Chlamydia cases in Prince Edward County run about 15% higher than the US average. Finding the right STI testing option in Farmville, Virginia, can depend on whether it's your first test or a routine screening. Consider that public clinics are more affordable, private labs offer quicker results, and at-home kits skip the clinic visit.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Farmville, VA. The nearest, Virginia Department of Health, is about 0.5 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
Virginia Department of Health in Farmville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, treating confirmed bacterial infections the same visit: all on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required, and every service provided at no charge.
The sliding scale at Virginia Department of Health Farmville bottoms out at zero: not just for HIV testing, but across the full range of STI care, TB services, and prevention. That applies to PrEP prescriptions, DoxyPEP, vaccines, and partner notification equally, with no service category carved out.
Plenty of clinics prescribe PrEP; far fewer have integrated DoxyPEP, the post-exposure doxycycline protocol for bacterial STI prevention, into their standing formulary. Virginia Department of Health Farmville carries all three: PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention, PEP, and DoxyPEP, making it one of the few public health sites where all three prevention tracks are available at the same address.
The testing panel at Virginia Department of Health Farmville extends to herpes: a diagnosis requiring its own laboratory detection method, distinct from the blood draws and swabs used for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Adding herpes serology means a single visit can return a more complete picture of STI exposure without sending patients elsewhere for that one test.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Central Virginia Health Services in Farmville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding-scale fee that extends to every patient, with HIV and hepatitis C tests offered free.
When cost becomes the reason someone skips a follow-up dose or delays a second appointment, an untreated infection continues. At Central Virginia Health Services, every service (testing, treatment, counseling, vaccines) is provided at no fee, so that gap never opens.
When language requires a workaround (a callback, a rescheduled visit, a family member pressed into translating) the clinical conversation shrinks and detail gets lost. Central Virginia Health Services delivers care directly in Spanish and through interpretation services, keeping the full conversation intact at the first appointment.
Central Virginia Health Services prescribes and manages PrEP (including the required HIV, kidney function, and STI monitoring) and also provides PEP when indicated, all within the same practice. Ongoing prevention doesn't require a separate prescriber or a specialist referral.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Amelia Healthcare Center, in Amelia Court House, earns its federal qualification by anchoring care for patients paying cash, navigating coverage gaps, or living far from other providers. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available on a sliding-scale fee tied to income, with no appointment needed.
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Blue Ridge Medical Center-Appomattox, serving Appomattox, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening under its federally qualified health center charter, which ties fees to a sliding income scale. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing. No appointment needed to get started.
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Lunenburg Medical Center in Victoria welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, making costs income-based for anyone. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with fees adjusted to what each patient can reasonably afford.
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Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Farmville, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Prince Edward County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
800 Oak Street, Farmville, VA 23901
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
800 Oak Street, Farmville, VA 23901
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
935 South Main Street, Farmville, VA 23901
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Farmville. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 70 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Farmville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 33 offer telehealth.
Graham Nelsen, MD
OB-GYN · 800 Oak Street, Farmville
Nicholas Battaglia, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 915 South Main Street, Farmville
Thinh Huynh
Family medicine · 935 South Main Street, Farmville
Jonathan Marston, MD
Family medicine · 833 Buffalo Street, Farmville
Omar Elkhamra, MD
Internal medicine · 1409 South Main Street, Farmville
David Pruitt, MD
Family medicine · 1758 Anderson Highway, Cumberland
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Farmville, VA publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
0.7 mi Cumberland Pharmacy
15 miJohnson Family Pharmacy
15 miCentral Virginia Health Services
21 miCharlotte Drug Company
21 miCHC Pharmacy Partners
23 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Farmville, VA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Farmville, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Prince Edward County, the county that includes Farmville, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~56% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#23 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 83% of the state
| Infection | Prince Edward County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 566.9 125 cases ▲ 20% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 172.3 38 cases ▲ 9% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 18.1 4 cases ▲ 69% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 13.6 3 cases ▲ 43% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 40.8 9 cases ▲ 158% | 15.8 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Prince Edward County, chlamydia has fallen from 700.3 to 566.9 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 210.5 to 172.3 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.6 to 18.1 per 100,000 (293%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Prince Edward County.
Local HIV snapshot
Prince Edward County HIV care continuum (2022)
Prince Edward County recorded 36.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Prince Edward County residents living with HIV, 76.7% are in care · 70% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Prince Edward County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
US 460 BUS cuts through Farmville quickly enough that a clinic visit rarely means more than a short drive, but for the majority of residents who rent rather than own, competing demands on limited monthly budgets can quietly reorder priorities before an appointment ever gets scheduled. At $767 a month for a typical rental, there isn't a lot of cushion, and with labor-force participation notably low, many people are stitching together income on irregular schedules that don't neatly accommodate weekday-morning appointments. That financial and scheduling reality lands hardest on the people who need routine screening most: Farmville's population skews dramatically young, heavily shaped by students and recent graduates navigating new relationships and shifting living situations. People in their late teens and twenties tend to cycle through partners and addresses faster than they cycle through healthcare providers, which is precisely why having local options, spread across and near South Main Street and the neighborhoods around Grove Street Park, matters so much.
Ease of access isn't an abstract virtue here; it's what separates an intention from an actual appointment on a Tuesday. With fewer than one in five adults married, and household size suggesting a lot of shared and transitional living, the social landscape in Farmville is one where anonymous or low-key testing fits naturally. The Moton Museum area and Wheeler Mall are familiar reference points for daily life, and several of the clinics listed here sit just as close.
Getting there
At 4.53/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Farmville generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 23901 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 23901 area around Farmville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Farmville alone.
Farmville sits in Prince Edward County, ZIP 23901. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Farmville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Prince Edward County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Virginia law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Farmville-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Farmville often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Virginia law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Virginia permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in VirginiaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Possibly, Crewe, VA is close; compare it by distance against Virginia Department of Health.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Virginia Department of Health (0.5 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 567 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Virginia average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 23901; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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