Photo: self · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Belle Haven, VA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Belle Haven comes from A & N Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 95% of addresses in Belle Haven.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Belle Haven, 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 Belle Haven.
Power comes from A & N Electric Coop
A & N Electric Coop (A & N Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Belle Haven. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 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 Town of Exmore water system
The Town of Exmore water system supplies Belle Haven: about 40% of residents live in its service area. About 60% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,500 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA3131210.
6 home internet providers serve Belle Haven
99% of 257 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority | Fiber | 96% | 200/200 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Neubeam | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/40 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 5% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Belle Haven’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Belle Haven.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Belle Haven (82%) is in Accomack County Public Schools; parts are in Northampton County Public Schools (18%).
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 Jan 2016; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Belle Haven spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Belle Haven residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Belle Haven | ZIP’s residents in Belle Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23306 | Belle Haven, VA | 85% | 43% |
| 23350 | Exmore, VA | 15% | 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 Belle Haven
Who supplies Belle Haven’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Exmore water system (EPA ID VA3131210). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Belle Haven?
A & N Electric Coop (A & N Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Belle Haven?
Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority, Spectrum, Neubeam, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Belle Haven?
23306 (85%), 23350 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Belle Haven in?
Accomack County Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Northampton County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Belle Haven?
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 Accomack 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.