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The Yatesville handbook

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

Every home in Yatesville is in ZIP code 31097. Yatesville has its own library, Yatesville Public Library, at 77 Childs Avenue.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Yatesville, 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 Yatesville.

Electricity

Power comes from Georgia Power

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

The Yatesville water system supplies Yatesville: about 71% of residents live in its service area. Country Village Subdivision serves another 7%. About 22% 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 537 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 percentile4.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.9 ppb. 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. GA2930002.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Yatesville

100% of 231 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Flint Cable TVCable100%100/20
Georgia WindstreamDSL, Fiber96%200/20
Highline InternetFiber87%1,000/200
Conexon ConnectFiber19%2,000/2,000
Public Service WirelessFixed wireless100%50/10
AT&TFixed wireless69%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Yatesville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yatesville.

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

Yatesville kids go to
PK–2Upson-Lee Primary Schoolin Thomaston
3–5Upson-Lee Elementary Schoolin Thomaston
6–8Upson-Lee Middle Schoolin Thomaston
9–12Upson-Lee High Schoolin Thomaston

Yatesville 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.

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

Yatesville is in ZIP code 31097

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of YatesvilleZIP’s residents in Yatesville
31097Yatesville, GA100%30%
Area code706Wikidata

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 Yatesville

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

The Yatesville water system (EPA ID GA2930002). 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 4.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Yatesville?

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

What internet providers serve Yatesville?

Flint Cable TV, Georgia Windstream, Highline Internet, Conexon Connect, Public Service Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Yatesville?

31097. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Yatesville in?

Upson County School District.

How do I register to vote in Yatesville?

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.