Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Macon-Bibb County, GA: what to set up and who to call
Macon-Bibb County has its own drop-off, Macon Convenience Center, on 4214 Fulton Mill Road. Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center, 3.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Macon-Bibb County, 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 Macon-Bibb County.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Macon-Bibb County. 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 Macon Water Authority
Macon Water Authority supplies Macon-Bibb County: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 130,024 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. GA0210001.
6 home internet providers serve Macon-Bibb County
95% of 58,059 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 65% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Public Service Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 5% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Macon-Bibb County depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Macon-Bibb County, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on sw.maconbibb.us →
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on sw.maconbibb.us →
- Bulky itemsEvery other week, same day as trash
Macon Convenience Center
4214 Fulton Mill Road, Macon, GA, 31216
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From sw.maconbibb.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Macon-Bibb County is in Bibb 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.
Macon-Bibb County spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Macon-Bibb County residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Macon-Bibb County | ZIP’s residents in Macon-Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31210 | Macon, GA | 21% | 93% |
| 31204 | Macon, GA | 19% | 100% |
| 31206 | Macon, GA | 17% | 100% |
| 31216 | Macon, GA | 10% | 100% |
| 31220 | Macon, GA | 9% | 91% |
| 31217 | Macon, GA | 7% | 65% |
| 31201 | Macon, GA | 6% | 100% |
| 31211 | Macon, GA | 5% | 53% |
| 31052 | Lizella, GA | 4% | 77% |
A few homes fall in 31207, 31020, 31066. 31202, 31203 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 Macon-Bibb County
Who supplies Macon-Bibb County’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Macon Water Authority (EPA ID GA0210001). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Macon-Bibb County?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Macon-Bibb County?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Conexon Connect, Public Service Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Macon-Bibb County?
31210 (21%), 31204 (19%), 31206 (17%), 31216 (10%), 31220 (9%), 31217 (7%), 31201 (6%), 31211 (5%), 31052 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Macon-Bibb County in?
Bibb County School District.
How do I register to vote in Macon-Bibb County?
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 Bibb County Board of 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: Macon-Bibb County’s own website (sw.maconbibb.us), 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.