Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Buckhannon, WV: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Buckhannon comes from Buckhannon Water Board, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb. Buckhannon has its own drop-off, Crossroads Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buckhannon, 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 Buckhannon.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buckhannon. 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 Buckhannon Water Board
Buckhannon Water Board supplies Buckhannon: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 8,098 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 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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. WV3304902.
6 home internet providers serve Buckhannon
97% of 2,192 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 87% | 500/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 81% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Micrologic | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| Lynx WV | Fixed wireless | 91% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Buckhannon
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Buckhannon, from the town’s own site.
Buckhannon Waste Department & Recycling Center (Mudlick Recycling Center)
443 Mudlick Road, Buckhannon, WV
- Mon7:30 am–3:15 pm
- Tue7:30 am–3:15 pm
- Wed7:30 am–3:15 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3:15 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3:15 pm
- Sat7:30 am–11:45 am
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Clear Soda and Water Bottles (#1)
- Milk Jugs (#2)
- Steel & Aluminum Cans
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Newspaper
Mudlick Recycling Center
443 Mudlick Road, Buckhannon, WV 26201
From buckhannonwv.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, January 16, 2018, ©2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Buckhannon is in Upshur County School District.
DSchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Buckhannon is in ZIP code 26201
ZIP codes where Buckhannon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buckhannon | ZIP’s residents in Buckhannon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26201 | Buckhannon, WV | 100% | 27% |
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 Buckhannon
Who supplies Buckhannon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Buckhannon Water Board (EPA ID WV3304902). 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 0.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Buckhannon?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Buckhannon?
Optimum, Frontier, Micrologic, Lynx WV, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Buckhannon?
26201. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buckhannon in?
Upshur County School District.
How do I register to vote in Buckhannon?
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 Upshur 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: Buckhannon’s own website (buckhannonwv.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.