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The Georgia handbook

Living in Georgia, VT: what to set up and who to call

For recycling, Georgia has Georgia Recycling Center at 158 Morse Drive; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8:30 am–3:30 pm, Sat 8:30 am–1 pm. New voters sign up with the Georgia Town Clerk, which runs Georgia’s elections.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Georgia, 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 Georgia.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Georgia. Its homes paid an average of 23.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Vermont).

Start or move service: greenmountainpower.com · (888) 836-4672

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 South Georgia Fire District

South Georgia Fire District supplies Georgia: about 16% of residents live in its service area. Georgia Station serves another 9%. About 70% 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 500 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. 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. VT0005121.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Georgia

86% of 2,003 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable85%2,000/250
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL29%10/1
Fidium FiberFiber25%2,000/2,000
VTel WirelessFixed wireless92%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless15%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless6%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Georgia Recycling Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Where to take trash and recycling in Georgia, and where the rules are.

Drop-off

Georgia Recycling Center

158 Morse Drive, VT

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  • Tue8:30 am–3:30 pm
  • Wed8:30 am–3:30 pm
  • Thu8:30 am–3:30 pm
  • Fri8:30 am–3:30 pm
  • Sat8:30 am–1 pm

Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2025. They can change with the season, so check nwswd.org before you go.

Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Georgia kids go to
PK–8Georgia Elementary & Middle SchoolGeorgia School District

Georgia is in two districts that split the grades: Georgia School District and Franklin West Supervisory Union.

B−School gradeSee 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 Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Georgia spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GeorgiaZIP’s residents in Georgia
05468Milton, VT54%20%
05478Saint Albans, VT34%10%
05454Fairfax, VT12%11%
Area code802Wikidata

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 Georgia

When is the Georgia Recycling Center open?

Mon–Fri 8:30 am–3:30 pm; Sat 8:30 am–1 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check nwswd.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.

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

South Georgia Fire District (EPA ID VT0005121). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Georgia?

Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Georgia?

Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Georgia?

05468 (54%), 05478 (34%), 05454 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Georgia in?

Georgia School District and Franklin West Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Georgia?

In Vermont you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received by Election Day). Elections here are run by the Georgia Town Clerk. Check your registration at mvp.vermont.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 Aug 3, 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.