Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Menlo, GA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Menlo is in ZIP code 30731. The ER is a drive from Menlo: the closest is Dekalb Regional Medical Center, 16.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Menlo, 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 Menlo.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Menlo. 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 Menlo water system
The Menlo water system supplies almost all of Menlo. It draws ground water (EPA lists Chattooga County and Summerville as sellers) and serves 949 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.3 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. GA0550002.
5 home internet providers serve Menlo
99% of 238 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Georgia Communications | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 72% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
| Killians Electronics | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Menlo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Menlo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Menlo is in Chattooga County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Menlo is in ZIP code 30731
ZIP codes where Menlo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Menlo | ZIP’s residents in Menlo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30731 | Menlo, GA | 100% | 21% |
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 Menlo
Who supplies Menlo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Menlo water system (EPA ID GA0550002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Menlo?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Menlo?
Windstream Georgia Communications, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Killians Electronics (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Menlo?
30731. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Menlo in?
Chattooga County School District.
How do I register to vote in Menlo?
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 Chattooga County Registrar. 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.