Electrician in Cherry Hill, VA

Your address says Dumfries. Who handles the permit?

Cherry Hill is a census-designated place, not a town. It sits northeast of the Town of Dumfries, and Dewey's Creek forms part of the line between them, per Wikipedia. Its ZIP codes are 22026 and 22191, so a Cherry Hill home can have a Dumfries or a Woodbridge mailing address.

The mailing address does not decide the permit office. The Town of Dumfries has its own building office, and the county says its Development Services does not serve the Town of Dumfries (areas we serve). Cherry Hill is outside the town line, so its homes go to the county Building Development Division.

The county page links a map tool where you type your address or parcel GPIN to see which side of the line you are on. We check this before any permit work, because filing with the wrong office wastes days.

Under the county's Do I need a permit page, a new circuit, fixture or outlet needs a permit, while swapping an existing light fixture does not. That page covers houses and townhouses only. For apartments and condos, the county asks you to call Building Development at 703-792-6930.

What kind of homes does Cherry Hill have?

Cherry Hill is mostly new. The Census ACS profile puts the median year built at 2002. About 1 in 3 homes went up in 2010 or later, and about 1 in 4 in the 1990s. Only about 1 in 10 homes were built before 1980.

Townhouses are the biggest group, at about 40% of homes. About 32% are detached houses and about 1 in 4 homes are in buildings with 5 or more units. About 38% of occupied homes are rented.

That mix shapes our work. In the 1990s homes of Southbridge and River Oaks, original panels and smoke alarms are now 25 to 30 years old. The 2010s homes in Potomac Shores and Powell's Landing may need new circuits for an EV charger, a finished basement or a home office. The NFPA says to replace smoke alarms 10 years after the date on the back, so even a 2012 home is past due. See smoke and CO detectors.

Who is the power company in Cherry Hill?

Dominion Energy Virginia. Federal utility territory data puts the Cherry Hill area in Dominion's territory. The county's power outage page lists both Dominion and NOVEC for the county, so if your bill says NOVEC, tell us and we will plan around it.

For a panel swap or a bigger service, Dominion turns the power off and on again. Its stop service page says it will not reconnect without proof of a passed electrical inspection. The county inspection is part of the schedule from day one. See panel upgrades.

Want a car charger? Dominion's Residential Charger Program is only for free-standing single-family homes. In Cherry Hill, most homes are townhouses or apartments, so a charger on your own new circuit is the common path. See EV charger installation.

Neighborhoods and places on the peninsula

Cherry Hill is the peninsula between Neabsco Creek on the north and Quantico Creek on the south, with Powells Creek running through the middle and the Potomac River on the east (Wikipedia). It was first counted as its own place in the 2010 Census. The 2020 Census counted 23,683 people.

We serve Southbridge on the Potomac (about 1,500 homes, founded in 1990), River Oaks (1,122 homes), Eagle Pointe between Route 1 and I-95, Port Potomac, Powell's Landing and Potomac Shores. The county's economic development office describes Potomac Shores as a 1,920-acre community with a golf course and a planned VRE station (PWC Economic Development).

From our base in Quantico we come up Route 1 or I-95 and use River Heritage Boulevard, the main road on the peninsula. Potomac High School and the Ali Krieger Sports Complex are both in Cherry Hill. Leesylvania State Park sits on the northeast side. Call (571) 402-2540, Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm. Emergency calls are taken 24/7.