Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Colonial Heights, VA: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Colonial Heights, collected by Central Virginia Waste Management Authority. Elections in Colonial Heights are run by Colonial Heights itself; register with the Colonial Heights General Registrar.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colonial Heights, 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 Colonial Heights.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Colonial Heights. 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 Colonial Heights water system
The City of Colonial Heights water system supplies Colonial Heights: about 32% of residents live in its service area. City of Petersburg serves another 13%. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Appomattox River Water Authority as seller) and serves 18,273 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 2021–Dec 2023, 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. VA3570150.
4 home internet providers serve Colonial Heights
100% of 6,906 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Colonial Heights is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Colonial Heights, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: colonialheightsva.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City of Colonial Heights Recycling Center
2701 Conduit Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Recycling Center
2701 Conduit Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
From colonialheightsva.gov, 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.
Colonial Heights is in Colonial Heights 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colonial Heights is in ZIP code 23834
ZIP codes where Colonial Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colonial Heights | ZIP’s residents in Colonial Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23834 | Colonial Heights, VA | 100% | 68% |
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 Colonial Heights
Who supplies Colonial Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Colonial Heights water system (EPA ID VA3570150). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colonial Heights?
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 Colonial Heights?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colonial Heights?
23834. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colonial Heights in?
Colonial Heights City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Colonial Heights?
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 Colonial Heights 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: Colonial Heights’ own website (colonialheightsva.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.