Photo: DwayneP at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Radford, VA: what to set up and who to call
Radford runs its own electric utility, City of Radford. New voters sign up with the Radford General Registrar, which runs Radford’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Radford, 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 Radford.
Power comes from City of Radford
City of Radford (City of Radford - (VA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Radford.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Radford water system
The City of Radford water system supplies Radford: about 80% of residents live in its service area. Plum Creek serves another 17%. It draws surface water and serves 17,420 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. VA1750100.
4 home internet providers serve Radford
99% of 4,182 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shentel | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| All Points Broadband | Fixed wireless | 38% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Radford
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Radford, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Mixed paper
- Cereal and snack boxes
- Junk mail
- Glass bottles and jars containers- brown/clear/green
- PET # 1 plastic bottles, jugs and food containers
- HDPE # 2 plastic bottles, jugs and food containers
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Tin/steel cans
- Microwave food trays
- Clean pizza boxes
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check radfordva.gov →
From radfordva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated September 14, 2026. 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.
Radford is in Radford 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Radford spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Radford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Radford | ZIP’s residents in Radford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24141 | Radford, VA | 84% | 66% |
| 24142 | Radford, VA | 16% | 100% |
24143 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Radford
Who supplies Radford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Radford water system (EPA ID VA1750100). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Radford?
City of Radford (City of Radford - (VA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Radford?
Shentel, Verizon, All Points Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Radford?
24141 (84%), 24142 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Radford in?
Radford City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Radford?
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 Radford 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: Radford’s own website (radfordva.gov), read Oct 23, 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.