Big Shanty Village Historic District · Photo: Nilesrob · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kennesaw, GA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Kennesaw is Marble Mill Recycling & Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, 5.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kennesaw, 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 Kennesaw.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kennesaw. 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 Cobb County water system
The Cobb County water system supplies almost all of Kennesaw. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Cobb Co.-Marietta Water Auth. as seller) and serves 695,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2003, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. GA0670003.
4 home internet providers serve Kennesaw
100% of 10,141 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Kennesaw depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kennesaw, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on kennesaw-ga.gov
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on kennesaw-ga.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers, including inserts and ads
- Magazines and catalogs
- Brochures and pamphlets
- Mail envelopes, including windows and labels
- File folders and card stock
- Printing and writing paper, including colored paper
- Paperback books
- Corrugated cardboard and boxes, flattened or cut up
- Cereal and cracker boxes
- Milk cartons and drink boxes
- Paper egg cartons
- Plastics marked with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
- Soda and water bottles
- Aluminum cans
- Steel and tin cans
From kennesaw-ga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-06-12T19:26:37+00:00, 2026-08-26T19:06:05+00:00, 2026-08-26T19:13:41+00:00, 2026-2027. 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.
Kennesaw is in Cobb 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.
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.
Kennesaw spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kennesaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kennesaw | ZIP’s residents in Kennesaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30144 | Kennesaw, GA | 56% | 34% |
| 30152 | Kennesaw, GA | 37% | 27% |
| 30101 | Acworth, GA | 7% | 4% |
30156, 30160, 31144 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Kennesaw
Who supplies Kennesaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cobb County water system (EPA ID GA0670003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kennesaw?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kennesaw?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kennesaw?
30144 (56%), 30152 (37%), 30101 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kennesaw in?
Cobb County School District.
How do I register to vote in Kennesaw?
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 Cobb 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: Kennesaw’s own website (kennesaw-ga.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.