Photo: BakedintheHole · CC BY 4.0Living in Tybee Island, GA: what to set up and who to call
All of Tybee Island gets its mail under one ZIP code, 31328. Tybee Island has its own library, Tybee Library, at 405 Butler Avenue.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tybee Island, 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 Tybee Island.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tybee Island. 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 Tybee Island water system
The Tybee Island water system supplies almost all of Tybee Island. It draws ground water and serves 8,047 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 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. GA0510005.
3 home internet providers serve Tybee Island
100% of 2,964 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveOak Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 84% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Tybee Island
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tybee Island, from the town’s own site.
Department of Public Works (DPW) Facility recycling drop-off
76 Polk Street, Tybee Island, GA 31328
- Mon7:30 am–3 pm
- Tue7:30 am–3 pm
- Wed7:30 am–3 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3 pm
- Satnoon–2 pm
- Sunnoon–2 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Plastics #1 and #2
- Aluminum cans and bottles
- Tin Cans
- Cardboard
- Mixed paper – office, newspaper, and magazines
- Glass
Chatham County Recycles
1321 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah GA 31406
From cityoftybee.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Tybee Island 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.
Tybee Island is in ZIP code 31328
ZIP codes where Tybee Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tybee Island | ZIP’s residents in Tybee Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31328 | Tybee Island, GA | 100% | 91% |
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 Tybee Island
Who supplies Tybee Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Tybee Island water system (EPA ID GA0510005). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tybee Island?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tybee Island?
LiveOak Fiber, Xfinity, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tybee Island?
31328. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tybee Island in?
Chatham County School District.
How do I register to vote in Tybee Island?
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: Tybee Island’s own website (cityoftybee.org), read Oct 21, 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.