The City handles most updates for you automatically, but there are a few things you'll need to take care of yourself.

The City will handle these automatically:

Your mail, property tax records, voter registration, and school information will all be updated without any action on your part. The City also notifies your utility providers (AlexRenew, Dominion Energy, Comcast, Ting, and Washington Gas), the Circuit Court Clerk, and all emergency services, including Police, Fire, 311, and 911.

You'll need to update these yourself:

Government & Legal

• DMV : Update your address online. You don't need a new license or ID card, just an address change.
• IRS: Update your address on your next tax return and file Form 8822 (or send a letter with your name, old and new addresses, date of birth, and Social Security/ITIN/EIN number).
• Passports: No change needed until your passport expires.
• Social Security/Medicare/SSI: Update online through SSA if you receive Medicare; visit a Social Security office in person if you receive SSI.
• Wills & Trusts: No legal change is required, but the City can provide a certified letter if you'd like to update these documents.

Financial

• Notify your banks, investment accounts, loan providers, credit card companies, and insurance providers (health, dental, auto, home, or renters).

Subscriptions & Deliveries

• Update any magazines, delivery services, or online subscriptions.

Business Owners

• Update your website, online listings, GPS/map services, social media, business cards, and any licenses or formal business documents.

In 1848, Mary and Emily Edmonson tried to escape from slavery aboard the schooner The Pearl, which was part of a well-known escape attempt involving dozens of enslaved people seeking freedom. After they were captured, Mary and Emily were imprisoned at the Bruin Slave Jail in Alexandria. With the help of their father and supporters of the abolitionist movement, they were eventually freed. The sisters later became well-known advocates for the abolition of slavery. Today, Mary and Emily Edmonson are honored in Alexandria with a statue at Edmonson Plaza, located near the site where they were once imprisoned.

Read more about Street Renaming in Alexandria on our website. 

Street renamings are reviewed by the City Council Naming Committee, which holds a public hearing before any change is made. Residents have two ways to share their thoughts ahead of the hearing: by filling out an online survey or by speaking at the hearing in person.

The next public hearing is scheduled for April 30, 2026, when the Committee will consider changing the name of Iverson Street to Edmonson Street.

Yes. If the City Council approves the name change, you will receive official notice before any changes take effect. This gives you time to prepare and start updating the accounts and records listed above.

Street signs will only be changed after the City Council makes a final decision — which will happen at a separate meeting later this spring, following the April 30 public hearing. No signs will be updated before that decision is made.