Photo: Taber Andrew Bain · CC BY 2.0Living in Pearisburg, VA: what to set up and who to call
All of Pearisburg gets its mail under one ZIP code, 24134. For emergencies, Pearisburg is closest to Carilion Giles Community Hospital, 6.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pearisburg, 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 Pearisburg.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pearisburg. 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 Town of Pearisburg water system
The Town of Pearisburg water system supplies Pearisburg: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists Giles County Psa as seller) and serves 2,760 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. VA1071660.
6 home internet providers serve Pearisburg
91% of 1,350 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 84% | 940/35 |
| Pembroke Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigaBeam Networks | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| All Points Broadband | Fixed wireless | 71% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pearisburg
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pearisburg, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check pearisburg.org →
From pearisburg.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Pearisburg is in Giles 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Pearisburg is in ZIP code 24134
ZIP codes where Pearisburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pearisburg | ZIP’s residents in Pearisburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24134 | Pearisburg, VA | 100% | 52% |
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 Pearisburg
Who supplies Pearisburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Pearisburg water system (EPA ID VA1071660). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pearisburg?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pearisburg?
Optimum, Pembroke Telephone Cooperative, GigaBeam Networks, All Points Broadband, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pearisburg?
24134. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pearisburg in?
Giles County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Pearisburg?
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 Giles 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: Pearisburg’s own website (pearisburg.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.