Plumbers in Palmetto, GA

One city bill for nearly everything

In Palmetto, electricity, water, sewer and garbage all come from the city. Palmetto is a MEAG Power community for electric service, and its Public Works Water/Sewer division produces drinking water, maintains water and sewer service lines and inspects new service connections. Natural gas is the one utility the city does not run. For water or sewer questions, City of Palmetto Utility Billing and Public Works share a number, (770) 463-3377, weekdays 8 to 5.

Ask the city for its latest water quality report if you want to see test results; it is the right source for questions about taste, odor or treatment.

Where Palmetto is

The Georgia General Assembly chartered Palmetto as a town in 1854, and it was named for the Palmetto Regiment. It is in far south Fulton County with a small piece in Coweta, about 22 miles from downtown Atlanta. U.S. 29, Roosevelt Highway, is the main route through town, with Interstate 85 and Cascade Palmetto Highway nearby. Palmetto City Park and Wilkerson Mill Farris Park are its green spaces, and the historic downtown grew up around Main Street and the old mill site. The city had 5,071 residents in 2020. Outside the city limits, ZIP 30268 is largely rural.

Housing: two eras

Palmetto's housing is a mix of older homes near downtown and subdivisions built in the 1990s and 2000s. About 35% of homes predate 1980, and the median year is 1990. In the older houses, a plumber is more likely to find aging supply pipe, worn valves and older drain lines. In the subdivisions, the work leans toward water heaters, fixtures and supply connections.

Permits at City Hall

Palmetto's Building office, in Community Development at City Hall, 509 Toombs Street (770-463-3377), issues building and trade permits. Plumbers applying for a permit must bring a current business license and their state card, so a plumber working in Palmetto should be able to show both. Work inside the city limits is permitted by Palmetto, not Fulton County.

Gas leaks

Because the city does not list natural gas among its utilities, Atlanta Gas Light is the pipe utility to call. If you smell gas, go outside and away from the house first, then call 911 and AGL at 877.427.4321.

Compared with Atlanta

Atlanta residents get water from the city's Watershed Management department and permits from its Office of Buildings. In Palmetto, a much smaller city government handles both, plus your electric service. That usually means one office to call for most questions.

Making the call

Call the number on this page and describe what is going on. You will be connected with an independent plumber who works in Palmetto, and the plumber agrees on price and schedule with you.