Living in Bluewell, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Bluewell PSD. Bluewell has no town government of its own, so Mercer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mercer County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bluewell, 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 Bluewell.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bluewell. 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 Bluewell PSD
Bluewell PSD supplies almost all of Bluewell. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Green Valley Glenwood PSD Glenwood as seller) and serves 6,216 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Dec 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. WV3302804.
5 home internet providers serve Bluewell
97% of 1,147 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 49% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
| GigaBeam Networks | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bluewell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bluewell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bluewell is in Mercer County School District.
C−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
Bluewell is unincorporated, so Mercer 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.
Bluewell spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bluewell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bluewell | ZIP’s residents in Bluewell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24701 | Bluefield, WV | 90% | 10% |
| 24737 | Montcalm, WV | 10% | 17% |
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 Bluewell
Who supplies Bluewell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bluewell PSD (EPA ID WV3302804). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bluewell?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bluewell?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, GigaBeam Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bluewell?
24701 (90%), 24737 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bluewell in?
Mercer County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bluewell?
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 Mercer 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.