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The Ellenboro handbook

Living in Ellenboro, WV: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Ellenboro PSD. The ER is a drive from Ellenboro: the closest is Sistersville General Hospital, 20.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ellenboro, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Ellenboro.

Electricity

Power comes from Mon Power

Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ellenboro. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ellenboro PSD

Ellenboro PSD supplies Ellenboro: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 Pennsboro as seller) and serves 456 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. WV3304302.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Ellenboro

100% of 179 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Armstrong Telephone CompanyFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless11%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Ellenboro’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ellenboro.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ellenboro kids go to
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Ritchie County MiddleRitchie County School District
9–12Ritchie County High SchoolRitchie County School District

Ellenboro is in Ritchie 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ellenboro is in ZIP code 26346

ZIP codes where Ellenboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of EllenboroZIP’s residents in Ellenboro
26346Ellenboro, WV100%33%
Area code304Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Ellenboro

Who supplies Ellenboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Ellenboro PSD (EPA ID WV3304302). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ellenboro?

Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Ellenboro?

Armstrong Telephone Company, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ellenboro?

26346. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ellenboro in?

Ritchie County School District.

How do I register to vote in Ellenboro?

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 Ritchie 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.