Living in Cloverdale, VA: what to set up and who to call
Cloverdale has no town government of its own, so Botetourt County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Botetourt County Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Cloverdale is Roanoke County Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cloverdale, 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 Cloverdale.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cloverdale. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $186 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 Mountain View water system
The Mountain View water system supplies Cloverdale: about 64% of residents live in its service area. Western Virginia Water Authority serves another 32%. About 20% 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 2,773 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. VA2023020.
6 home internet providers serve Cloverdale
98% of 1,334 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 89% | 1,200/35 |
| lumos | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 3% | 2,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cloverdale.
Roanoke County Recycling Center
This isn’t Cloverdale’s own facility. Whether Cloverdale 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.
Cloverdale is in Botetourt County Public Schools.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Cloverdale is unincorporated, so Botetourt County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Cloverdale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cloverdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cloverdale | ZIP’s residents in Cloverdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24019 | Roanoke, VA | 82% | 10% |
| 24077 | Cloverdale, VA | 18% | 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 Cloverdale
Who supplies Cloverdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mountain View water system (EPA ID VA2023020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cloverdale?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cloverdale?
Xfinity, lumos, Cox Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cloverdale?
24019 (82%), 24077 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cloverdale in?
Botetourt County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Cloverdale?
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 Botetourt 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.