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The Vernonburg handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Vernonburg is Curbie Sanitation, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The nearest library is Bull Street Library (Live Oak Public Libraries), 6.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Vernonburg, 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 Vernonburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

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

The Savannah-Main water system supplies almost all of Vernonburg. It draws ground water (EPA lists Savannah-I & D as seller) and serves 168,958 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA0510003.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Vernonburg

100% of 68 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
ClearWaveFiber87%7,000/7,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL, Fiber13%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless46%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless44%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vernonburg.

Nearest public drop-off · 1.7 mi from the center of Vernonburg

Curbie Sanitation

· run by Curbie Sanitation

This isn’t Vernonburg’s own facility. Whether Vernonburg residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Vernonburg kids go to
PK–529 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1213 high schoolsDepends on your address

Vernonburg is in Chatham 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

Vernonburg is in ZIP code 31419

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of VernonburgZIP’s residents in Vernonburg
31419Savannah, GA100%0%
Area code912Wikidata

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 Vernonburg

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

The Savannah-Main water system (EPA ID GA0510003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Vernonburg?

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

What internet providers serve Vernonburg?

Xfinity, ClearWave, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Vernonburg?

31419. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Vernonburg in?

Chatham County School District.

How do I register to vote in Vernonburg?

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: 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.