Cagle House · Photo: MrGeode13 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Nelson, GA: what to set up and who to call
Nelson spans 3 ZIP codes; 30107 holds the most residents (86%). ETC and TDS Telecom wire most of Nelson, and 99% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nelson, 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 Nelson.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Nelson. 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 Cherokee County water system
The Cherokee County water system supplies almost all of Nelson. It draws surface water (EPA lists Canton and Woodstock and Cobb Co.-Marietta Water Auth. as sellers) and serves 224,427 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 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. GA0570002.
6 home internet providers serve Nelson
100% of 455 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETC | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 2% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Nelson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Nelson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Nelson (58%) is in Cherokee County School District; parts are in Pickens County School District (42%).
ASchool 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.
Nelson spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Nelson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nelson | ZIP’s residents in Nelson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30107 | Ball Ground, GA | 86% | 6% |
| 30143 | Jasper, GA | 8% | 0% |
| 30177 | Tate, GA | 6% | 13% |
30151 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Nelson
Who supplies Nelson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cherokee County water system (EPA ID GA0570002). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nelson?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Nelson?
ETC, TDS Telecom, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Nelson?
30107 (86%), 30143 (8%), 30177 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nelson in?
Cherokee County School District. Parts of the city are in Pickens County School District.
How do I register to vote in Nelson?
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 Cherokee County Elections & 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: 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.