• All 911 calls are received to the Charlottesville-Albemarle-UVA Emergency Communications Center. 

• The Albemarle County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving Albemarle County. 

• Albemarle County Fire Rescue is a combination system that serves the fire and rescue needs of Albemarle County, through volunteer and career personnel.

• The Albemarle County Sheriff’s Office provides Court Security, Civil Process, and Transportation services for the citizens of Albemarle County.

• Find agendas, minutes, and videos of recent meetings.

• Access Board of Supervisors archives.

• The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors is the legislative body for Albemarle County. Albemarle County is divided into six geographic areas, called magisterial districts. Find your Supervisor. 

• Email the entire Board of Supervisors

• All dogs are required to have a dog license, which must be displayed on the dog’s collar at all times. Register for a dog license. 

• Dogs are required to be leashed whenever the dog is off the property of their owner or caretaker. 

• Dog parks are available at Darden Towe Park and Chris Greene Lake Park from dawn to dusk. 

Albemarle County operates XX parks, which from small, neighborhood parks to large conversation areas. Visit our parks page for more information.

When school is not in session, Albemarle County Public Schools are considered parks. This applies to after-school programs, on school closure days, and during the summer after the summer school session ends. Visit Albemarle County Public Schools to find the closest school to you.

 The City of Charlottesville offers additional public parks in the area. Visit The City of Charlottesville’s parks page for more information.

Albemarle County borders Shenandoah National Park. There is a fee to enter SNP. For more information, visit the SNP homepage.

• Planning for bicycle and pedestrian connectivity is done through Transportation Planning. 

• Bike Route 76, the Transamerica Trail, runs through Albemarle County. Learn more about this bike route. 

• The Piedmont Environmental Council Charlottesville Office has resources for urban trails and greenways for cyclists on their Albemarle/Charlottesville Greenways page.

• Electric

  • Central Virginia Cooperative
  • Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
  • Dominion Virginia Power

  Phone/Internet

  • Verizon
  • Comcast
  • Century Link
  • Ting

  Water/Sewer

  • Albemarle County Service Authority

  Natural Gas

  • Charlottesville Gas

  Trash/Recycling/Composting

  • Trash & Recycling is not provided by Albemarle County. Each county resident must either dispose of their waste themselves; use Rivanna's Ivy MUC or McIntire Recycling; or contract with a private waste disposal hauler of their choice.
  • Rivanna Solid Waste Authority