Photo: Brian31 at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Elberton, GA: what to set up and who to call
Elberton runs its own electric utility, City of Elberton. Tap water in Elberton comes from the Elberton 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 Elberton, 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 Elberton.
Power comes from City of Elberton
City of Elberton (City of Elberton), a municipal utility, serves 91.3% of Elberton residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Elberton water system
The Elberton water system supplies almost all of Elberton. It draws surface water and serves 7,800 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 1.5 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. GA1050001.
5 home internet providers serve Elberton
100% of 2,139 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElbertonNET | Cable | 100% | 200/20 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Elberton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elberton, from the town’s own site.
Elberton Recycling Center
209 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper and magazines
- Books
- Mail, advertisements, junk mail and computer paper
- Cardboard such as cereal boxes, pizza boxes, shoe boxes and juice boxes
- All grades and colors of glass containers
- All grades of plastic bottles and jugs
- All types of metal food and drink cans
- Aluminum
- All types of metal
From cityofelberton.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 10/21/2026. 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.
Elberton is in Elbert County School District.
C−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.
Elberton is in ZIP code 30635
ZIP codes where Elberton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elberton | ZIP’s residents in Elberton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30635 | Elberton, GA | 100% | 30% |
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 Elberton
Who supplies Elberton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Elberton water system (EPA ID GA1050001). 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 Elberton?
City of Elberton (City of Elberton), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Elberton?
ElbertonNET, Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elberton?
30635. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elberton in?
Elbert County School District.
How do I register to vote in Elberton?
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 Elbert County Board of Registrars. 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: Elberton’s own website (cityofelberton.net), 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.