Blennerhassett Island Historic District · Photo: WVhybrid · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Blennerhassett, WV: what to set up and who to call
Blennerhassett has no town government of its own, so Wood County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wood County School District. The closest public drop-off to Blennerhassett is Parkersburg Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blennerhassett, 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 Blennerhassett.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blennerhassett. 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 Lubeck PSD
Lubeck PSD supplies almost all of Blennerhassett. It draws ground water and serves 11,724 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. WV3305404.
6 home internet providers serve Blennerhassett
96% of 1,500 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 92% | 940/35 |
| Community Antenna Service | Cable | 69% | 3,000/200 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 12% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blennerhassett.
Parkersburg Recycling Center
· run by City of Parkersburg
This isn’t Blennerhassett’s own facility. Whether Blennerhassett residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blennerhassett is in Wood County School District.
A−School gradeSee 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
Blennerhassett is unincorporated, so Wood County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Blennerhassett spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blennerhassett residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blennerhassett | ZIP’s residents in Blennerhassett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26181 | Washington, WV | 63% | 33% |
| 26101 | Parkersburg, WV | 37% | 4% |
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 Blennerhassett
Who supplies Blennerhassett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lubeck PSD (EPA ID WV3305404). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blennerhassett?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Blennerhassett?
Optimum, Community Antenna Service, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blennerhassett?
26181 (63%), 26101 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blennerhassett in?
Wood County School District.
How do I register to vote in Blennerhassett?
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 Wood 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.