Living in Phillipsburg, GA: what to set up and who to call
Phillipsburg has no town government of its own, so Tift County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Tift County School District. The nearest emergency room is Phoebe Worth Medical Center, 19.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Phillipsburg, 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 Phillipsburg.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Phillipsburg. 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 Tifton-Tift County Water System
Tifton-Tift County Water System supplies almost all of Phillipsburg. It draws ground water and serves 27,589 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. 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. GA2770001.
6 home internet providers serve Phillipsburg
100% of 321 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| TruVista Communications | Cable | 26% | 500/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 23% | 10/1 |
| Mediacom Bolt | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Phillipsburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Phillipsburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Phillipsburg is in Tift 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Phillipsburg is unincorporated, so Tift County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Phillipsburg is in ZIP code 31794
ZIP codes where Phillipsburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Phillipsburg | ZIP’s residents in Phillipsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31794 | Tifton, GA | 100% | 2% |
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 Phillipsburg
Who supplies Phillipsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tifton-Tift County Water System (EPA ID GA2770001). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Phillipsburg?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Phillipsburg?
Mediacom Xtream, TruVista Communications, AT&T, Mediacom Bolt, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Phillipsburg?
31794. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Phillipsburg in?
Tift County School District.
How do I register to vote in Phillipsburg?
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 Tift County Board of Elections and Voter 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.