Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified · Public domainLiving in Chesapeake, VA: what to set up and who to call
Chesapeake has its own drop-off, SPSA Chesapeake Transfer Station, on 901 Hollowell Lane. New voters sign up with the Chesapeake General Registrar, which runs Chesapeake’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys water system
The City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys water system supplies Chesapeake: about 80% of residents live in its service area. City of Chesapeake - Western Branch Sys serves another 12%. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 165,240 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA3550051.
5 home internet providers serve Chesapeake
98% of 79,442 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 2,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 980/880 |
| lumos | Fiber, DSL | 21% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Chesapeake
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chesapeake, from the town’s own site.
SPSA Chesapeake Transfer Station
901 Hollowell Lane, Chesapeake, VA, 23320
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Metal cans (aluminum, tin, steel)
- Mixed paper (newspaper, office paper, magazines, books, catalogs, mail)
- Corrugated Cardboard (shipping box material only)
Chesapeake Animal Services - Aluminum Cans Only
2100 S. Military Hwy
From cityofchesapeake.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Chesapeake is in Chesapeake 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Chesapeake spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chesapeake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chesapeake | ZIP’s residents in Chesapeake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23322 | Chesapeake, VA | 27% | 100% |
| 23320 | Chesapeake, VA | 24% | 100% |
| 23323 | Chesapeake, VA | 17% | 100% |
| 23321 | Chesapeake, VA | 15% | 99% |
| 23324 | Chesapeake, VA | 10% | 100% |
| 23325 | Chesapeake, VA | 7% | 100% |
23326, 23327, 23328 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Chesapeake
Who supplies Chesapeake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys water system (EPA ID VA3550051). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chesapeake?
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 Chesapeake?
Cox Communications, Verizon, lumos, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chesapeake?
23322 (27%), 23320 (24%), 23323 (17%), 23321 (15%), 23324 (10%), 23325 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chesapeake in?
Chesapeake City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Chesapeake?
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 Chesapeake 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: Chesapeake’s own website (cityofchesapeake.net), 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.