Photo: 28bytes · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in North Garden, VA: what to set up and who to call
North Garden has no town government of its own, so Albemarle County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Albemarle County Public Schools. The nearest library is Central Library (Jefferson-Madison Regional Library), 9.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Garden, 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 North Garden.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Garden. 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 Acsa Urban Area water system
The Acsa Urban Area water system supplies North Garden: about 25% of residents live in its service area. About 75% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Rivanna WTP and Rwsa Urban System as sellers) and serves 77,408 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA2003053.
5 home internet providers serve North Garden
100% of 191 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly Fiber Broadband | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 57% | 60/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 36% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Garden’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Garden.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Garden is in Albemarle 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
North Garden is unincorporated, so Albemarle County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
North Garden is in ZIP code 22959
ZIP codes where North Garden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Garden | ZIP’s residents in North Garden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22959 | North Garden, VA | 100% | 27% |
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 North Garden
Who supplies North Garden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Acsa Urban Area water system (EPA ID VA2003053). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Garden?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Garden?
Firefly Fiber Broadband, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Garden?
22959. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Garden in?
Albemarle County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in North Garden?
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 Albemarle 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.