Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Tazewell, VA: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Tazewell water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.3 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Public schools here are run by Tazewell County Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tazewell, 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 Tazewell.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tazewell. 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 Town of Tazewell water system
The Town of Tazewell water system supplies Tazewell: about 37% of residents live in its service area. Eastern Tazewell County serves another 30%. About 33% 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 Greater Tazewell WTP as seller) and serves 5,007 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.2 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. VA1185761.
4 home internet providers serve Tazewell
99% of 2,007 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Tazewell
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tazewell, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townoftazewell.org →
From townoftazewell.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated June 19, 1986. 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.
Tazewell is in Tazewell County Public Schools.
A−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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Tazewell spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tazewell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tazewell | ZIP’s residents in Tazewell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24651 | Tazewell, VA | 67% | 50% |
| 24630 | North Tazewell, VA | 33% | 25% |
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 Tazewell
Who supplies Tazewell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Tazewell water system (EPA ID VA1185761). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tazewell?
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 Tazewell?
Spectrum, Point Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tazewell?
24651 (67%), 24630 (33%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tazewell in?
Tazewell County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Tazewell?
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 Tazewell 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: Tazewell’s own website (townoftazewell.org), 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.