Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Waynesboro, VA: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Waynesboro General Registrar, which runs Waynesboro’s elections. The nearest library is Waynesboro Public Library, 0.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waynesboro, 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 Waynesboro.
Water comes from City of Waynesboro water system
The City of Waynesboro water system supplies Waynesboro: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists South River Sanitary District as seller) and serves 22,630 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. VA2820775.
6 home internet providers serve Waynesboro
100% of 9,017 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| lumos | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| Lingo Networks | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Waynesboro depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Waynesboro, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on waynesboro.va.us →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Waynesboro Recycling Center (Public Convenience Center)
301 N. Winchester Ave., Waynesboro, VA 22980
- Mon7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Tue7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Sat7:30 am–3:30 pm
From waynesboro.va.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Waynesboro is in Waynesboro City Public Schools.
DSchool 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.
Waynesboro is in ZIP code 22980
ZIP codes where Waynesboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waynesboro | ZIP’s residents in Waynesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22980 | Waynesboro, VA | 100% | 67% |
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 Waynesboro
Who supplies Waynesboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Waynesboro water system (EPA ID VA2820775). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Waynesboro?
Xfinity, lumos, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lingo Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waynesboro?
22980. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waynesboro in?
Waynesboro City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Waynesboro?
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 Waynesboro 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: Waynesboro’s own website (waynesboro.va.us), 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.