Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fitzgerald, GA: what to set up and who to call
Fitzgerald runs its own electric utility, Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm. Fitzgerald has its own library, Fitzgerald - Ben Hill County Library, at 123 North Main Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fitzgerald, 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 Fitzgerald.
Power comes from Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm
Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm (Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm), a municipal utility, serves 94.6% of Fitzgerald residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fitzgerald water system
The Fitzgerald water system supplies Fitzgerald: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 15,382 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 1.4 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. GA0170000.
8 home internet providers serve Fitzgerald
100% of 3,405 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Windstream Georgia Communications | DSL, Fiber | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| TruVista Communications | Fiber | 31% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 13% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Clik Broadband | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fitzgerald is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fitzgerald, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
From fitzgeraldga.org, 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.
Fitzgerald is in Ben Hill 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.
Fitzgerald is in ZIP code 31750
ZIP codes where Fitzgerald residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fitzgerald | ZIP’s residents in Fitzgerald |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31750 | Fitzgerald, GA | 100% | 49% |
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 Fitzgerald
Who supplies Fitzgerald’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fitzgerald water system (EPA ID GA0170000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Fitzgerald?
Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm (Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Fitzgerald?
Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Georgia Communications, TruVista Communications, Conexon Connect, Clik Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fitzgerald?
31750. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fitzgerald in?
Ben Hill County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fitzgerald?
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 Ben Hill 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: Fitzgerald’s own website (fitzgeraldga.org), 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.