Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cairo, GA: what to set up and who to call
Cairo runs its own electric utility, City of Cairo. Tap water in Cairo comes from the Cairo water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cairo, 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 Cairo.
Power comes from City of Cairo
City of Cairo (City of Cairo - (GA)), a municipal utility, serves 91.9% of Cairo residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cairo water system
The Cairo water system supplies almost all of Cairo. It draws ground water and serves 9,637 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. GA1310000.
7 home internet providers serve Cairo
99% of 3,819 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Windstream Georgia | Fiber, DSL | 95% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 13% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CNSNext | Cable | 7% | 150/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cairo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cairo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cairo is in Grady County School District.
C+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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cairo spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cairo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cairo | ZIP’s residents in Cairo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39828 | Cairo, GA | 98% | 64% |
| 39827 | Cairo, GA | 2% | 4% |
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 Cairo
Who supplies Cairo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cairo water system (EPA ID GA1310000). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cairo?
City of Cairo (City of Cairo - (GA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Cairo?
Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Georgia, Conexon Connect, CNSNext, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cairo?
39828 (98%), 39827 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cairo in?
Grady County School District.
How do I register to vote in Cairo?
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 Grady County Office of Elections and Registrations. 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.