Living in Ruckersville, VA: what to set up and who to call
Greene County Water & Sewer reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size reported none. Ruckersville has no town government of its own, so Greene County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Greene County Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ruckersville, 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 Ruckersville.
Power comes from Rappahannock Electric Coop
Rappahannock Electric Coop (Rappahannock Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ruckersville. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $185 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 Greene County Water & Sewer
Greene County Water & Sewer supplies Ruckersville: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 8,500 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. VA2079625.
5 home internet providers serve Ruckersville
99% of 756 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 1,200/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 63% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 67% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ruckersville.
Greene County Solid Waste Facility
386 Mays Road, Stanardsville, VA, 22973 · run by Greene County
This isn’t Ruckersville’s own facility. Whether Ruckersville 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.
Ruckersville is in Greene 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Ruckersville is unincorporated, so Greene County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2016; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ruckersville is in ZIP code 22968
ZIP codes where Ruckersville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ruckersville | ZIP’s residents in Ruckersville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22968 | Ruckersville, VA | 100% | 14% |
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 Ruckersville
Who supplies Ruckersville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Greene County Water & Sewer (EPA ID VA2079625). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ruckersville?
Rappahannock Electric Coop (Rappahannock Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ruckersville?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ruckersville?
22968. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ruckersville in?
Greene County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Ruckersville?
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 Greene 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.