St. Catherine's Island · Photo: William D Bone · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Crescent, GA: what to set up and who to call
Crescent has no town government of its own, so McIntosh County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend McIntosh County School District. Tap water in most of Crescent comes from the Mcintosh County-Crescent Community WS 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 Crescent, 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 Crescent.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Crescent. 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.
Water comes from Mcintosh County-Crescent Community WS water system
The Mcintosh County-Crescent Community WS water system supplies Crescent: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Sapelo Gardens serves another 20%. Shell Point Subdivision serves another 6%. About 16% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,406 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 2025–Dec 2027, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA1910021.
3 home internet providers serve Crescent
100% of 528 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darien Telephone Company | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/250 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 82% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Crescent’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crescent.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Crescent is in McIntosh 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
Crescent is unincorporated, so McIntosh 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.
Crescent is in ZIP code 31331
ZIP codes where Crescent residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crescent | ZIP’s residents in Crescent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31331 | Townsend, GA | 100% | 13% |
31304 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 Crescent
Who supplies Crescent’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mcintosh County-Crescent Community WS water system (EPA ID GA1910021). 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 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Crescent?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Crescent?
Darien Telephone Company, Xfinity, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Crescent?
31331. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crescent in?
McIntosh County School District.
How do I register to vote in Crescent?
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 McIntosh County Board 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.