Photo: Bruce Emmerling · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Richmond, VA: what to set up and who to call
Richmond runs its own drop-off at 3800 East Richmond Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Sat 7 am–3:30 pm. Richmond runs its own elections, so the Richmond City General Registrar, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richmond, 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 Richmond.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richmond. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 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 City of Richmond water system
The City of Richmond water system supplies almost all of Richmond. It draws surface water and serves 233,655 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.7 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. VA4760100.
4 home internet providers serve Richmond
100% of 64,178 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 57% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Richmond depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Richmond, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on rva.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery other week
Richmond Southside Transfer Station
3520 North Hopkins Road, Richmond, VA 23224
- Mon6:30 am–4:30 pm
- Tue6:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed6:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu6:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri6:30 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8:30 am–2 pm
From rva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Richmond is in Richmond City Public Schools.
D−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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Richmond spans 14 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richmond residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richmond | ZIP’s residents in Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23220 | Richmond, VA | 16% | 100% |
| 23224 | Richmond, VA | 16% | 93% |
| 23225 | Richmond, VA | 16% | 89% |
| 23223 | Richmond, VA | 11% | 50% |
| 23222 | Richmond, VA | 8% | 71% |
| 23221 | Richmond, VA | 7% | 100% |
| 23234 | Richmond, VA | 6% | 29% |
| 23227 | Richmond, VA | 4% | 40% |
| 23226 | Richmond, VA | 4% | 52% |
| 23235 | Richmond, VA | 3% | 21% |
| 23219 | Richmond, VA | 2% | 100% |
| 23231 | Henrico, VA | 2% | 13% |
| 23230 | Richmond, VA | 2% | 50% |
| 23284 | Richmond, VA | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 23173, 23113, 23298. 23218, 23232, 23241, 23249, 23250, 23260, 23261, 23269, 23274, 23276, 23278, 23279, 23282, 23285, 23286, 23289, 23290, 23291, 23292, 23293, 23295, 23297 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Richmond
When is the City of Richmond East End Convenience Center open?
Mon–Sat 7 am–3:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Richmond’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Richmond water system (EPA ID VA4760100). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richmond?
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Richmond?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richmond?
23220 (16%), 23224 (16%), 23225 (16%), 23223 (11%), 23222 (8%), 23221 (7%), 23234 (6%), 23227 (4%), 23226 (4%), 23235 (3%), 23219 (2%), 23231 (2%), 23230 (2%), 23284 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richmond in?
Richmond City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Richmond?
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 Richmond City 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: Richmond’s own website (rva.gov), 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.