Photo: Orsen · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Virgin, UT: what to set up and who to call
All of Virgin gets its mail under one ZIP code, 84779. The nearest emergency room is St. George Regional Hospital, 22 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Virgin, 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 Virgin.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Virgin. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Utah).
Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Virgin water system
The Virgin water system supplies almost all of Virgin. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Washington County Wcd - Cottam as seller) and serves 1,512 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.3 ppb. That’s higher than 86% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. UTAH27020.
7 home internet providers serve Virgin
79% of 376 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 59% | 100/10 |
| TDS Telecom | Cable | 4% | 1,000/20 |
| InfoWest | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Virgin
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Virgin, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check virgin.utah.gov →
From virgin.utah.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Virgin is in Washington School District.
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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Virgin is in ZIP code 84779
ZIP codes where Virgin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Virgin | ZIP’s residents in Virgin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84779 | Virgin, UT | 100% | 91% |
A few homes fall in 84737.
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 Virgin
Who supplies Virgin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Virgin water system (EPA ID UTAH27020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Virgin?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Virgin?
CenturyLink, TDS Telecom, InfoWest, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Virgin?
84779. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Virgin in?
Washington School District.
How do I register to vote in Virgin?
In Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Washington County Clerk/Auditor. Check your registration at votesearch.utah.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: Virgin’s own website (virgin.utah.gov), read Oct 23, 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 13, 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.