Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Fredericksburg, VA: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Fredericksburg are run by Fredericksburg itself; register with the Fredericksburg General Registrar. The closest public drop-off to Fredericksburg is Mine Road Convenience Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fredericksburg, 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 Fredericksburg.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fredericksburg. 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 Fredericksburg water system
The City of Fredericksburg water system supplies almost all of Fredericksburg. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Spotsylvania County Utilities as seller) and serves 28,350 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA6630050.
5 home internet providers serve Fredericksburg
97% of 7,258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 2,000/100 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 10% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fredericksburg depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fredericksburg, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on fredericksburgva.gov →
Belman Road Recycling Center
1200 Belman Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
- Sun8 am–3 pm
Cost: Annual pass $140 or coupon book of ten trips $50, effective January 1, 2026; one complimentary sticker for a second registered vehicle
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Belman Road Recycling Center
1200 Belman Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
From fredericksburgva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 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.
Fredericksburg is in Fredericksburg City Public Schools.
D−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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Fredericksburg is in ZIP code 22401
ZIP codes where Fredericksburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fredericksburg | ZIP’s residents in Fredericksburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22401 | Fredericksburg, VA | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 22408, 22407. 22402, 22403, 22404, 22412 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fredericksburg
Who supplies Fredericksburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fredericksburg water system (EPA ID VA6630050). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fredericksburg?
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 Fredericksburg?
Verizon, Cox Communications, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fredericksburg?
22401. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fredericksburg in?
Fredericksburg City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Fredericksburg?
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 Fredericksburg 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: Fredericksburg’s own website (fredericksburgva.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.