Banks County Courthouse · Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainLiving in Homer, GA: what to set up and who to call
The Homer water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. The ER is a drive from Homer: the closest is Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham, 16.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Homer, 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 Homer.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Homer. 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 Homer water system
The Homer water system supplies Homer: about 33% of residents live in its service area. Hidden Lake Subdivision serves another 11%. About 56% 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 Banks Co - Mountain Creek as seller) and serves 1,188 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4, the latest beginning Oct 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA0110000.
4 home internet providers serve Homer
61% of 701 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Georgia | DSL, Cable, Fiber | 90% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Homer’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Homer.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Homer is in Banks County School District.
BSchool 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.
Homer is in ZIP code 30547
ZIP codes where Homer residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Homer | ZIP’s residents in Homer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30547 | Homer, GA | 100% | 38% |
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 Homer
Who supplies Homer’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Homer water system (EPA ID GA0110000). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Homer?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Homer?
Windstream Georgia, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Homer?
30547. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Homer in?
Banks County School District.
How do I register to vote in Homer?
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 Banks County Registrars. 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.