Living in Laurel Park, VA: what to set up and who to call
Laurel Park has no town government of its own, so Henry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Henry County Public Schools. Xfinity and Brightspeed wire most of Laurel Park, and 90% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laurel Park, 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 Laurel Park.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Laurel Park. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $186 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 Martinsville water system
The City of Martinsville water system supplies Laurel Park: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 13,600 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 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.1 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. VA5690400.
5 home internet providers serve Laurel Park
100% of 261 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 95% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Laurel Park’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laurel Park.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Laurel Park is in Henry 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
Laurel Park is unincorporated, so Henry 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.
Laurel Park is in ZIP code 24112
ZIP codes where Laurel Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laurel Park | ZIP’s residents in Laurel Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24112 | Martinsville, VA | 100% | 2% |
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 Laurel Park
Who supplies Laurel Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Martinsville water system (EPA ID VA5690400). 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 4.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laurel Park?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Laurel Park?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laurel Park?
24112. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laurel Park in?
Henry County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Laurel Park?
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 Henry 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.