Photo: Sleddog116 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Martinsville, VA: what to set up and who to call
Martinsville runs its own electric utility, City of Martinsville. To register to vote, go to the Martinsville General Registrar: Martinsville runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Martinsville, 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 Martinsville.
Power comes from City of Martinsville
City of Martinsville (City of Martinsville - (VA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Martinsville.
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 Martinsville: about 93% of residents live in its service area. Upper Smith River Water Supply serves another 7%. About 4% 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 Martinsville
100% of 6,058 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Martinsville depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Martinsville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on martinsville-va.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
First Piedmont Transfer Station
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Number 1 Clear and Colored Plastics (Soft Drink, Water Containers)
- Number 2 Opaque Plastics (Milk, Detergent Containers)
- Aluminum and Steel Cans
- Newsprint and Mixed Paper
- Corrugated Cardboard
From martinsville-va.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated December 16, 2025, JAN. 2, 2007. 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.
Martinsville is in Martinsville City Public Schools.
DSchool 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.
Martinsville is in ZIP code 24112
ZIP codes where Martinsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Martinsville | ZIP’s residents in Martinsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24112 | Martinsville, VA | 100% | 44% |
24113, 24114, 24115 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Martinsville
Who supplies Martinsville’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 Martinsville?
City of Martinsville (City of Martinsville - (VA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Martinsville?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Martinsville?
24112. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Martinsville in?
Martinsville City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Martinsville?
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 Martinsville 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: Martinsville’s own website (martinsville-va.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.