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The Norton handbook

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

In Norton, trash day is Monday. Tap water in Norton comes from the City of Norton water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.

Trash & dumpWho supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

WaterCity of Norton water system0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpMondayTown pickupMore →SchoolNorton City Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code24273Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Norton water system

The City of Norton water system supplies almost all of Norton. It draws surface water (EPA lists Town of Big Stone Gap and Wise County Regional Water System as sellers) and serves 3,958 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 percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA1720076.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Norton

100% of 1,639 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
Point BroadbandFiber80%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless78%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless53%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless29%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Norton is Monday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Norton, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbnortonva.org
Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
The town’s recycling and trash guidesRecycling Information flyer →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsNormal brush and bulk items placed at the street are picked up; items larger than a pick-up load require a Work Order and small fee

From nortonva.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Norton kids go to
PK–7Norton ElementaryNorton City Public Schools
8–12J.I. Burton HighNorton City Public Schools

Norton is in Norton City Public Schools.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

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

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitenortonva.orgNorton’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsNorton’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereNorton General RegistrarNorton runs its own elections (city election office). P.O. Box 225, Norton, VA 24273-0225 · (276) 679-1162 · [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

Norton is in ZIP code 24273

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NortonZIP’s residents in Norton
24273Norton, VA100%64%
Area code276Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomLonesome Pine Hospital8.2 miles awayGet a library cardWise County Public Library124 Library Road SW · (276) 328-8061

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Norton

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

The City of Norton water system (EPA ID VA1720076). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Norton?

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

What ZIP codes are in Norton?

24273. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Norton in?

Norton City Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Norton?

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 Norton 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: Norton’s own website (nortonva.org), 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.