Webster County Jails · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Webster County, GA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Webster County goes to 31824 (63% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, 16.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Webster County, 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 Webster County.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Webster County. 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 Preston water system
The Preston water system supplies Webster County: about 46% of residents live in its service area. Weston serves another 5%. About 49% 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 891 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. GA3070000.
5 home internet providers serve Webster County
74% of 1,229 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Georgia Communications | Fiber, DSL | 71% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 9% | 25/3 |
| Windstream Communications | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Public Service Wireless | Fixed wireless | 30% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Webster County’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Webster County.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Webster County is in Webster 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.
Webster County spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Webster County residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Webster County | ZIP’s residents in Webster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31824 | Preston, GA | 63% | 99% |
| 31825 | Richland, GA | 21% | 22% |
| 39877 | Parrott, GA | 8% | 39% |
| 31832 | Weston, GA | 7% | 97% |
A few homes fall in 31803, 31780.
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 Webster County
Who supplies Webster County’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Preston water system (EPA ID GA3070000). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Webster County?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Webster County?
Windstream Georgia Communications, AT&T, Windstream Communications, Public Service Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Webster County?
31824 (63%), 31825 (21%), 39877 (8%), 31832 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Webster County in?
Webster County School District.
How do I register to vote in Webster County?
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 Webster 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.