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

The Town of Woodstock water system reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×8, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6. 80% of systems its size reported none. In Woodstock, trash day is Tuesday (Republic Services collects).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Woodstock, 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 Woodstock.

Electricity

Power comes from Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Woodstock. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Woodstock water system

The Town of Woodstock water system supplies Woodstock: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 5,955 people in all.

14 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×8, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile3.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. VA2171850.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Woodstock

100% of 2,104 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ShentelCable, Fiber, DSL100%1,200/50
XfinityFiber, Cable23%1,200/35
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless23%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless2%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Woodstock is Tuesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Woodstock, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homewoodstockva.gov
Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
  • RecyclingEvery other week, Wed
Holiday weeks

When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Cardboard
  • Paper
  • Metal cans (aluminum, tin/steel)
  • Plastic bottles/jugs
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsAppliances and large metal items collected only during clean-up weeks: first full week in April, first full week in July, and first full week in October
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagewoodstockva.gov →

From woodstockva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Woodstock kids go to
PK–5W.W. Robinson ElementaryShenandoah County Public Schools
6–8Peter Muhlenberg MiddleShenandoah County Public Schools
9–12Central HighShenandoah County Public Schools

Woodstock is in Shenandoah 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

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Woodstock is in ZIP code 22664

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WoodstockZIP’s residents in Woodstock
22664Woodstock, VA100%62%
Area code540Wikidata

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 Woodstock

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

The Town of Woodstock water system (EPA ID VA2171850). It reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×8, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Woodstock?

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 Woodstock?

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

What ZIP codes are in Woodstock?

22664. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Woodstock in?

Shenandoah County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Woodstock?

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 Shenandoah 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: Woodstock’s own website (woodstockva.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.