Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lancaster, VA: what to set up and who to call
Lancaster has no town government of its own, so Lancaster County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lancaster County Public Schools. Tap water in Lancaster comes from the Lancaster Courthouse water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lancaster. 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 Lancaster Courthouse water system
The Lancaster Courthouse water system supplies almost all of Lancaster. It draws ground water and serves 125 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. VA4103680.
4 home internet providers serve Lancaster
98% of 93 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Points Broadband | Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 62% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lancaster’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lancaster.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lancaster is in Lancaster 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
Lancaster is unincorporated, so Lancaster County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Lancaster is in ZIP code 22503
ZIP codes where Lancaster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lancaster | ZIP’s residents in Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22503 | Lancaster, VA | 100% | 3% |
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 Lancaster
Who supplies Lancaster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lancaster Courthouse water system (EPA ID VA4103680). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lancaster?
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 Lancaster?
All Points Broadband, Breezeline, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
22503. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lancaster in?
Lancaster County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lancaster?
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 Lancaster 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.