Living in Bethlehem, WV: what to set up and who to call
All of Bethlehem gets its mail under one ZIP code, 26003. Ohio County School District runs the public schools in Bethlehem.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bethlehem. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $196 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 Marshall County PSD 1
Marshall County PSD 1 supplies Bethlehem: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Bethlehem serves another 22%. Wheeling serves another 9%. About 45% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Mcmechen Municipal Water as seller) and serves 3,463 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WV3302606.
6 home internet providers serve Bethlehem
100% of 1,156 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 41% | 4,000/4,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/3 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 10% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bethlehem’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bethlehem.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bethlehem is in Ohio County School District.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bethlehem is in ZIP code 26003
ZIP codes where Bethlehem residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bethlehem | ZIP’s residents in Bethlehem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26003 | Wheeling, WV | 100% | 6% |
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 Bethlehem
Who supplies Bethlehem’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marshall County PSD 1 (EPA ID WV3302606). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bethlehem?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bethlehem?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethlehem?
26003. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethlehem in?
Ohio County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bethlehem?
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 Ohio County Elections Clerk. 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.