Wash, DC
city list

 

 

Suggestion Box

We're always updating
based on your feedback!

Washington, DC
Utilities

More city information:

overview | apartments | cars | utilities | airports | public
transportation
| taxes | newspapers | voting |
sponsor

.
Overview
:  Setting up your utilities in the DC area depends a lot on where you live.  We break it down into the three regions. 
.

District of Columbia:

Cable
: Call District Cablevision at (202) 635-5100.

Electric: 
Call PEPCO at (202) 833-7500

Gas:   Call Washington Gas at (703) 750-1000 or (800) 752-7520.

Phone: 
For local phone service, call Verizon at (202) 954-6263*.

Water: 
Call the DC Water and Sewer Authority at (202) 645-6309.  Your landlord will probably be in charge of this.
.

Virginia:

Cable
: You'll be assigned a cable company based on where you live.  You'll likely either get:

Comcast at (703) 481-7700 or
Cox at (703) 378-8422

Electric: 
Call Dominion Virginia Power at (888) 667-3000.

Gas:  Call Washington Gas at (703) 750-1000 or (800) 752-7520.

Phone: 
For local phone service, try either:

Verizon at (703) 954-6222 or
Cavalier at (703) 778-4000. 

Water: 
Call the City of Fairfax at (703) 385-7915, although your landlord will probably take care of this.
.

Maryland:

Cable: Try Comcast on their site here or call (301) 499-2930 (then #3). 

Electric: 
To set up your electric, call PEPCO at (202) 833-7500.

Gas: 
 Call Washington Gas at (703) 750-1000 or (800) 752-7520.

Phone: 
When setting up your local phone service, you can call:

Cavalier at (240) 361-4000 or
Verizon at 954-6260 (local) or (800) 564-0999

Water: 
If you need to set up your water, you can call Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) at (301) 206-8000.
.

   

More city information:

overview | apartments | cars | utilities | airports | public
transportation
| taxes | newspapers | voting |
sponsor

.
About us | Customers | Contact | Press | What's new