Hiring local services in Georgetown

Electricity in Georgetown is provided by Georgetown Utility Systems (300-1 Industrial Ave.; 512-930-3640), which handles new service, billing and outage reports; its page doesn't map the service area, so confirm on your bill that GUS serves you. Georgetown Water, part of the same city utility, supplies customers in and around the city, including ZIP codes 78626, 78628, 78633, 78641, 78642 and 76527. You can be a city water customer without living inside city limits.

As of October 22, 2026, water customers were under Drought Stage 1, two-day-per-week watering, and hand watering with a hose or bucket was allowed any time. There is no irrigation at all on Mondays, and none between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on any day. Your days follow the last digit of your address: 1, 5 or 9 water on Tuesday and/or Friday; 2, 4, 6 or 8 on Wednesday and/or Saturday; 0, 3 or 7 on Thursday and/or Sunday. Check the city's water conservation page for the current stage.

Georgetown requires a building permit to build, alter, repair, move or demolish a building, and to install or replace electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems. Permits and inspections run through My Government Online (MGO Connect), and residential plan review takes 15 to 20 business days, so a project that needs review should be booked with that lead time in mind.

The permit rules reach past the city line. In the ETJ or unincorporated county, city building permits still apply when the City of Georgetown provides the property's water, wastewater or electricity. Georgetown also issues no certificate of occupancy for homes: the passed building final inspection serves as one, so keep that inspection record.

Ask the city's development services staff whether Georgetown requires contractors to register, and for which trades, and ask every contractor which permit they will pull in MGO Connect.

A Heritage Tree in Georgetown is one of 13 listed species, including live oak, post oak, cedar elm, pecan and bald cypress, at 26 inches or more in diameter at breast height. Removing or even pruning one requires city review and approval. In the Downtown and Old Town historic overlay districts, exterior changes, new buildings, signs, fences and demolition can need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Officer or the Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC).

Trash and recycling are collected under a city contract with Texas Disposal Systems: weekly trash and every-other-week recycling. Schedule bulky-waste pickup by calling TDS at 512-930-1715. The Williamson County and Cities Health District runs mosquito surveillance here and posts trap results and planned treatments on a dashboard, but does not treat private property.

Founded in 1848, Georgetown is the Williamson County seat, and its properties are appraised by the Williamson Central Appraisal District, 625 FM 1460 (512-930-3787). The city had 67,176 residents in the 2020 Census.

Home systems: plumbers, AC repair and electricians, each tied to an MGO Connect permit. Outside: roofing companies, tree service, pest control, pool service and pressure washing. Moving and upkeep: movers and cleaning services. Professional: lawyers, dentists, realtors and gyms.

Georgetown is in the Austin area. In Round Rock, just south, Oncor delivers the power and residents pick a retail provider, and Cedar Park lies to the southwest.