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The Buena Vista handbook

Living in Buena Vista, VA: what to set up and who to call

To register to vote, go to the Buena Vista General Registrar: Buena Vista runs its own elections. Public schools here are run by Buena Vista City Public Schools.

Trash & dumpWho 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 Buena Vista, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

WaterCity of Buena Vista water system0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpBy addressDay by addressMore →SchoolBuena Vista City Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code24416Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Buena Vista.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Buena Vista water system

The City of Buena Vista water system supplies almost all of Buena Vista. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 6,566 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 percentile4.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. VA2530125.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Buena Vista

100% of 2,733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
BrightspeedFiber, DSL91%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless49%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless26%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Buena Vista is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Buena Vista, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayMon, Tue, Wed or ThuDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

Recycling drop-off

Auto Recyclers LLC

1400 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista

buenavistava.gov
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBrush is collected with regular service only if bundled in 5 ft lengths, no more than 1 1/2 ft diameter, with no branches over 6 inches diameter or 100 pounds; larger items need special arrangement with Public Works

From buenavistava.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Buena Vista kids go to
PK–1F.W. Kling Jr. ElementaryBuena Vista City Public Schools
2–5Enderly Heights ElementaryBuena Vista City Public Schools
6–7Parry McCluer MiddleBuena Vista City Public Schools
8–12Parry McCluer HighBuena Vista City Public Schools

Buena Vista is in Buena Vista City 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitebuenavistavirginia.orgBuena Vista’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsBuena Vista’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBuena Vista General RegistrarBuena Vista runs its own elections (city election office). Its listing was last updated in 2016, so we don’t show its contacts: check vote.elections.virginia.gov.FVAP, Aug 2016
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 Aug 2016; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Buena Vista is in ZIP code 24416

ZIP codes where Buena Vista residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Buena VistaZIP’s residents in Buena Vista
24416Buena Vista, VA100%75%
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 roomCarilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital5.7 miles awayGet a library cardRockbridge Regional LibraryNearest branch: Buena Vista Public Library, 2110 Magnolia Ave · (540) 261-2715

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

Questions about living in Buena Vista

Who supplies Buena Vista’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Buena Vista water system (EPA ID VA2530125). 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 4.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Buena Vista?

Xfinity, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Buena Vista?

24416. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Buena Vista in?

Buena Vista City Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Buena Vista?

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 Buena Vista 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: Buena Vista’s own website (buenavistava.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.