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The Maurertown handbook

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

Maurertown has no town government of its own, so Shenandoah County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Shenandoah County Public Schools. Toms Brook-Maurertown Sanitary District has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.3 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Maurertown, 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 Maurertown.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Maurertown. 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 Toms Brook-Maurertown Sanitary District

Toms Brook-Maurertown Sanitary District supplies Maurertown: about 43% of residents live in its service area. About 57% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 1,548 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. VA2171800.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Maurertown

100% of 399 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ShentelCable, Fiber, DSL100%1,200/50
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless42%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless20%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Maurertown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Maurertown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMaurertown 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.

Maurertown kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Maurertown is in Shenandoah County Public Schools.

BSchool 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

Maurertown is unincorporated, so Shenandoah County is the local government.

Local governmentShenandoah CountyMaurertown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereShenandoah General RegistrarElections here are run by Shenandoah County (county election office). 600 N Main St Ste 103, Woodstock, VA 22664-1855 · (540) 459-6195 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Maurertown is in ZIP code 22644

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MaurertownZIP’s residents in Maurertown
22644Maurertown, VA100%41%

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 Maurertown

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

Toms Brook-Maurertown Sanitary District (EPA ID VA2171800). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Maurertown?

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 Maurertown?

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

What ZIP codes are in Maurertown?

22644. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Maurertown in?

Shenandoah County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Maurertown?

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 Shenandoah 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.