Photo: SudoGhost · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Buford, GA: what to set up and who to call
Buford runs its own electric utility, City of Buford; its homes paid 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025. For home internet, most of Buford can choose between Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buford, 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 Buford.
Power comes from City of Buford
City of Buford (City of Buford), a municipal utility, serves all of Buford. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 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 Buford water system
The Buford water system supplies Buford: about 49% of residents live in its service area. Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources serves another 37%. Gainesville serves another 14%. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources as seller) and serves 8,482 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. GA1350000.
5 home internet providers serve Buford
97% of 5,900 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 7% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Buford depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Buford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofbuford.com →
From cityofbuford.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Buford (98%) is in Buford City 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.
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.
Buford spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Buford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buford | ZIP’s residents in Buford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30518 | Buford, GA | 78% | 24% |
| 30519 | Buford, GA | 17% | 5% |
| 30542 | Flowery Branch, GA | 4% | 2% |
30515 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Buford
Who supplies Buford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Buford water system (EPA ID GA1350000). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Buford?
City of Buford (City of Buford), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Buford?
Spectrum, AT&T, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Buford?
30518 (78%), 30519 (17%), 30542 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buford in?
Buford City School District.
How do I register to vote in Buford?
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 Gwinnett County Voter Registration and 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: Buford’s own website (cityofbuford.com), 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.