Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Chevy Chase Section Five, MD: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Tuesdays and Fridays in Chevy Chase Section Five, collected by Key Sanitation. Almost every address in Chevy Chase Section Five can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chevy Chase Section Five, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Chevy Chase Section Five.
Power comes from Potomac Electric Power
Potomac Electric Power (Potomac Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chevy Chase Section Five. Its homes paid an average of 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 5% of Potomac Electric Power’s home customers do, and Potomac Electric Power still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from WSSC Water
WSSC Water supplies almost all of Chevy Chase Section Five. It draws surface water and serves 1,900,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2018–Dec 2020, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MD0150005.
5 home internet providers serve Chevy Chase Section Five
100% of 227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 100% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 980/880 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Chevy Chase Section Five is Tuesday and Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chevy Chase Section Five, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Glass and metal containers
- Plastic milk containers
- Mixed paper and newspapers
From chevychasesection5.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chevy Chase Section Five is in Montgomery County Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Chevy Chase Section Five is in ZIP code 20815
ZIP codes where Chevy Chase Section Five residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chevy Chase Section Five | ZIP’s residents in Chevy Chase Section Five |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20815 | Chevy Chase, MD | 100% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Chevy Chase Section Five
Who supplies Chevy Chase Section Five’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
WSSC Water (EPA ID MD0150005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chevy Chase Section Five?
Potomac Electric Power (Potomac Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Chevy Chase Section Five?
Astound Broadband, Verizon, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chevy Chase Section Five?
20815. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chevy Chase Section Five in?
Montgomery County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Chevy Chase Section Five?
In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Montgomery County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Chevy Chase Section Five’s own website (chevychasesection5.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.