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The Johns Creek handbook

Living in Johns Creek, GA: what to set up and who to call

Johns Creek spans 4 ZIP codes; 30022 holds the most residents (52%). Children in Johns Creek attend Fulton County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Johns Creek, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Johns Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Johns Creek. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from North Fulton County water system

The North Fulton County water system supplies almost all of Johns Creek. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Cobb Co.-Marietta Water Auth. and Atlanta and Atlanta-Fulton County Water Resources and Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources as sellers) and serves 434,517 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. 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. GA1210005.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Johns Creek

100% of 24,668 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless98%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless74%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

In Johns Creek, you hire your own trash hauler

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Johns Creek, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler; your hauler sets the dayjohnscreekga.gov
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Glass food and beverage containers
  • Drinking vessels
  • Candle jars
  • Cosmetic bottles/jars
  • Windows, shower doors, tabletops (remember to remove the frames and hardware)
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsAnnual Bulky Items Recycling Day held during the summer at City Hall (11360 Lakefield Drive); pre-registration through Keep North Fulton Beautiful website

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check johnscreekga.gov →

From johnscreekga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated © 2026 City of Johns Creek. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Johns Creek kids go to
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Johns Creek is in Fulton County School District.

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Johns Creek spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Johns Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Johns CreekZIP’s residents in Johns Creek
30022Alpharetta, GA52%65%
30097Duluth, GA29%47%
30005Alpharetta, GA15%32%
30024Suwanee, GA3%3%

A few homes fall in 30076. 31200 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code478Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Johns Creek

Who supplies Johns Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The North Fulton County water system (EPA ID GA1210005). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Johns Creek?

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Johns Creek?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Johns Creek?

30022 (52%), 30097 (29%), 30005 (15%), 30024 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Johns Creek in?

Fulton County School District.

How do I register to vote in Johns Creek?

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 Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections. 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: Johns Creek’s own website (johnscreekga.gov), 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.