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Living in Big Stone Gap, VA: what to set up and who to call

The Town of Big Stone Gap water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, at 11 Proctor Street N, is the library in town.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Big Stone Gap, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

WaterTown of Big Stone Gap water system0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Big Stone Gap’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWise County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code24219Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Big Stone Gap.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Big Stone Gap water system

The Town of Big Stone Gap water system supplies almost all of Big Stone Gap. It draws surface water (EPA lists Town of Appalachia and City of Norton as sellers) and serves 9,372 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA1195100.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Big Stone Gap

100% of 1,878 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Point BroadbandFiber100%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
AT&TFixed wireless81%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless40%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Big Stone Gap’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Big Stone Gap.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck bigstonegap.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Big Stone Gap or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Big Stone Gap kids go to
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Big Stone Gap is in Wise 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitebigstonegap.orgBig Stone Gap’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsBig Stone Gap’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWise General RegistrarElections here are run by Wise County (county election office). P.O. Box 309, Wise, VA 24293-0309 · (276) 328-8331 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevote.elections.virginia.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Big Stone Gap is in ZIP code 24219

ZIP codes where Big Stone Gap residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Big Stone GapZIP’s residents in Big Stone Gap
24219Big Stone Gap, VA100%50%
Area code276Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomLonesome Pine Hospital1.4 miles awayGet a library cardLonesome Pine Regional LibraryNearest branch: C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N · (276) 523-1334

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Big Stone Gap

Who supplies Big Stone Gap’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Town of Big Stone Gap water system (EPA ID VA1195100). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Big Stone Gap?

Point Broadband, Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Big Stone Gap?

24219. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Big Stone Gap in?

Wise County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Big Stone Gap?

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 Wise 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.
  • 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.