital, 5.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boykin, 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 Boykin.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Boykin. 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.
Which providers serve Boykin
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Boykin, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Boykin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Boykin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Boykin is in Miller County School District.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Boykin is unincorporated, so Miller County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Boykin is in ZIP code 39837
ZIP codes where Boykin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boykin | ZIP’s residents in Boykin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39837 | Colquitt, GA | 100% | 3% |
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 Boykin
Who provides electricity in Boykin?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Boykin?
39837. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boykin in?
Miller County School District.
How do I register to vote in Boykin?
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 Miller County Board of Registrars. Check your registration at mvp.sos.ga.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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): pending.