Photo: Carmenshields · CC BY 3.0Living in Gloucester Point, VA: what to set up and who to call
Gloucester Point has no town government of its own, so Gloucester County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Gloucester County Public Schools. For trash and recycling, Gloucester Point has Gloucester County Hayes Convenience Center at 7599 Guinea Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8 am–7 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gloucester Point, 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 Gloucester Point.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gloucester Point. 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 R&l Trailer Park
R&l Trailer Park supplies Gloucester Point: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 32 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. VA4073735.
4 home internet providers serve Gloucester Point
95% of 4,422 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 93% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 36% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Gloucester County Hayes Convenience Center is open on weekdays
Where to take trash and recycling in Gloucester Point, and where the rules are.
Gloucester County Hayes Convenience Center
7599 Guinea Road, Hayes, Virginia, 23072
- Mon8 am–7 pm
- Tue8 am–7 pm
- Wed8 am–7 pm
- Thu8 am–7 pm
- Fri8 am–7 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2024. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gloucester Point is in Gloucester County 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Gloucester Point is unincorporated, so Gloucester County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Gloucester Point spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gloucester Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gloucester Point | ZIP’s residents in Gloucester Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23072 | Hayes, VA | 75% | 64% |
| 23062 | Gloucester Point, VA | 25% | 100% |
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 Gloucester Point
When is the Gloucester County Hayes Convenience Center open?
Mon–Fri 8 am–7 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Gloucester Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
R&l Trailer Park (EPA ID VA4073735). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gloucester Point?
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 Gloucester Point?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gloucester Point?
23072 (75%), 23062 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gloucester Point in?
Gloucester County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Gloucester Point?
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 Gloucester 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.