Who to call

When something's wrong right now

• Fire, medical, crime in progress: 911
• Water main break or no water: Paulding County Water System, 770-445-2761 — day or night
• You smell gas: get everyone out of the house first. Then call Atlanta Gas Light, 877-427-4321
• Power out: GreyStone Power, 770-942-6576, or Georgia Power, 888-891-0938 — whichever is on your bill

The county

• Sheriff's Office (not an emergency): 770-443-3010
• Animal Control: 770-445-1511
• Roads and potholes: Paulding Transportation, 770-445-4759
• Building or code complaints: Community Development, 770-443-7571 — or the county complaint form
• County recycling: 770-443-0119 · Solid waste and landfill: 770-445-5356
• Everything else: the county department directory

Bills and paperwork

• Water bill: Paulding County Water System, 770-222-6868
• Tax bill: Tax Commissioner, 770-443-7581 — due November 15
• Your home's value, or homestead: Board of Assessors, 770-443-7606 · [email protected]
• Gas account: Atlanta Gas Light customer care, 800-427-5463

Before you dig

• Georgia 811: call 811 (or 800-282-7411) before any digging — a fence post, a mailbox, a garden bed. It's free, and they come mark the lines.

Kids, mail and voting

• School zoning and bus stops: the district's Bus Stop and School Locator
• Missing package or mail: USPS Missing Mail
• Voting and elections: Paulding County Elections

Missing something?

If there's a number you've needed and couldn't find, tell me in the question box on any issue of The OP Newsletter and I'll add it here.