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The Millen handbook

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

The Millen water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.4 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Children in Millen attend Jenkins County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Millen, 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 Millen.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Millen. 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 Millen water system

The Millen water system supplies almost all of Millen. It draws ground water and serves 6,569 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. GA1650000.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Millen

100% of 1,371 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless67%25/3
Planters CommunicationsFiber10%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless46%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Millen’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Millen.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Millen or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Millen kids go to
PK–5Jenkins County Elementary SchoolJenkins County School District
6–8Jenkins County Middle SchoolJenkins County School District
9–12Jenkins County High SchoolJenkins County School District

Millen is in Jenkins 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.

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

Millen is in ZIP code 30442

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MillenZIP’s residents in Millen
30442Millen, GA100%35%
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 Millen

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

The Millen water system (EPA ID GA1650000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.4 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Millen?

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

What internet providers serve Millen?

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

What ZIP codes are in Millen?

30442. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Millen in?

Jenkins County School District.

How do I register to vote in Millen?

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 Jenkins County Board of Registrars. 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.