Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Bloxom, VA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bloxom comes from A & N Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Bloxom is Parksley Convenience Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bloxom, 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 Bloxom.
Power comes from A & N Electric Coop
A & N Electric Coop (A & N Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bloxom. 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 Rolling Acres Subdivision water system
The Rolling Acres Subdivision water system supplies Bloxom: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 170 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. VA3001745.
4 home internet providers serve Bloxom
100% of 207 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority | Fiber | 100% | 200/200 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Neubeam | Fixed wireless | 97% | 30/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bloxom.
Parksley Convenience Center
26213 Parksley Road, Parksley, VA, 23421 · run by Accomack County, Virginia
This isn’t Bloxom’s own facility. Whether Bloxom residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bloxom is in Accomack County Public Schools.
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.
Bloxom is in ZIP code 23308
ZIP codes where Bloxom residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bloxom | ZIP’s residents in Bloxom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23308 | Bloxom, VA | 100% | 19% |
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 Bloxom
Who supplies Bloxom’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rolling Acres Subdivision water system (EPA ID VA3001745). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bloxom?
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 Bloxom?
Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority, Spectrum, Neubeam, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bloxom?
23308. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bloxom in?
Accomack County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bloxom?
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.