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The Sycamore handbook

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

Every home in Sycamore is in ZIP code 31790. The nearest emergency room is Phoebe Worth Medical Center, 16.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sycamore, 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 Sycamore.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sycamore. 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 Sycamore water system

The Sycamore water system supplies almost all of Sycamore. It draws ground water (EPA lists Ashburn as seller) and serves 729 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. GA2870002.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Sycamore

88% of 269 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber97%1,000/50
Windstream Georgia CommunicationsFiber, DSL96%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless64%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sycamore’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sycamore.

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

Sycamore kids go to
PK–5Turner County Elementary Schoolin Ashburn
6–8Turner County Middle Schoolin Ashburn
9–12Turner County High Schoolin Ashburn

Sycamore is in Turner 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

Sycamore is in ZIP code 31790

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SycamoreZIP’s residents in Sycamore
31790Sycamore, GA100%35%
Area code229Wikidata

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 Sycamore

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

The Sycamore water system (EPA ID GA2870002). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sycamore?

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

What internet providers serve Sycamore?

Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Georgia Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sycamore?

31790. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sycamore in?

Turner County School District.

How do I register to vote in Sycamore?

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 Turner 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.