Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Richlands, VA: what to set up and who to call
Richlands runs its own electric utility, Town of Richlands. Tap water in Richlands comes from the Town of Richlands 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richlands, 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 Richlands.
Power comes from Town of Richlands
Town of Richlands (Town of Richlands - (VA)), a municipal utility, serves 95.3% of Richlands residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Richlands water system
The Town of Richlands water system supplies almost all of Richlands. It draws surface water (EPA lists Town of Cedar Bluff and Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa as sellers) and serves 4,564 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA1185695.
4 home internet providers serve Richlands
98% of 2,435 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 55% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Richlands’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richlands.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Richlands is in Tazewell County Public Schools.
A−School 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Richlands spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richlands residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richlands | ZIP’s residents in Richlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24641 | Richlands, VA | 96% | 94% |
| 24609 | Cedar Bluff, VA | 2% | 2% |
| 24612 | Doran, VA | 1% | 26% |
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 Richlands
Who supplies Richlands’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Richlands water system (EPA ID VA1185695). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richlands?
Town of Richlands (Town of Richlands - (VA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Richlands?
Spectrum, Point Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richlands?
24641 (96%), 24609 (2%), 24612 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richlands in?
Tazewell County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Richlands?
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 Tazewell 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.