Photo: DanRVA · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Virginia Beach, VA: what to set up and who to call
Virginia Beach has its own drop-off, SPSA Oceana Transfer Station, on 2025 Virginia Beach Boulevard. Voting is local here: the Virginia Beach General Registrar registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Virginia Beach, 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 Virginia Beach.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Virginia Beach. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Virginia State).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Virginia Beach water system
The City of Virginia Beach water system supplies Virginia Beach: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Norfolk as seller) and serves 437,994 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 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. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA3810900.
5 home internet providers serve Virginia Beach
98% of 135,765 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 85% | 980/880 |
| lumos | Fiber, DSL | 11% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 57% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Virginia Beach: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Virginia Beach, from the town’s own site.
Landfill & Resource Recovery Center
- Tue7 am–4:30 pm
- Wed7 am–4:30 pm
- Thu7 am–4:30 pm
- Fri7 am–4:30 pm
- Sat7 am–4:30 pm
West Neck Recycling Center
2500 West Neck Road
From pw.virginiabeach.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Oct 20, 2026. 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.
Virginia Beach is in Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
ASchool 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Virginia Beach spans 8 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Virginia Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Virginia Beach | ZIP’s residents in Virginia Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23464 | Virginia Beach, VA | 16% | 100% |
| 23462 | Virginia Beach, VA | 15% | 100% |
| 23456 | Virginia Beach, VA | 13% | 100% |
| 23452 | Virginia Beach, VA | 13% | 100% |
| 23454 | Virginia Beach, VA | 13% | 100% |
| 23455 | Virginia Beach, VA | 11% | 100% |
| 23451 | Virginia Beach, VA | 10% | 100% |
| 23453 | Virginia Beach, VA | 8% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 23457, 23460, 23459, 23461. 23450, 23458, 23463, 23465, 23466, 23467, 23471, 23479 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Virginia Beach
Who supplies Virginia Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Virginia Beach water system (EPA ID VA3810900). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Virginia Beach?
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 Virginia Beach?
Cox Communications, Verizon, lumos, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Virginia Beach?
23464 (16%), 23462 (15%), 23456 (13%), 23452 (13%), 23454 (13%), 23455 (11%), 23451 (10%), 23453 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Virginia Beach in?
Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Virginia Beach?
In Virginia State 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 Virginia Beach 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: Virginia Beach’s own website (pw.virginiabeach.gov), 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.