Pentagon, The (Boundary Increase) · Photo: Touch Of Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Arlington, VA: what to set up and who to call
Arlington has no town government of its own, so Arlington County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Arlington County Public Schools. Arlington has its own drop-off, Quincy Park Recycling Center, on 1021 North Quincy Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Arlington, 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 Arlington.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arlington. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Virginia).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Arlington County water system
The Arlington County water system supplies almost all of Arlington. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Washington Aqueduct Division. and National Airport and Fairfax Water as sellers) and serves 215,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.9 ppb. That’s lower than 65% 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. VA6013010.
5 home internet providers serve Arlington
100% of 36,348 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Starry | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 4% | 300/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Arlington has its own drop-off: Quincy Park Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Arlington, and where the rules are.
Quincy Park Recycling Center
1021 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA, 22201
Before you go, check the rules on arlingtonva.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jan 2022). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Arlington is in Arlington County Public Schools.
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Arlington is unincorporated, so Arlington County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Arlington spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Arlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Arlington | ZIP’s residents in Arlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22204 | Arlington, VA | 22% | 100% |
| 22201 | Arlington, VA | 16% | 100% |
| 22207 | Arlington, VA | 14% | 100% |
| 22202 | Arlington, VA | 12% | 100% |
| 22203 | Arlington, VA | 11% | 99% |
| 22206 | Arlington, VA | 9% | 98% |
| 22205 | Arlington, VA | 8% | 100% |
| 22209 | Arlington, VA | 6% | 100% |
| 22213 | Arlington, VA | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 22211, 22101. 22210, 22212, 22214, 22215, 22216, 22217, 22219, 22225, 22226, 22227, 22230, 22240, 22241, 22242, 22243, 22244, 22245, 22246 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Arlington
Who supplies Arlington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Arlington County water system (EPA ID VA6013010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Arlington?
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Arlington?
Xfinity, Verizon, Starry, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Arlington?
22204 (22%), 22201 (16%), 22207 (14%), 22202 (12%), 22203 (11%), 22206 (9%), 22205 (8%), 22209 (6%), 22213 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Arlington in?
Arlington County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Arlington?
In Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Arlington General Registrar. Check your registration at vote.elections.virginia.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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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 Sep 30, 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.