Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Bartow, WV: what to set up and who to call
Bartow has no town government of its own, so Pocahontas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pocahontas County School District. Pocahontas County PSD has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bartow, 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 Bartow.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bartow. 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 Pocahontas County PSD
Pocahontas County PSD supplies Bartow: about 70% of residents live in its service area. About 30% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 504 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.2 ppb. That’s higher than 97% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3303812.
2 home internet providers serve Bartow
93% of 81 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone | Fiber | 95% | 250/100 |
| Frontier | DSL | 17% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bartow’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bartow.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bartow is in Pocahontas 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
Bartow is unincorporated, so Pocahontas County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bartow is in ZIP code 24920
ZIP codes where Bartow residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bartow | ZIP’s residents in Bartow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24920 | Bartow, WV | 100% | 24% |
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 Bartow
Who supplies Bartow’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pocahontas County PSD (EPA ID WV3303812). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bartow?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bartow?
Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bartow?
24920. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bartow in?
Pocahontas County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bartow?
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 Pocahontas 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.