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County Courthouse, Monroe, Walton County, GeorgiaPhoto: Farrargirl · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Monroe handbook

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

Monroe runs its own electric utility, City of Monroe. Monroe-Walton County Library, at 217 West Spring Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Monroe, 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 Monroe.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Monroe

City of Monroe (City of Monroe - (GA)), a municipal utility, serves 92.4% of Monroe residents.

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 Monroe water system

The Monroe water system supplies Monroe: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 25,248 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. GA2970001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Monroe

81% of 5,218 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Windstream Georgia CommunicationsFiber, DSL91%2,000/2,000
XfinityCable, Fiber23%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless38%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless37%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless8%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Monroe depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Monroe, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

Transfer station

City of Monroe MSW Transfer Station

213 Cherry Hill Road, Monroe, GA 30655

MTWTFSS
6a
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon5 am–4 pm
  • Tue5 am–4 pm
  • Wed5 am–4 pm
  • Thu5 am–4 pm
  • Fri5 am–4 pm
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEvery weekBulk trash collected once per week at curbside, same day as household garbage pickup; mattress and box spring charge on utility bill ($20.48 per item effective January 2, 2026); roll-off 30 yard containers available by request two weeks in advance
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagemonroega.com →

From monroega.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 14, 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Monroe kids go to
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Monroe Area High SchoolWalton County School District

Monroe is in Walton County School District.

B+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

Monroe spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MonroeZIP’s residents in Monroe
30655Monroe, GA87%47%
30656Monroe, GA13%11%

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 Monroe

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

The Monroe water system (EPA ID GA2970001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Monroe?

City of Monroe (City of Monroe - (GA)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Monroe?

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

What ZIP codes are in Monroe?

30655 (87%), 30656 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Monroe in?

Walton County School District.

How do I register to vote in Monroe?

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 Walton 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: Monroe’s own website (monroega.com), 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.