Cumming Public School-Cumming High School · Photo: Bruce Warmbrod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cumming, GA: what to set up and who to call
Tolbert Street Recycling Center takes recycling in Cumming, open Mon–Sat 7:30 am–5 pm (OpenStreetMap). Most homes in Cumming have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cumming, 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 Cumming.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cumming. 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 Cumming water system
The Cumming water system supplies almost all of Cumming. It draws surface water and serves 58,661 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. GA1170000.
4 home internet providers serve Cumming
99% of 2,496 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Tolbert Street Recycling Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Cumming, and where the rules are.
Tolbert Street Recycling Center
351 Tolbert Street, Cumming, GA, 30040
- Mon7:30 am–5 pm
- Tue7:30 am–5 pm
- Wed7:30 am–5 pm
- Thu7:30 am–5 pm
- Fri7:30 am–5 pm
- Sat7:30 am–5 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Aug 2022. They can change with the season, so check cityofcumming.net before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cumming is in Forsyth County 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.
Cumming spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cumming residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cumming | ZIP’s residents in Cumming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30040 | Cumming, GA | 90% | 8% |
| 30041 | Cumming, GA | 10% | 1% |
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 Cumming
When is the Tolbert Street Recycling Center open?
Mon–Sat 7:30 am–5 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cityofcumming.net before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Cumming’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cumming water system (EPA ID GA1170000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cumming?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cumming?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cumming?
30040 (90%), 30041 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cumming in?
Forsyth County School District.
How do I register to vote in Cumming?
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 Forsyth County Board of Elections and 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: 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.