Lead pipes in Georgia
Georgia's 1,743 community water systems reported 294 lead and 50,048 galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines, plus 630,165 of unknown material. That ranks #16 among states for confirmed lead lines.
- Lead <0.1%
- Galvanized (replace) 1.4%
- Unknown 18%
- Non-lead 81%
1.4% of the service lines Georgia utilities reported are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national share of 3.1%. 18% are still unidentified (national: 21%). The largest counts are in Moultrie (2,838), Bainbridge (2,645), Dublin (2,259). 23 systems haven't reported counts yet.
Since 2025 Q1, reported lead and galvanized lines in Georgia went from 34,482 to 50,342 (up 15,860). See which systems made the most progress.
Systems with confirmed lead lines (187)
| Water system | Lead | Galv. | Unknown | % lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoultrieMoultrie | 0 | 2,838 | 665 | 34% |
| BainbridgeBainbridge | 0 | 2,645 | 132 | 44% |
| DublinLaurens County | 0 | 2,259 | 3,250 | 29% |
| CamillaCamilla | 2 | 2,073 | 8 | 76% |
| CairoCairo | 0 | 1,936 | 1 | 43% |
| DawsonDawson | 0 | 1,821 | 175 | 81% |
| Jesup Water SystemJesup | 0 | 1,682 | 799 | 47% |
| AshburnAshburn | 0 | 1,622 | 306 | 59% |
| RomeRome | 0 | 1,502 | 0 | 8.2% |
| Garden CityGarden City | 3 | 1,410 | 597 | 38% |
| PelhamPelham | 0 | 1,394 | 0 | 83% |
| SummervilleSummerville | 0 | 1,240 | 909 | 24% |
| EastmanEastman | 0 | 1,235 | 2 | 47% |
| LagrangeLa Grange | 0 | 1,100 | 3,820 | 5.7% |
| BlakelyBlakely | 0 | 1,074 | 325 | 40% |
| OcillaOcilla | 0 | 945 | 75 | 68% |
| Glennville Water SystemGlennville | 0 | 925 | 0 | 46% |
| WinderWinder | 0 | 867 | 3 | 4.8% |
| LafayetteLa Fayette | 1 | 865 | 5,890 | 10% |
| HapevilleHapeville | 0 | 863 | 0 | 32% |
| AdelAdel | 0 | 842 | 59 | 30% |
| LeesburgLeesburg | 0 | 813 | 0 | 54% |
| McRae-HelenaMcRae | 0 | 731 | 1,092 | 31% |
| ColquittColquitt | 0 | 710 | 2 | 77% |
| CuthbertRandolph County | 0 | 673 | 0 | 49% |
| CartersvilleCartersville | 0 | 634 | 3,479 | 5.0% |
| DonalsonvilleDonalsonville | 0 | 597 | 0 | 45% |
| MillenMillen | 0 | 592 | 0 | 36% |
| AlbanyAlbany | 0 | 591 | 0 | 1.6% |
| MontezumaMontezuma | 0 | 516 | 7 | 30% |
| LumpkinStewart County | 0 | 479 | 0 | 83% |
| Villa RicaVilla Rica | 0 | 475 | 2 | 6.8% |
| BufordBuford | 0 | 454 | 479 | 12% |
| TennilleWashington County | 0 | 443 | 61 | 50% |
| RockmartRockmart | 0 | 380 | 1,555 | 14% |
| BlackshearBlackshear | 0 | 368 | 1 | 17% |
| UnadillaUnadilla | 5 | 361 | 0 | 45% |
| EllavilleEllaville | 0 | 363 | 18 | 37% |
| GrayGray | 0 | 363 | 0 | 17% |
| AdairsvilleAdairsville | 0 | 340 | 8 | 9.9% |
| ReynoldsTaylor County | 0 | 329 | 0 | 50% |
| Fort GainesFort Gaines | 0 | 306 | 0 | 58% |
| PoulanPoulan | 0 | 301 | 0 | 69% |
| MeigsMeigs | 0 | 297 | 0 | 60% |
| McCaysvilleMcCaysville | 0 | 291 | 434 | 9.8% |
| DoerunColquitt County | 0 | 263 | 0 | 83% |
| SparksSparks | 0 | 259 | 0 | 31% |
| BroxtonCoffee County | 0 | 256 | 5 | 44% |
| RochelleRochelle | 0 | 246 | 0 | 42% |
| Buena VistaBuena Vista | 0 | 246 | 0 | 39% |
| Blue Ridge Water SystemBlue Ridge | 0 | 236 | 110 | 6.8% |
| EdisonEdison | 0 | 235 | 2 | 41% |
| BacontonBaconton | 0 | 227 | 0 | 48% |
| Tybee IslandTybee Island | 0 | 225 | 0 | 7.0% |
| Clayton County Water AuthorityClayton County | 0 | 222 | 16,885 | 0.3% |
| BostonBoston | 0 | 210 | 0 | 38% |
| FayettevilleFayetteville | 163 | 40 | 0 | 2.7% |
| NichollsNicholls | 0 | 182 | 0 | 41% |
| AttapulgusAttapulgus | 0 | 174 | 0 | 51% |
| RoystonRoyston | 0 | 146 | 903 | 9.5% |
| MadisonMadison | 0 | 138 | 188 | 4.0% |
| PavoPavo | 0 | 132 | 10 | 36% |
| CorneliaCornelia | 0 | 124 | 1,691 | 4.3% |
| PineviewPineview | 0 | 119 | 14 | 54% |
| HomervilleHomerville | 0 | 118 | 727 | 7.8% |
| WarwickWarwick | 0 | 118 | 1 | 61% |
| LearyLeary | 0 | 111 | 8 | 35% |
| Willacoochee Water SystemWillacoochee | 0 | 107 | 512 | 17% |
| Norman ParkNorman Park | 0 | 102 | 2 | 20% |
| RebeccaRebecca | 0 | 102 | 0 | 87% |
| PrestonWebster County | 0 | 101 | 30 | 19% |
| RichlandRichland | 0 | 100 | 3 | 18% |
| LuthersvilleMeriwether County | 0 | 99 | 0 | 13% |
| TempleTemple | 0 | 97 | 0 | 4.4% |
| The River RV ParkValdosta | 0 | 96 | 0 | 96% |
| CoolidgeCoolidge | 0 | 90 | 0 | 32% |
| Brooklyn Water SystemStewart County | 0 | 89 | 0 | 45% |
| ByromvilleByromville | 0 | 86 | 2 | 51% |
| SpringfieldSpringfield | 85 | 1 | 0 | 3.4% |
| GeorgetownGeorgetown | 0 | 84 | 1 | 9.8% |
| DahlonegaDahlonega | 0 | 83 | 24 | 3.2% |
| IdealIdeal | 0 | 80 | 0 | 46% |
| FunstonColquitt County | 0 | 79 | 0 | 31% |
| ClaxtonClaxton | 0 | 78 | 1,372 | 5.2% |
| BarwickBarwick | 0 | 78 | 0 | 33% |
| Fernwood Mobile Home CommunityBrooks County | 0 | 76 | 0 | 100% |
| Pineview Mobile EstatesLeesburg | 0 | 73 | 0 | 100% |
| NewingtonNewington | 0 | 72 | 0 | 44% |
| Ty TyTy Ty | 0 | 70 | 0 | 19% |
| East DublinEast Dublin | 0 | 68 | 1,041 | 4.7% |
| GrantvilleGrantville | 0 | 67 | 9 | 4.9% |
| LenoxCook County | 0 | 67 | 0 | 12% |
| Dade County Water AuthorityTrenton | 4 | 59 | 3,577 | 0.7% |
| Iron CityIron City | 0 | 63 | 0 | 35% |
| Usaf-Robins Ab MainWarner Robins | 0 | 62 | 901 | 2.9% |
| RhineRhine | 0 | 61 | 0 | 39% |
| OchlockneeOchlocknee | 0 | 49 | 3 | 15% |
| The Landings SubdivisionSavannah | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1.0% |
| West PointWest Point | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2.5% |
| College ParkCollege Park | 0 | 42 | 1,891 | 1.8% |
Showing the 100 with the most. All Georgia water systems
No confirmed lead, but unknown lines remain (314)
| Water system | Lead | Galv. | Unknown | % lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb CountyDekalb County | 0 | 0 | 155,835 | 0% |
| AtlantaAtlanta | 0 | 0 | 43,429 | 0% |
| GainesvilleGainesville | 0 | 0 | 24,944 | 0% |
| Rockdale Co. Water SystemConyers | 0 | 0 | 17,341 | 0% |
| BrunswickGlynn County | 0 | 0 | 17,217 | 0% |
| Warner RobinsWarner Robins | 0 | 0 | 15,058 | 0% |
| Bartow CountyCartersville | 0 | 0 | 10,428 | 0% |
| Paulding County Water SystemDallas | 0 | 0 | 9,335 | 0% |
| Spalding County Water SystemSpalding County | 0 | 0 | 8,626 | 0% |
| GriffinGriffin | 0 | 0 | 8,507 | 0% |
| Tifton-Tift County Water SystemTifton | 0 | 0 | 8,414 | 0% |
| CarrolltonCarrollton | 0 | 0 | 6,991 | 0% |
| Newnan UtilitiesNewnan | 0 | 0 | 6,395 | 0% |
| Forsyth Co. Water & SewerCumming | 0 | 0 | 6,321 | 0% |
| Baldwin CountyBaldwin County | 0 | 0 | 6,237 | 0% |
| AmericusSumter County | 0 | 0 | 5,654 | 0% |
| MilledgevilleMilledgeville | 0 | 0 | 5,557 | 0% |
| CordeleCordele | 0 | 0 | 5,507 | 0% |
| FitzgeraldFitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 5,136 | 0% |
| HinesvilleHinesville | 0 | 0 | 5,112 | 0% |
| Walker County Water AuthorityFlintstone | 0 | 0 | 5,111 | 0% |
| DouglasDouglas | 0 | 0 | 4,355 | 0% |
| CedartownPolk County | 0 | 0 | 4,026 | 0% |
| ForsythForsyth | 0 | 0 | 4,021 | 0% |
| Usa-Fort Stewart MainFort Stewart (U.S. Army) | 0 | 0 | 3,855 | 0% |
| MonroeWalton County | 0 | 0 | 3,750 | 0% |
| SwainsboroSwainsboro | 0 | 0 | 3,628 | 0% |
| Harris County Water SystemCataula | 0 | 0 | 3,326 | 0% |
| St. MarysCamden County | 0 | 0 | 3,293 | 0% |
| BaxleyBaxley | 0 | 0 | 2,928 | 0% |
| SylvesterSylvester | 0 | 0 | 2,746 | 0% |
| HamptonHampton | 0 | 0 | 2,738 | 0% |
| LavoniaLavonia | 0 | 0 | 2,503 | 0% |
| Chattooga CountyTrion | 0 | 0 | 2,117 | 0% |
| WaycrossWaycross | 0 | 0 | 2,100 | 0% |
| CommerceCommerce | 0 | 0 | 2,084 | 0% |
| QuitmanQuitman | 0 | 0 | 2,081 | 0% |
| Glen of Robin HoodSavannah | 0 | 0 | 1,991 | 0% |
| WashingtonWashington | 0 | 0 | 1,982 | 0% |
| MetterMetter | 0 | 0 | 1,889 | 0% |
| Usa-Hunter Army Airfield - MainChatham County | 0 | 0 | 1,845 | 0% |
| GrovetownGrovetown | 0 | 0 | 1,825 | 0% |
| ManchesterManchester | 0 | 0 | 1,773 | 0% |
| WaleskaWaleska | 0 | 0 | 1,752 | 0% |
| PoolerPooler | 0 | 0 | 1,652 | 0% |
| BowdonBowdon | 0 | 0 | 1,634 | 0% |
| McDonoughMcDonough | 0 | 0 | 1,575 | 0% |
| ChickamaugaChickamauga | 0 | 0 | 1,537 | 0% |
| LouisvilleJefferson County | 0 | 0 | 1,450 | 0% |
| CochranCochran | 0 | 0 | 1,432 | 0% |
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No lead or unknown lines reported (162)
Systems serving 1,000 or more people. Systems without counts on file are listed as 0.
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Lead pipes in Georgia cities
- Atlanta43,429 unknown
- Augusta-Richmond Countyno lead reported
- Macon-Bibb Countyno lead reported
- Savannah46 lead + galv. lines
- Athens-Clarke Countyno lead reported
- South Fultonno lead reported
- Sandy Springs43,429 unknown
- Roswell24 lead + galv. lines
- Warner Robins15,058 unknown
- Johns Creek24 lead + galv. lines
- Mabletonno lead reported
- Alpharetta24 lead + galv. lines
- Albany591 lead + galv. lines
- Mariettano lead reported
- Stonecrest155,835 unknown
- Brookhaven155,835 unknown
- Smyrnano lead reported
- Valdostano lead reported
- Dunwoody155,835 unknown
- Gainesville24,944 unknown
- Newnan6,395 unknown
- Peachtree Cornersno lead reported
- Milton24 lead + galv. lines
- Peachtreeno lead reported
- Douglasvilleno lead reported
- Woodstock1 lead + galv. lines
- Rome1,502 lead + galv. lines
- East Pointno lead reported
- Cantonno lead reported
- Kennesawno lead reported
Georgia lead pipe questions
How many lead pipes are in Georgia?
Georgia's community water systems reported 294 lead service lines and 50,048 galvanized lines that must be replaced, for 50,342 in total. Another 630,165 lines are of unknown material.
Which Georgia water systems have the most lead pipes?
Moultrie (2,838), Bainbridge (2,645), Dublin (2,259). Counts are lead plus galvanized-requiring-replacement lines.
What share of Georgia service lines are lead?
1.4% of reported service lines in Georgia are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national figure of 3.1%. 18% are still unknown, compared with 21% nationally.
How do I find out if my Georgia home has a lead service line?
Search for your water system or ZIP code above, then open your utility's address-level inventory map. You can also check the pipe where it enters your home with a scratch and magnet test.
Source: EPA SDWIS service line inventory, 2026 Q3. Smaller systems with no lead or unknown lines are omitted. See also national rankings.