Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Port Wentworth, GA: what to set up and who to call
The Port Wentworth water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Coastal Carolina Hospital, 9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port Wentworth, 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 Port Wentworth.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Port Wentworth. 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 Port Wentworth water system
The Port Wentworth water system supplies Port Wentworth: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Savannah-I & D as seller) and serves 11,000 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 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. GA0510002.
6 home internet providers serve Port Wentworth
99% of 4,282 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 81% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 64% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 21% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 16% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Atlantic Waste picks up trash in Port Wentworth
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Port Wentworth, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check portwentworthga.gov →
From portwentworthga.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-10, 2026-07-13, 2026-07-14. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Port Wentworth is in Chatham County School District.
CSchool 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.
Port Wentworth is in ZIP code 31407
ZIP codes where Port Wentworth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port Wentworth | ZIP’s residents in Port Wentworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31407 | Port Wentworth, GA | 100% | 52% |
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 Port Wentworth
Who supplies Port Wentworth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Port Wentworth water system (EPA ID GA0510002). 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 10.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Port Wentworth?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Port Wentworth?
Xfinity, AT&T, ClearWave, Hotwire Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Port Wentworth?
31407. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port Wentworth in?
Chatham County School District.
How do I register to vote in Port Wentworth?
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 Chatham County 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: Port Wentworth’s own website (portwentworthga.gov), read Oct 23, 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.