Photo: Alma mater · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Harrisonburg, VA: what to set up and who to call
Harrisonburg runs its own electric utility, City of Harrisonburg; its homes paid 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025. New voters sign up with the Harrisonburg General Registrar, which runs Harrisonburg’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Harrisonburg, 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 Harrisonburg.
Power comes from City of Harrisonburg
City of Harrisonburg (City of Harrisonburg - (VA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Harrisonburg. Its homes paid an average of 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $112 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 Harrisonburg water system
The City of Harrisonburg water system supplies Harrisonburg: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 61,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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. VA2660345.
5 home internet providers serve Harrisonburg
98% of 11,634 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 73% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 67% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Harrisonburg depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Harrisonburg, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Recycling Convenience Center
2055 Beery Road, Harrisonburg, VA
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Recycling Convenience Center
2055 Beery Road, Harrisonburg, VA
From harrisonburgva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, January 5, 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.
Harrisonburg is in Harrisonburg City Public Schools.
C−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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Harrisonburg spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Harrisonburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Harrisonburg | ZIP’s residents in Harrisonburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22801 | Harrisonburg, VA | 52% | 67% |
| 22802 | Harrisonburg, VA | 37% | 68% |
| 22807 | Harrisonburg, VA | 11% | 100% |
22803 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Harrisonburg
Who supplies Harrisonburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Harrisonburg water system (EPA ID VA2660345). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Harrisonburg?
City of Harrisonburg (City of Harrisonburg - (VA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Harrisonburg?
Xfinity, Glo Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Harrisonburg?
22801 (52%), 22802 (37%), 22807 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Harrisonburg in?
Harrisonburg City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Harrisonburg?
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 Harrisonburg 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: Harrisonburg’s own website (harrisonburgva.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.