Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Durbin, WV: what to set up and who to call
Pocahontas County PSD has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Trains stop in Durbin, at Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Scenic Railroad.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Durbin, 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 Durbin.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Durbin. 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 Pocahontas County PSD
Pocahontas County PSD supplies Durbin: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 504 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.2 ppb. That’s higher than 97% 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. WV3303812.
2 home internet providers serve Durbin
100% of 178 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone | Fiber | 99% | 250/100 |
| Frontier | DSL | 45% | 115/7 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Durbin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Durbin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Durbin is in Pocahontas 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.
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.
Durbin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Durbin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Durbin | ZIP’s residents in Durbin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26264 | Durbin, WV | 98% | 42% |
| 24920 | Bartow, WV | 2% | 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Durbin
Who supplies Durbin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pocahontas County PSD (EPA ID WV3303812). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Durbin?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Durbin?
Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Durbin?
26264 (98%), 24920 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Durbin in?
Pocahontas County School District.
How do I register to vote in Durbin?
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 Pocahontas 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.