Photo: John Trainor from Roswell, GA, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in McDonough, GA: what to set up and who to call
McDonough spans 2 ZIP codes; 30253 holds the most residents (69%). Mcdonough Public Library, at 1001 Florence Mcgarity Blvd, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McDonough, 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 McDonough.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McDonough. 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 Henry County Water Authority
Henry County Water Authority supplies McDonough: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Mcdonough serves another 46%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Clayton County Water Authority and Dekalb County as sellers) and serves 187,437 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. GA1510001.
6 home internet providers serve McDonough
99% of 9,559 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 9% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 5% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in McDonough
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McDonough, from the town’s own site.
McDonough Drop-off
560 Macon Street, McDonough, GA
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Aluminum and metal cans
- Steel Cans
- Shredded paper (place large amounts in a plastic bag)
- Plastic and aluminum beverage containers
- Plastic containers numbered 1-7
- Newspapers, magazines, phone books, junk mail, brochures
From mcdonoughga.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2025. 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.
McDonough 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.
McDonough spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where McDonough residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McDonough | ZIP’s residents in McDonough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30253 | Mcdonough, GA | 69% | 32% |
| 30252 | Mcdonough, GA | 31% | 18% |
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 McDonough
Who supplies McDonough’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Henry County Water Authority (EPA ID GA1510001). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McDonough?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McDonough?
AT&T, Spectrum, Conexon Connect, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McDonough?
30253 (69%), 30252 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McDonough in?
Henry County School District.
How do I register to vote in McDonough?
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: McDonough’s own website (mcdonoughga.org), 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.