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The Oak Park handbook

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

Oak Park reported 13 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×11, radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. Emanuel County School District runs the public schools in Oak Park.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oak Park, 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 Oak Park.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Park. 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 Oak Park

Oak Park supplies Oak Park: about 36% of residents live in its service area. About 64% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 281 people in all.

13 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×11, radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. GA1070002.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Oak Park

100% of 247 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Pineland Telephone CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless45%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless29%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oak Park’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Park.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Oak Park 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.

Oak Park kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Oak Park is in Emanuel 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.

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

Oak Park spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oak ParkZIP’s residents in Oak Park
30436Lyons, GA56%2%
30471Twin City, GA44%5%
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 Oak Park

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

Oak Park (EPA ID GA1070002). It reported 13 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×11, radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oak Park?

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

What internet providers serve Oak Park?

Pineland Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oak Park?

30436 (56%), 30471 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oak Park in?

Emanuel County School District.

How do I register to vote in Oak Park?

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 Emanuel 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: 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.