Photo: APK · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Winchester, VA: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Winchester has D&M Container Service at 9 North Loudoun Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8 am–4 pm. Power in Winchester comes from Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winchester, 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 Winchester.
Power comes from Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Winchester. Its homes paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 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 Frederick Water
Frederick Water supplies almost all of Winchester. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Winchester as seller) and serves 46,206 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–Dec 2026, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VA2069250.
5 home internet providers serve Winchester
100% of 8,996 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 84% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 76% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
D&M Container Service is open on weekdays
Where to take trash and recycling in Winchester, and where the rules are.
D&M Container Service
9 North Loudoun Street, Winchester, VA, 22601
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Jan 2026. They can change with the season, so check dandmcontainer.com before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Winchester is in Winchester 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Winchester is in ZIP code 22601
ZIP codes where Winchester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winchester | ZIP’s residents in Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22601 | Winchester, VA | 100% | 95% |
22604 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Winchester
When is the D&M Container Service open?
Mon–Fri 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check dandmcontainer.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Winchester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Frederick Water (EPA ID VA2069250). 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–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Winchester?
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Winchester?
Xfinity, Glo Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winchester?
22601. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winchester in?
Winchester City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Winchester?
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 Winchester 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.