Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sparks, GA: what to set up and who to call
All of Sparks gets its mail under one ZIP code, 31647. SGMC Berrien Campus, 12.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sparks, 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 Sparks.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sparks. 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 Sparks
Sparks supplies Sparks: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 1,968 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. GA0750003.
6 home internet providers serve Sparks
100% of 804 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Windstream Communications | Fiber | 55% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/3 |
| Windstream Georgia Communications | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sparks’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sparks.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sparks is in Cook County School District.
BSchool 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.
Sparks is in ZIP code 31647
ZIP codes where Sparks residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sparks | ZIP’s residents in Sparks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31647 | Sparks, GA | 100% | 58% |
A few homes fall in 31620.
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 Sparks
Who supplies Sparks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sparks (EPA ID GA0750003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sparks?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sparks?
Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Communications, AT&T, Windstream Georgia Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sparks?
31647. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sparks in?
Cook County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sparks?
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 Cook 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: 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.