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The Massanutten handbook

Living in Massanutten, VA: what to set up and who to call

Massanutten has no town government of its own, so Rockingham County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Rockingham County Public Schools. Most of Massanutten has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.

Massanutten has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Rockingham County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Massanutten’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Massanutten, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Massanutten.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Massanutten. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Massanutten Village water system

The Massanutten Village water system supplies Massanutten: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,472 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. VA2165525.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Massanutten

95% of 1,472 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable89%1,200/35
ShentelFiber12%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless19%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless15%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless4%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Massanutten’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Massanutten.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMassanutten has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Massanutten kids go to
PK–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Massanutten is in Rockingham County Public Schools.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Massanutten is unincorporated, so Rockingham County is the local government.

Local governmentRockingham CountyMassanutten is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereRockingham General RegistrarElections here are run by Rockingham County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check vote.elections.virginia.gov.FVAP, Sep 2015
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevote.elections.virginia.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Massanutten spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Massanutten residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MassanuttenZIP’s residents in Massanutten
22840Mc Gaheysville, VA99%47%
22827Elkton, VA1%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Massanutten

Who supplies Massanutten’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Massanutten Village water system (EPA ID VA2165525). 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 2.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Massanutten?

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 Massanutten?

Xfinity, Shentel, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Massanutten?

22840 (99%), 22827 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Massanutten in?

Rockingham County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Massanutten?

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 Rockingham 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.