Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainLiving in Arthurdale, WV: what to set up and who to call
Arthurdale has no town government of its own, so Preston County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Preston County School District. Preston County PSD 1 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Jan 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Arthurdale, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Arthurdale.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arthurdale. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across West Virginia).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Preston County PSD 1
Preston County PSD 1 supplies Arthurdale: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Arthurdale Water Assoc. serves another 15%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 3,455 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Jan 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3303912.
5 home internet providers serve Arthurdale
99% of 597 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prodigi | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 88% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 27% | 45/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 32% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Arthurdale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Arthurdale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Arthurdale is in Preston County School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Arthurdale is unincorporated, so Preston County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Arthurdale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Arthurdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Arthurdale | ZIP’s residents in Arthurdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26520 | Arthurdale, WV | 69% | 100% |
| 26547 | Reedsville, WV | 31% | 13% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Arthurdale
Who supplies Arthurdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Preston County PSD 1 (EPA ID WV3303912). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Arthurdale?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Arthurdale?
Prodigi, Breezeline, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Arthurdale?
26520 (69%), 26547 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Arthurdale in?
Preston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Arthurdale?
In West Virginia you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Preston Clerk of the County Commission. Check your registration at apps.sos.wv.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.