Photo: Brigitte Luckett · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bedford, VA: what to set up and who to call
Bedford runs its own electric utility, Town of Bedford. The closest public drop-off to Bedford is Falling Creek Convenience Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bedford, 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 Bedford.
Power comes from Town of Bedford
Town of Bedford (Town of Bedford - (VA)), a municipal utility, serves 89.4% of Bedford residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa)
Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) supplies almost all of Bedford. It draws surface water (EPA lists Smith Mountain Lake WTP and City of Lynchburg as sellers) and serves 38,794 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. VA5019052.
6 home internet providers serve Bedford
99% of 2,868 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shentel | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 24% | 980/880 |
| ZiTEL | Fiber | 23% | 960/960 |
| Xfinity | Fiber | 3% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bedford is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bedford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on bedfordva.gov
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Town of Bedford Landfill (Sanitation/Transfer Station)
856 Orange Street, Bedford, VA 24523
- Mon8 am–noon
- Tue8 am–noon
- Wed8 am–noon
- Thu8 am–noon
- Fri8 am–noon
County drop off center
1974 Falling Creek Road, Bedford, VA 24523
From bedfordva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2008, July 13, 2023. 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.
Bedford is in Bedford County Public Schools.
CSchool gradeSee 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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Bedford is in ZIP code 24523
ZIP codes where Bedford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bedford | ZIP’s residents in Bedford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24523 | Bedford, VA | 100% | 35% |
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 Bedford
Who supplies Bedford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) (EPA ID VA5019052). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bedford?
Town of Bedford (Town of Bedford - (VA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bedford?
Shentel, Verizon, ZiTEL, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bedford?
24523. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bedford in?
Bedford County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bedford?
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 Bedford 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: Bedford’s own website (bedfordva.gov), read Oct 21, 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 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.