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The Woodlake handbook

Living in Woodlake, VA: what to set up and who to call

Woodlake has no town government of its own, so Chesterfield County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Chesterfield County Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Woodlake is Chesterfield County Northern Area Convenience Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Woodlake has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Woodlake’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Woodlake, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Woodlake.

Electricity

Power comes from Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Woodlake. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Chesterfield Co Central Water System

Chesterfield Co Central Water System supplies almost all of Woodlake. It draws surface water (EPA lists Appomattox River Water Authority and City of Richmond as sellers) and serves 389,897 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. VA4041845.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Woodlake

100% of 2,507 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless99%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless80%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless11%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Woodlake.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.3 mi from the center of Woodlake

Chesterfield County Northern Area Convenience Center

This isn’t Woodlake’s own facility. Whether Woodlake residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Woodlake kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your address

Woodlake is in Chesterfield County Public Schools.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Woodlake is unincorporated, so Chesterfield County is the local government.

Local governmentChesterfield CountyWoodlake is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereChesterfield General RegistrarElections here are run by Chesterfield County (county election office). P.O. Box 1690, Chesterfield, VA 23832-1690 · (804) 748-1471 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2020
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevote.elections.virginia.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Woodlake is in ZIP code 23112

ZIP codes where Woodlake residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WoodlakeZIP’s residents in Woodlake
23112Midlothian, VA100%14%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Woodlake

Who supplies Woodlake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Chesterfield Co Central Water System (EPA ID VA4041845). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Woodlake?

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 Woodlake?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Woodlake?

23112. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Woodlake in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Woodlake?

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 Chesterfield 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.