Henderson Manufacturing Company · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hampton, GA: what to set up and who to call
Hampton runs its own electric utility, City of Hampton. Hampton has its own library, Fortson Public Library, at 61 Mcdonough Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hampton, 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 Hampton.
Power comes from City of Hampton
City of Hampton (City of Hampton - (GA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hampton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hampton water system
The Hampton water system supplies Hampton: about 87% of residents live in its service area. Henry County Water Authority serves another 13%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Henry County Water Authority as seller) and serves 7,305 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA1510000.
5 home internet providers serve Hampton
100% of 3,152 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 38% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hampton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hampton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hampton is in Henry 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.
Hampton is in ZIP code 30228
ZIP codes where Hampton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hampton | ZIP’s residents in Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30228 | Hampton, GA | 100% | 16% |
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 Hampton
Who supplies Hampton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hampton water system (EPA ID GA1510000). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hampton?
City of Hampton (City of Hampton - (GA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hampton?
Spectrum, AT&T, Conexon Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hampton?
30228. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hampton in?
Henry County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hampton?
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 Henry County 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: 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.