Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in East Stone Gap, VA: what to set up and who to call
East Stone Gap has no town government of its own, so Wise County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wise County Public Schools. The Town of Big Stone Gap water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Stone Gap, 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 East Stone Gap.
Water comes from Town of Big Stone Gap water system
The Town of Big Stone Gap water system supplies East Stone Gap: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 34% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Town of Appalachia and City of Norton as sellers) and serves 9,372 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. VA1195100.
4 home internet providers serve East Stone Gap
100% of 200 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have East Stone Gap’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Stone Gap.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
East Stone Gap is in Wise County Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see 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
East Stone Gap is unincorporated, so Wise County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
East Stone Gap spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Stone Gap residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Stone Gap | ZIP’s residents in East Stone Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24246 | East Stone Gap, VA | 74% | 100% |
| 24219 | Big Stone Gap, VA | 26% | 1% |
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 East Stone Gap
Who supplies East Stone Gap’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Big Stone Gap water system (EPA ID VA1195100). 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 5.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve East Stone Gap?
Point Broadband, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Stone Gap?
24246 (74%), 24219 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Stone Gap in?
Wise County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in East Stone Gap?
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 Wise 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: 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.