Paulding County Courthouse · Photo: TheMillCreek · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Dallas, GA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Dallas comes from the Dallas 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. For emergencies, Dallas is closest to Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica, 12.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dallas, 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 Dallas.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dallas. 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 Dallas water system
The Dallas water system supplies Dallas: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Paulding County Water System serves another 33%. About 14% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Paulding County Water System as seller) and serves 4,770 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. 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. GA2230000.
5 home internet providers serve Dallas
100% of 4,394 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| GreyStone Connect | Fiber | 42% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dallas depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dallas, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on dallasga.gov →
From dallasga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Dallas is in Paulding County School District.
BSchool 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.
Dallas spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dallas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dallas | ZIP’s residents in Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30132 | Dallas, GA | 53% | 16% |
| 30157 | Dallas, GA | 47% | 13% |
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 Dallas
Who supplies Dallas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dallas water system (EPA ID GA2230000). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dallas?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dallas?
Xfinity, AT&T, GreyStone Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dallas?
30132 (53%), 30157 (47%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dallas in?
Paulding County School District.
How do I register to vote in Dallas?
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 Paulding County Board of Elections and 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: Dallas’ own website (dallasga.gov), read Oct 21, 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.