Mableton, GA
Water damage in Mableton, GA: a new city on Cobb Water
Mableton became a city after a November 2022 vote, with the Chattahoochee River along its southeast edge and Nickajack Creek, which once turned grist, saw and woolen mills, running near its northern end. In September 2009 Nickajack crested at 19.85 feet against a flood stage of 10, which is why the flooded basement page gets read here. Call (678) 737-4866 and give the street address.
On the map
Where Mableton sits
Mableton lies in Cobb County with Austell on its west side and Smyrna to the north. The Chattahoochee River forms its southeast border, facing west Fulton County, and the unincorporated community of Lithia Springs touches its southwest. The city covers about 36.6 square miles at roughly 978 feet.
Nickajack Creek runs near the northern edge, where a covered bridge from around 1848 to 1850 now sits in a historic district.
Who owns the pipe
Which office answers for pipes, gas and power
- Water and sewer
- Cobb Water takes customer calls at 770-419-6200; its emergency dispatch line, 770-419-6201, is reserved for sewer backups at a house or on the street and for water lines gushing or severely leaking.
- Gas
- The city's guide names Austell Natural Gas or Atlanta Gas, and Austell Gas lists Mableton in its service area. The gas bill names yours.
- Electric
- Georgia Power or Cobb EMC. The city's guide suggests checking an address's coverage.
- Police, fire and EMS
- 911 for emergencies; 770-499-4182 for non-emergencies in Precinct 2.
The houses here
Mableton has about 31,481 homes in the city, say the Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 (give or take 962), and the middle home dates from 1988 (give or take 2 years). The biggest block, 7,335 homes or 23 percent, was built from 2000 through 2009, followed by the 1980s at 19 percent and the 1960s at 15 percent, and about 22 percent date from before 1980. Renters occupy 10,308 of 29,109 occupied homes, roughly 35 percent. In ZIP code 30126 the median build year is 1993 and about 22 percent of occupied homes are rented. A spread that wide puts pipes, roofs and water heaters of every age on one street.
Next door
Austell and Clarkdale, close by
Austell is the next city west, with its own water and sewer department; see Austell's page for the numbers. Clarkdale, a Cobb community on Powder Springs-Austell Road, has its own page too.
Notes for this town
- Cobb Water's customer service line is 770-419-6200. The emergency dispatch number, 770-419-6201, is set aside for sewer backups and for gushing or severe water-line leaks.
- Mableton's resource guide lists 770-499-4182 for Precinct 2 matters that are not emergencies; real emergencies go to 911.
- For gas, the city's guide names Austell Natural Gas or Atlanta Gas, and for power Georgia Power or Cobb EMC. In an emergency, Atlanta Gas Light is at 877.427.4321 and Austell Gas at 770-948-1841, option 1.
- Cobb Water's freezing-pipes notice advises dripping faucets in a cold snap, and says to shut off the whole house when a large amount of water is running.
- When water has come through a ceiling or up from a drain and you cannot tell which job it is, call (678) 737-4866 and describe it.