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The Fairview Beach handbook

Living in Fairview Beach, VA: what to set up and who to call

Fairview Beach has no town government of its own, so King George County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend King George County Public Schools. The Fairview Beach-Potomac Landing water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.6 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

Fairview Beach has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in King George County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Fairview Beach’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fairview Beach, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Fairview Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairview Beach. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Fairview Beach-Potomac Landing water system

The Fairview Beach-Potomac Landing water system supplies almost all of Fairview Beach. It draws ground water and serves 928 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. VA6099250.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Fairview Beach

98% of 337 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable92%1,000/50
T-MobileFixed wireless92%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless15%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fairview Beach’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairview Beach.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileFairview Beach has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fairview Beach kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8King George Middlein King George
9–12King George Highin King George

Fairview Beach is in King George 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Fairview Beach is unincorporated, so King George County is the local government.

Local governmentKing George CountyFairview Beach is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKing George General RegistrarElections here are run by King George County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check vote.elections.virginia.gov.FVAP, Sep 2015
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevote.elections.virginia.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fairview Beach is in ZIP code 22485

ZIP codes where Fairview Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fairview BeachZIP’s residents in Fairview Beach
22485King George, VA100%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Fairview Beach

Who supplies Fairview Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Fairview Beach-Potomac Landing water system (EPA ID VA6099250). 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 5.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fairview Beach?

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 Fairview Beach?

Breezeline, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fairview Beach?

22485. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fairview Beach in?

King George County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Fairview Beach?

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 King George 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.