Priscilla Strode Turner House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Falling Waters, WV: what to set up and who to call
Falling Waters has no town government of its own, so Berkeley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Berkeley County School District. The closest ER is Berkeley Medical Center, 7.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Falling Waters, 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 Falling Waters.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Falling Waters. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 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 Berkeley County Pswd-Potomac River water system
The Berkeley County Pswd-Potomac River water system supplies Falling Waters: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Martinsburg as seller) and serves 69,372 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WV3300218.
4 home internet providers serve Falling Waters
100% of 714 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 80% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Falling Waters’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Falling Waters.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Falling Waters is in Berkeley County School District.
BSchool 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
Falling Waters is unincorporated, so Berkeley County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Falling Waters is in ZIP code 25419
ZIP codes where Falling Waters residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Falling Waters | ZIP’s residents in Falling Waters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25419 | Falling Waters, WV | 100% | 12% |
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 Falling Waters
Who supplies Falling Waters’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Berkeley County Pswd-Potomac River water system (EPA ID WV3300218). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Falling Waters?
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Falling Waters?
Xfinity, Frontier, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Falling Waters?
25419. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Falling Waters in?
Berkeley County School District.
How do I register to vote in Falling Waters?
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 Berkeley 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.