Williamsburg city has a syphilis rate 59% higher than the US average. If you’ve had a recent risk or prefer regular testing in Williamsburg city, Virginia, keep in mind that public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Compare your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Williamsburg, VA. The nearest, Labcorp at Walgreens, is about 1.4 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.
Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic, a community care clinic in Gloucester, pairs STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV) with family planning and treatment, all on a no-fee, donations-accepted basis. Appointments are required.
When cost is the reason someone delays getting tested or skips treatment after a diagnosis, an untreated infection continues, and spreads. Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic charges nothing for any service it provides, so that calculation never gets in the way of care that should have happened sooner.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Southeastern Virginia Health System in Newport News tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee, with insurance and Medicare accepted; appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Leaving hepatitis B or C undetected means a separate appointment elsewhere, another intake, and weeks of delay before treatment begins. At Southeastern Virginia Health System, both are part of the standard draw: one visit surfaces the full picture, and hepatitis C treatment is managed on-site from there.
PrEP and PEP at Southeastern Virginia Health System follow a clinical protocol: an HIV test, baseline labs for kidney function, and a prescription. Then scheduled follow-up visits every three months to retest and renew. The monitoring cycle stays within the same practice, not handed off between providers.
Southeastern Virginia Health System holds Ryan White program funding, which means HIV-positive patients move from a confirmed test result into ongoing medical treatment within the same system. Care is sustained rather than restarted elsewhere at each stage.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Virginia Department of Health in Dendron covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. All at no fee, with appointments required for every service.
Sliding-scale clinics still hand patients a bill calibrated to their income. At Virginia Department of Health in Dendron, the fee structure stops before it starts: every test, treatment, and vaccine on the menu costs nothing, full stop.
Virginia Department of Health in Dendron prescribes and provides DoxyPEP directly, which means patients leave with a concrete bacterial-STI prevention strategy in hand rather than a prescription to fill somewhere else.
Leaving hepatitis off a panel means a second appointment, or none at all, for an infection that can progress silently for years. Virginia Department of Health in Dendron tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard bacterial and HIV workup, closing that gap at the same visit.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Surry Medical Center in Dendron welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, making same-day STI screening straightforward. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, so a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing costs what your income allows.
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Riverside Health in Newport News accepts Medicaid and most insurance, with sliding-scale fees for those paying out of pocket, and tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Appointments required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Riverside Health runs seven distinct pathogen tests beyond HIV alone: herpes simplex, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB alongside the bacterial STIs. That breadth means a single appointment surfaces infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and unmanaged.
Clinics that carry PrEP on paper frequently leave uninsured patients to navigate manufacturer assistance programs alone. Riverside Health funds PrEP directly for uninsured patients, and also provides PEP, so both the daily preventive regimen and the post-exposure course are available here without the coverage prerequisite.
Riverside Health staffs care in American Sign Language directly, not through a remote relay, and provides Spanish services and interpretation for additional languages on-site. That infrastructure means clinical conversations about dosing schedules, adherence counseling, and test results happen in real time without a lag in the room.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Williamsburg, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Williamsburg city, 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.
120 Kings Way - Suite 1500, Williamsburg, VA 23185
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1500 Commonwealth Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
329 Mclaws Circle, Williamsburg, VA 23185
CMS-certified lab
120 Monticello Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185
CMS-certified lab
1601 Commonwealth Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Williamsburg. 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, 364 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Williamsburg. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 161 offer telehealth.
Muhammad Asif, MD
Internal medicine · 1500 Commonwealth Avenue, Williamsburg
Amna Feroze, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 301 College Row, Williamsburg
Fozia Abdulwahabe, MD
Internal medicine · 1235 South Mount Vernon Avenue, Williamsburg
Tushar Shah, MD
Family medicine · 120 Monticello Avenue, Williamsburg
Gregg Shivers, MD
Internal medicine · 3901 Treyburn Drive, Williamsburg
Stephen Woodall Telehealth
Family medicine · 5231 John Tyler Highway, Williamsburg
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 Williamsburg, 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.
1.7 mi Harris Teeter
1.8 miThe Prescription Shoppe
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2.8 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg, 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 $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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Williamsburg city, the city that includes Williamsburg, compare with Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~52% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#58 of 133 Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 56% of the state
| Infection | Williamsburg city | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 353.4 56 cases ▼ 25% | 472.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 107.3 17 cases ▼ 32% | 158.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 25.2 4 cases ▲ 136% | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.3 1 cases ▼ 34% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 18.9 3 cases ▲ 20% | 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 Williamsburg city, chlamydia has fallen from 401.9 to 353.4 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 136.1 to 107.3 per 100,000 (21%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 13 to 25.2 per 100,000 (94%).
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 Williamsburg city.
Local HIV snapshot
Williamsburg city HIV care continuum (2021)
Williamsburg city recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Williamsburg city residents living with HIV, 67.6% are in care · 61.8% 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 Williamsburg city tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Jamestown Road stretches southwest out of the Historic District, and for many residents a clinic visit means following that corridor, or a road like it, out to wherever the nearest listed option sits. That drive is worth planning for, especially given that just over half of Williamsburg's households rent rather than own, and a typical monthly rent here leaves limited cushion for unplanned medical costs. What makes that planning feel more urgent is the life-stage texture of the city itself. Williamsburg skews young in a pronounced way, with more than half its residents in the years when STI transmission is most concentrated nationally.
Neighborhoods like Midtown Row and Walnut Hills hold a mix of students, young professionals, and people early in relationships, many of them renting, many cycling through new living arrangements. With fewer than three in ten households bringing in six figures and an unemployment rate that reflects real economic churn, a fee-based visit without insurance coverage can feel like a genuine obstacle rather than a minor inconvenience. Married adults make up a small share of the population here, which means a large portion of residents are navigating dating and partnership outside of long-term committed structures. Routine screening fits that life stage plainly and directly, the same way renewing a lease or switching jobs does.
Getting there
At 10.39/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Williamsburg 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 23185 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 23185 area around Williamsburg: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Williamsburg alone.
Williamsburg sits in Williamsburg city, ZIP 23185. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Williamsburg? 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 Williamsburg city: 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 Williamsburg-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 Williamsburg 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, Newport News, VA is close; compare it by distance against Labcorp at Walgreens.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 353 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Virginia average.
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.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
Resistance is rising, which is why the CDC advises a particular treatment; don't self-treat, get tested and treated correctly.
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