Living in Forest Park, GA: what to set up and who to call
Forest Park spans 2 ZIP codes; 30297 holds the most residents (98%). Public schools here are run by Clayton County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Forest Park, 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 Forest Park.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Forest Park. 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 Clayton County Water Authority
Clayton County Water Authority supplies almost all of Forest Park. It draws surface water (EPA lists Dekalb County and Atlanta as sellers) and serves 298,374 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 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 2.0 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA0630000.
4 home internet providers serve Forest Park
100% of 5,674 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Management (WM) picks up trash in Forest Park
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Forest Park, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum
- Cardboard
- Plastic bottles & containers
- Phone books
- Catalogs
- Magazines
- Tin cans
- Paper board
- Brown paper bags
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check forestparkga.gov →
From forestparkga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Forest Park is in Clayton County School District.
DSchool 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.
Forest Park spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Forest Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Forest Park | ZIP’s residents in Forest Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30297 | Forest Park, GA | 98% | 66% |
| 30294 | Ellenwood, GA | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 30260. 30298 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Forest Park
Who supplies Forest Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clayton County Water Authority (EPA ID GA0630000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Forest Park?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Forest Park?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Forest Park?
30297 (98%), 30294 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Forest Park in?
Clayton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Forest Park?
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 Clayton 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: Forest Park’s own website (forestparkga.gov), read Oct 23, 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.