Photo: Bellemare · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Garden City, GA: what to set up and who to call
The Garden City water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.4 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Most of Garden City has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garden City, 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 Garden City.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garden City. 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 Garden City water system
The Garden City water system supplies Garden City: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Savannah-Main as seller) and serves 9,000 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 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.3 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. GA0510000.
5 home internet providers serve Garden City
99% of 3,583 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 49% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Seimitsu | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Management picks up trash in Garden City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Garden City, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check gardencity-ga.gov →
From gardencity-ga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 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.
Garden City is in Chatham County School District.
CSchool 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.
Garden City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Garden City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garden City | ZIP’s residents in Garden City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31408 | Savannah, GA | 88% | 76% |
| 31405 | Savannah, GA | 12% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 31415.
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 Garden City
Who supplies Garden City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Garden City water system (EPA ID GA0510000). 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 5.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garden City?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garden City?
Xfinity, AT&T, Seimitsu, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garden City?
31408 (88%), 31405 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garden City in?
Chatham County School District.
How do I register to vote in Garden City?
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 Chatham County 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: Garden City’s own website (gardencity-ga.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.