Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Charlottesville, VA: what to set up and who to call
Charlottesville has its own drop-off, McIntire Recycling Center, on 611 McIntire Road. Charlottesville runs its own elections, so the Charlottesville General Registrar, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Charlottesville, 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 Charlottesville.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Charlottesville. 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 City of Charlottesville water system
The City of Charlottesville water system supplies Charlottesville: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rwsa Urban System as seller) and serves 46,553 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. VA2540500.
6 home internet providers serve Charlottesville
100% of 12,950 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 63% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Ting | Fiber | 57% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Charlottesville depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Charlottesville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on charlottesville.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on charlottesville.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From charlottesville.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 11/2020, 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.
Charlottesville is in Charlottesville City Public Schools.
CSchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Charlottesville spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Charlottesville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Charlottesville | ZIP’s residents in Charlottesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22903 | Charlottesville, VA | 57% | 63% |
| 22902 | Charlottesville, VA | 28% | 59% |
| 22901 | Charlottesville, VA | 13% | 17% |
| 22904 | Charlottesville, VA | 1% | 10% |
22905, 22906, 22907, 22908, 22909, 22910 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Charlottesville
Who supplies Charlottesville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Charlottesville water system (EPA ID VA2540500). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Charlottesville?
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 Charlottesville?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Ting, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Charlottesville?
22903 (57%), 22902 (28%), 22901 (13%), 22904 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Charlottesville in?
Charlottesville City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Charlottesville?
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 Charlottesville 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: Charlottesville’s own website (charlottesville.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.