Photo: James Shelton32 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in St. Paul, VA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in St. Paul comes from the Town of St Paul water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The closest ER is Russell County Hospital, 13.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Paul, 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 St. Paul.
Water comes from Town of St Paul water system
The Town of St Paul water system supplies St. Paul: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 1,010 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. VA1195700.
6 home internet providers serve St. Paul
100% of 368 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shentel | Cable | 98% | 2,000/50 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 86% | 1,000/1,000 |
| MountaiNet Telephone Company | Fiber | 16% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have St. Paul’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Paul.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of St. Paul (77%) is in Wise County Public Schools; parts are in Russell County Public Schools (23%).
Test scores and every school: see 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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
St. Paul is in ZIP code 24283
ZIP codes where St. Paul residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Paul | ZIP’s residents in St. Paul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24283 | Saint Paul, VA | 100% | 41% |
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 St. Paul
Who supplies St. Paul’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of St Paul water system (EPA ID VA1195700). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve St. Paul?
Shentel, Point Broadband, MountaiNet Telephone Company, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Paul?
24283. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Paul in?
Wise County Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Russell County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in St. Paul?
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 Wise 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.
- 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.