Living in Sunset Village, GA: what to set up and who to call
Sunset Village has no town government of its own, so Upson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Upson County School District. The closest ER is Upson Regional Medical Center, 4.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sunset Village, 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 Sunset Village.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sunset Village. 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 Upson County water system
The Upson County water system supplies Sunset Village: about 46% of residents live in its service area. About 54% 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 Thomaston as seller) and serves 5,243 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. GA2930010.
5 home internet providers serve Sunset Village
100% of 436 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/200 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Georgia Windstream | DSL | 37% | 200/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sunset Village’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sunset Village.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sunset Village is in Upson 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
Sunset Village is unincorporated, so Upson 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.
Sunset Village is in ZIP code 30286
ZIP codes where Sunset Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sunset Village | ZIP’s residents in Sunset Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30286 | Thomaston, GA | 100% | 4% |
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 Sunset Village
Who supplies Sunset Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Upson County water system (EPA ID GA2930010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sunset Village?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sunset Village?
Highline Internet, Spectrum, Georgia Windstream, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sunset Village?
30286. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sunset Village in?
Upson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sunset Village?
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 Upson 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.