Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Stickleyville, VA: what to set up and who to call
Stickleyville has no town government of its own, so Lee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lee County Public Schools. Power in Stickleyville comes from Powell Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stickleyville, 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 Stickleyville.
Power comes from Powell Valley Electric Coop
Powell Valley Electric Coop (Powell Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Stickleyville. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 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 Lee County Psa/Jasper water system
The Lee County Psa/Jasper water system supplies Stickleyville: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Lee County Psa/Stickleyville serves another 7%. About 80% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Duffield_scott Co Psa and Town of Big Stone Gap as sellers) and serves 600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. VA1105070.
2 home internet providers serve Stickleyville
100% of 134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MountaiNet Telephone Company | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stickleyville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stickleyville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stickleyville is in Lee County Public Schools.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Stickleyville is unincorporated, so Lee County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Stickleyville is in ZIP code 24244
ZIP codes where Stickleyville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stickleyville | ZIP’s residents in Stickleyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24244 | Duffield, VA | 100% | 5% |
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 Stickleyville
Who supplies Stickleyville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lee County Psa/Jasper water system (EPA ID VA1105070). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stickleyville?
Powell Valley Electric Coop (Powell Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stickleyville?
MountaiNet Telephone Company, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stickleyville?
24244. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stickleyville in?
Lee County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Stickleyville?
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 Lee 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.