Mason-Tillett House · Photo: B3nd3r77 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gasburg, VA: what to set up and who to call
Gasburg has no town government of its own, so Brunswick County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Brunswick County Public Schools. Power in Gasburg comes from Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gasburg, 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 Gasburg.
Power comes from Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gasburg. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 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 Brunswick Estates water system
The Brunswick Estates water system supplies Gasburg: about 19% of residents live in its service area. About 81% 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 70 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. VA5025500.
4 home internet providers serve Gasburg
92% of 660 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empower Broadband | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gasburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gasburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gasburg is in Brunswick 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
Gasburg is unincorporated, so Brunswick County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Gasburg spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gasburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gasburg | ZIP’s residents in Gasburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23887 | Valentines, VA | 84% | 64% |
| 23857 | Gasburg, VA | 16% | 17% |
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 Gasburg
Who supplies Gasburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Brunswick Estates water system (EPA ID VA5025500). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gasburg?
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gasburg?
Empower Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gasburg?
23887 (84%), 23857 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gasburg in?
Brunswick County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Gasburg?
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 Brunswick 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.