Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Lexington, VA: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Lexington are run by Lexington itself; register with the Lexington General Registrar. Children in Lexington attend Lexington City Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lexington, 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 Lexington.
Water comes from City of Lexington water system
The City of Lexington water system supplies Lexington: about 88% of residents live in its service area. N. Lexington-Fairfield-Raphine [rcpsa] serves another 12%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Maury Service Authority as seller) and serves 7,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. VA2678375.
6 home internet providers serve Lexington
100% of 2,210 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 2,000/2,000 |
| BARC Connects | Fiber | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lexington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lexington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lexington is in Lexington City Public Schools.
A+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.
Lexington is in ZIP code 24450
ZIP codes where Lexington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lexington | ZIP’s residents in Lexington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24450 | Lexington, VA | 100% | 41% |
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 Lexington
Who supplies Lexington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lexington water system (EPA ID VA2678375). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Lexington?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, BARC Connects, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lexington?
24450. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lexington in?
Lexington City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lexington?
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 Lexington 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.
- 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.