Walnut Spring · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Prices Fork, VA: what to set up and who to call
Prices Fork has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Montgomery County Public Schools. Tap water in most of Prices Fork comes from the Prices Fork/Merrimac 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 0.5 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prices Fork, 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 Prices Fork.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prices Fork. 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 Prices Fork/Merrimac water system
The Prices Fork/Merrimac water system supplies Prices Fork: about 69% of residents live in its service area. About 31% 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 Town of Blacksburg and Radford Army Ammunition Plant as sellers) and serves 4,541 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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. VA1121580.
6 home internet providers serve Prices Fork
98% of 550 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 82% | 1,200/35 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
| All Points Broadband | Fixed wireless | 18% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prices Fork.
Prices Fork Waste Collection
4680 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA, 24060 · run by Montgomery County
This isn’t Prices Fork’s own facility. Whether Prices Fork residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Prices Fork is in Montgomery 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
Prices Fork is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Prices Fork is in ZIP code 24060
ZIP codes where Prices Fork residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prices Fork | ZIP’s residents in Prices Fork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24060 | Blacksburg, VA | 100% | 2% |
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 Prices Fork
Who supplies Prices Fork’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Prices Fork/Merrimac water system (EPA ID VA1121580). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prices Fork?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Prices Fork?
Xfinity, Glo Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, All Points Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prices Fork?
24060. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prices Fork in?
Montgomery County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Prices Fork?
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 Montgomery 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.