Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel · Public domainLiving in Fairmount, GA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Fairmount is in ZIP code 30139. The nearest emergency room is Northside Hospital Cherokee, 20 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairmount, 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 Fairmount.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairmount. 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 Fairmount Water System
Fairmount Water System supplies almost all of Fairmount. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Pickens County Water Auth. as seller) and serves 194 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. GA1290022.
5 home internet providers serve Fairmount
96% of 389 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 75% | 70/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 50% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairmount’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairmount.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairmount is in Gordon 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.
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.
Fairmount is in ZIP code 30139
ZIP codes where Fairmount residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairmount | ZIP’s residents in Fairmount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30139 | Fairmount, GA | 99% | 17% |
A few homes fall in 30734.
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 Fairmount
Who supplies Fairmount’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fairmount Water System (EPA ID GA1290022). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairmount?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fairmount?
Xfinity, Frontier, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairmount?
30139. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairmount in?
Gordon County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairmount?
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 Gordon 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.