Photo: Sarah Stierch · CC BY 4.0Living in St. George Island, MD: what to set up and who to call
St. George Island has no town government of its own, so St. Mary's County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend St. Marys County Public Schools. Power in St. George Island comes from Southern Maryland Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. George 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 St. George Island.
Power comes from Southern Maryland Elec Coop
Southern Maryland Elec Coop (Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of St. George Island. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $192 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of Southern Maryland Elec Coop’s home customers do, and Southern Maryland Elec Coop still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
2 home internet providers serve St. George Island
98% of 189 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have St. George Island’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. George Island.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
St. George Island is in St. Marys County Public Schools.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
St. George Island is unincorporated, so St. Mary's County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
St. George Island is in ZIP code 20674
ZIP codes where St. George Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. George Island | ZIP’s residents in St. George Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20674 | Piney Point, MD | 100% | 37% |
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 St. George Island
Who provides electricity in St. George Island?
Southern Maryland Elec Coop (Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve St. George Island?
Breezeline, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. George Island?
20674. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. George Island in?
St. Marys County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in St. George Island?
In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Saint Mary's County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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 Mar 11, 2026 (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.