Living in Carolina, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Four States PSD, which supplies Carolina. Carolina has no town government of its own, so Marion County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marion County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carolina, 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 Carolina.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carolina. 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 Four States PSD
Four States PSD supplies Carolina: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Town of Monongah as seller) and serves 406 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning May 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower than 54% 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. WV3302506.
3 home internet providers serve Carolina
99% of 213 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 7% | 45/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carolina’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carolina.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carolina is in Marion 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
Carolina is unincorporated, so Marion County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Carolina spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Carolina residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carolina | ZIP’s residents in Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26563 | Carolina, WV | 97% | 100% |
| 26591 | Worthington, WV | 3% | 1% |
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 Carolina
Who supplies Carolina’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Four States PSD (EPA ID WV3302506). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carolina?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Carolina?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carolina?
26563 (97%), 26591 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carolina in?
Marion County School District.
How do I register to vote in Carolina?
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 Marion 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.