Hebron Church, Cemetery, and Academy · Photo: Gwringle · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Commerce, GA: what to set up and who to call
Commerce runs its own electric utility, City of Commerce. In Commerce, trash day is Monday.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Commerce, 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 Commerce.
Power comes from City of Commerce
City of Commerce (City of Commerce - (GA)), a municipal utility, serves 82.0% of Commerce residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Commerce water system
The Commerce water system supplies almost all of Commerce. It draws surface water (EPA lists Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority as seller) and serves 11,340 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA1570001.
6 home internet providers serve Commerce
100% of 3,035 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Georgia | Cable, DSL, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| TruVista Communications | Fiber | 74% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 40% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Commerce is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Commerce, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From commercega.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated July 1, 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.
Commerce is in Commerce City School District.
ASchool 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.
Commerce is in ZIP code 30529
ZIP codes where Commerce residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Commerce | ZIP’s residents in Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30529 | Commerce, GA | 100% | 61% |
A few homes fall in 30530, 30558. 30599 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 Commerce
Who supplies Commerce’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Commerce water system (EPA ID GA1570001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Commerce?
City of Commerce (City of Commerce - (GA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Commerce?
Windstream Georgia, TruVista Communications, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Commerce?
30529. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Commerce in?
Commerce City School District.
How do I register to vote in Commerce?
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 Jackson 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: Commerce’s own website (commercega.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.