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Getting ready to move to Midtown ATL, Georgia? Short of packing and moving, there are quite a few other tasks you must perform after closing escrow. This Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide will help.

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide Resources

You need to transfer the utilities, put in address changes and check the kids and yourself in schools. This is your Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide.

Use this Midtown Moving Guide to help you find the resources you need to get established in your new home, from local emergency services to places to visit in your new community.

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide: Midtown Alliance
Midtown Alliance

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide: Utility Companies

Electricity

Georgia Power

888-660-5890

Gas

Constellation Energy
877-677-4355

FireSide Natural Gas
Inside Atlanta: 678-872-0250
Outside Atlanta: 866-517-0250

Gas South
P.O. Box 723728
Atlanta, GA 31139-9941
866-563-8129

Georgia Natural Gas
5665 New Northside Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30328
770-850-6200
877-850-6200

Infinite Energy Inc.
Inside Atlanta: 770-661-1870
Outside Atlanta: 877-342-5434

SCANA Energy
3340 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-760-6200
877-GO-SCANA

Stream Energy
866-543-4642

True Natural Gas
Inside Atlanta: 770-502-0226
Outside Atlanta: 877-746-4362

Walton EMC Natural Gas
Inside Atlanta: 770-267-2505 or 770-972-2917
North Georgia: 706-769-5622
Outside Atlanta: 866-936-2427

Xoom Energy
855-203-3808

Water

Department of Watershed Management 
404-546-0311

Waste

City of Atlanta Department of Public Works
404-330-6240

Home Phone

Ooma (inexpensive landline replacement for cord-cutters)

AT&T

Verizon

Comcast Xfinity
800-XFINITY (800-934-6489)

Internet

Google Fiber (Coming to your area soon)

AT&T Internet (formerly Uverse)
AT&T offers DSL throughout and fiber speeds for some addresses in Midtown.  
844-886-4258

Xfinity (formerly Comcast)
800-XFINITY (800-934-6489)

Earthlink
866-383-3080

TV

AT&T TV (formerly AT&T Uverse)
866-951-6106

Xfinity (formerly Comcast)
800-XFINITY (800-934-6489)

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide: Local Specialty Vendors

Atlantic Station

1380 Atlantic Dr, Atlanta, GA 30363

Upmarket retail complex with department & specialty stores, a multiplex & a range of dining options.

Colony Square

1197 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30361

Mixed-use complex featuring professional offices, shops, services, restaurants & frequent events.

Ponce City Market

675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

Vibrant converted historic Sears building, now a market with a food hall, shops & living space.

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide: What to Do in Midtown

Midtown Arts and Attractions

Mail Services

Forward or Hold Your Mail

Change Your Address

Other Mail Services

Voting in Georgia

Register Online or by Mail

Verify Current Registration

DMV Address Changes

Create an Online Account

ID/DL Address Changes

Fee Structure

Local Emergency Services

Atlanta Police Department Zone 5

(404) 546-5977 or (404) 223-6105

Midtown Blue

404-817-0500

Atlanta Fire Rescue Station 15

226 Peachtree Street, SW, Atlanta GA 30303 

404-456-7000

Smart911

An enhanced information system, that allows preregistered users to provide critical personal information to first responders when 911 is called.

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide: Community Concerns

SeeClickFix 

Encourages residents to become active citizens in taking care of and improving their city by reporting non-emergency issue in their neighborhood. Contact Midtown Green for assistance with maintenance issues, including sidewalks, trees, graffiti, etc…

Midtown Alliance

Membership is our vehicle for collective action. Our members share an interest in the continued success of Midtown Atlanta and they help shape our agenda and our work.

Midtown Programs and Projects

Midtown Alliance is working to make Midtown’s strengths even better. Through our comprehensive approach to urban planning and development, we improve and sustain Midtown Atlanta.

Midtown Transportation

Our goal is to ensure that Midtown Atlanta is accessible, easy to navigate and safe for pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and motorists alike.

Midtown Resource Center

Get valuable local data and insight about Midtown to help make informed decisions. Midtown Alliance maintains a wide array of information to help explain the geographic, demographic, and physical makeup of the District, updated regularly.

Recycling in Atlanta

Get rid of all those empty boxes you have to unpack. And get some decluttering done while you’re at it.

Keep Atlanta Beautiful

Recycling Drop Off Centers

Hard to Recycle Materials

Christmas Tree Drop Off

Composting

Compost Education & Consulting Services

Compost Drop Off Centers

Free Wood Chips

Fulton County Composting Workshops

Compost Pick-Up & Delivery

Weekly doorstep collection service so you don’t have to manage your own composting system but still compost at home! Give them your scraps, they give you organic compost in return.

Local Farmer’s Markets

Green Market at Piedmont Park

1071 Piedmont Ave Ne, Atlanta, GA 30309

Every Saturday, March through November, from 9AM to 1PM

Peachtree Road Farmers Market

The Cathedral of St. Philip

2744 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Every Saturday, March 6 through December 18, 2021, from 8:30AM to 12:PM

Ponce City Farmers Market

675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

Every Wednesday, March 24 through November 17, 2021, from 4:00PM to 8:00PM

Botanical and Community Gardens

Atlanta Botanical Garden

1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

404-876-5859

Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00AM to 9:00PM (Last entry at 8:00PM)

The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30-acre landscape adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Its mission is to develop and maintain plant collections for the purposes of display, education, conservation, research and enjoyment.

Blue Heron Nature Preserve Community Garden

4055 Roswell Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30342

404-946-6394

The Blue Heron Garden is home to over 30 organic plots. The largest plot is dedicated to growing vegetables for the St. Luke’s Crossroads Kitchen, a volunteer-based effort that feeds unhoused people in Midtown.

Midtown Garden Stroll and Plant Swap

The Midtown Garden Stroll is a free event, open to the general public, and takes place throughout the Historic Midtown Garden District.

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide: Schools and Higher Education

The public school system in Atlanta’s Midtown is governed by the Atlanta Board of Education.

Public Elementary

Springdale Park Elementary School (SPARK)

Address: 1246 Ponce De Leon Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30306

Grades: K-5

Georgia’s very first green school which holds a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED gold certification. Some of the environmentally responsible programs offered by SPARK include:

  • Composting
  • Recycling
  • Farm-to-School

Public Elementary & Middle Combined

Centennial Place Academy

Address: 531 Luckie Street Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30313

Grades: K-8

A public charter school. This is the only school in the Atlanta Public School System with a mathematics, technology and science theme.

Public Middle School

David T. Howard Middle School

Address: 551 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Grades: 6-8

Formerly known as Inman Middle School, David T. Howard Middle School is a newly renovated education center featuring a historic school building. It officially opened under its new name in August 2020. Major focus is placed on the following core curriculum:

  • Language arts
  • Mathematics
  • Sciences
  • Social Studies

Remedial & Gifted Programs

Howard Middle School offers gifted and remedial programs to its students. These include tutoring services and after-school programs.

Public High School

Midtown High School

Address: 929 Charles Allen Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Grades: 9-12

Formerly known as Henry W. Grady High School, Midtown High School consists of four smaller learning communities. Core Curriculum includes:

  1. Biomedical Science and Engineering
  2. Business and Entrepreneurship
  3. Communication and Journalism
  4. Public Policy and Justice

Private Pre-School to Middle Combined

The Children’s School

Address: 345 10th Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Grades: 3-Year-Old Preschool to 8th Grade

Midtown Atlanta’s The Children’s School, also known as TCS, has been educating private school students for 42 years. The staff is dedicated to challenging, nurturing and empowering students to improve content understanding, thinking habits and social-emotional skills.

Midtown Atlanta Moving Guide: Higher Education

Georgia Tech

Emory University Hospital – Midtown

Savannah College of Art Design (SCAD) 

John Marshall Law School

Westwood College

Home Improvement

Land Use

Licenses and Permits

Do Not Call List

The History of Midtown Atlanta

What’s Happening in Midtown Atlanta

Tasks to Perform After Closing

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