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The Rose Hill handbook

Living in Rose Hill, VA: what to set up and who to call

Rose Hill has no town government of its own, so Fairfax County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fairfax County Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Rose Hill is Alexandria Recycling Drop Off Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Rose Hill has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Fairfax County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Rose Hill’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rose Hill, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Rose Hill.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rose Hill. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Fairfax Water

Fairfax Water supplies almost all of Rose Hill. It draws surface water (EPA lists Washington Aqueduct Division. as seller) and serves 1,121,613 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 68% 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. VA6059501.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Rose Hill

100% of 5,830 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless99%2,300/2,300
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber99%2,000/35
T-MobileFixed wireless72%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless52%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rose Hill.

Nearest public drop-off · 1.7 mi from the center of Rose Hill

Alexandria Recycling Drop Off Center

This isn’t Rose Hill’s own facility. Whether Rose Hill residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rose Hill kids go to
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Twain MiddleFairfax County Public Schools
9–12Edison HighFairfax County Public Schools

Rose Hill is in Fairfax County Public Schools.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Rose Hill is unincorporated, so Fairfax County is the local government.

Local governmentFairfax CountyRose Hill is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereFairfax General RegistrarElections here are run by Fairfax County (county election office). P.O. Box 10161, Fairfax, VA 22038-8061 · (703) 222-0776FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevote.elections.virginia.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rose Hill spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Rose Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rose HillZIP’s residents in Rose Hill
22310Alexandria, VA80%57%
22303Alexandria, VA12%15%
22306Alexandria, VA8%5%

A few homes fall in 22315.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Rose Hill

Who supplies Rose Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Fairfax Water (EPA ID VA6059501). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rose Hill?

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 Rose Hill?

Verizon, Cox Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rose Hill?

22310 (80%), 22303 (12%), 22306 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rose Hill in?

Fairfax County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Rose Hill?

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 Fairfax 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.