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The Claxton handbook

Living in Claxton, GA: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Claxton is in ZIP code 30417. Public schools here are run by Evans County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Claxton, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Claxton.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Claxton. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Claxton water system

The Claxton water system supplies almost all of Claxton. It draws ground water (EPA lists Hagan and Claxton-Evans County Ind. Park as sellers) and serves 3,840 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. GA1090001.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Claxton

100% of 953 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless86%10/1
Pineland CommunicationsFiber82%1,000/1,000
PAC FiberFiber2%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless47%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Claxton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Claxton.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Claxton kids go to
PK–5Claxton Elementary SchoolEvans County School District
6–12Second ChanceEvans County School District

Claxton is in Evans County School District.

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Claxton is in ZIP code 30417

ZIP codes where Claxton residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ClaxtonZIP’s residents in Claxton
30417Claxton, GA100%24%
Area code912Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Claxton

Who supplies Claxton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Claxton water system (EPA ID GA1090001). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Claxton?

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Claxton?

Xfinity, AT&T, Pineland Communications, PAC Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Claxton?

30417. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Claxton in?

Evans County School District.

How do I register to vote in Claxton?

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 Evans 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.

  • 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.