Photo: Ron Cogswell · CC BY 2.0Living in Williamsburg, VA: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Williamsburg General Registrar, which runs Williamsburg’s elections. Trains stop in Williamsburg.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg.
Power comes from Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Williamsburg. 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 City of Williamsburg water system
The City of Williamsburg water system supplies Williamsburg: about 36% of residents live in its service area. Jcsa - Central System serves another 12%. City of Newport News serves another 10%. About 43% 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 16,300 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. VA3830850.
5 home internet providers serve Williamsburg
91% of 3,342 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 2,000/100 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 64% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 37% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Williamsburg depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Williamsburg, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on williamsburgva.gov
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on williamsburgva.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Tewning Road Recycling Center
117 Tewning Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles and Jugs
- Glass Bottles and Jars
- Cardboard and Mixed Paper
- Metal Cans
Tewning Road Recycling Center
117 Tewning Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
From williamsburgva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Dec. 1, 2025. 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.
Williamsburg is in Williamsburg City Public Schools.
B+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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Williamsburg spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Williamsburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Williamsburg | ZIP’s residents in Williamsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23185 | Williamsburg, VA | 97% | 29% |
| 23188 | Williamsburg, VA | 3% | 1% |
23186, 23187 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Williamsburg
Who supplies Williamsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Williamsburg water system (EPA ID VA3830850). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Williamsburg?
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 Williamsburg?
Cox Communications, Glo Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Williamsburg?
23185 (97%), 23188 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Williamsburg in?
Williamsburg City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Williamsburg?
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 Williamsburg 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: Williamsburg’s own website (williamsburgva.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.