Photo: Hans J E from Lawrenceville, US · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Duluth, GA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Duluth goes to 30096 (70% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Gwinnett County School District runs the public schools in Duluth.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Duluth, 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 Duluth.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Duluth. 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 Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources
Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources supplies almost all of Duluth. It draws surface water and serves 975,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. GA1350004.
5 home internet providers serve Duluth
99% of 8,940 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 29% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Duluth depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Duluth, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City of Duluth Public Works Dumpster Facility
2450 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096
- Mon3 pm–6 pm
- Tue3 pm–6 pm
- Wed3 pm–6 pm
- Thu3 pm–6 pm
- Fri3 pm–6 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Mixed Paper
- Cardboard boxes (broken down)
- Newspapers and inserts
- Mail, magazines, phone books
- Calendars, school papers, carbonless forms
- Aluminum beverage containers and baking tins
- Soda cans
- Steel cans (soup, vegetable, and meat cans)
- Plastic soda and water bottles, milk jugs, plastic detergent bottles
Flowery Branch Compactor
4395 Falcon Pkwy
Snellville Recycling Center
2531 Marigold Road
From duluthga.net, cms4files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated May 1, 2024. 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.
Duluth is in Gwinnett County School District.
B+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.
Duluth spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Duluth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Duluth | ZIP’s residents in Duluth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30096 | Duluth, GA | 70% | 32% |
| 30097 | Duluth, GA | 28% | 18% |
| 30024 | Suwanee, GA | 2% | 1% |
30026, 30029, 30095, 30098, 30099 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Duluth
Who supplies Duluth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources (EPA ID GA1350004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Duluth?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Duluth?
AT&T, Spectrum, Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Duluth?
30096 (70%), 30097 (28%), 30024 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Duluth in?
Gwinnett County School District.
How do I register to vote in Duluth?
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 Gwinnett County Voter Registration and Elections. 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: Duluth’s own website (duluthga.net, cms4files.revize.com), 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.