Photo: Bbqamazing · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bridgewater, VA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Bridgewater is in ZIP code 22812. The closest ER is Sentara RMH Medical Center, 6.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bridgewater. 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 Town of Bridgewater
Town of Bridgewater supplies almost all of Bridgewater. It draws surface water and serves 6,177 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. VA2165045.
6 home internet providers serve Bridgewater
100% of 1,859 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 82% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Shentel | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bridgewater is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bridgewater, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)Look up your day on bridgewater.town
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Recycle Center (Sandy Bottom Park)
610 East College Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From bridgewater.town, cms5.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Bridgewater is in Rockingham County Public Schools.
B−School 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 Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Bridgewater is in ZIP code 22812
ZIP codes where Bridgewater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bridgewater | ZIP’s residents in Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22812 | Bridgewater, VA | 100% | 67% |
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 Bridgewater
Who supplies Bridgewater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Bridgewater (EPA ID VA2165045). 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 2.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bridgewater?
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 Bridgewater?
Xfinity, Glo Fiber, Shentel, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bridgewater?
22812. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bridgewater in?
Rockingham County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bridgewater?
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 Rockingham 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: Bridgewater’s own website (bridgewater.town, cms5.revize.com), 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.