Adaland · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Galloway, WV: what to set up and who to call
Galloway has no town government of its own, so Barbour County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Barbour County School District. Tap water in Galloway comes from Southwestern Water District, 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 0.2 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Galloway, 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 Galloway.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Galloway. 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 Southwestern Water District
Southwestern Water District supplies almost all of Galloway. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Grafton as seller) and serves 5,296 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.3 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. WV3304603.
2 home internet providers serve Galloway
78% of 82 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 78% | 500/20 |
| Frontier | DSL | 21% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Galloway’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Galloway.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Galloway is in Barbour 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
Galloway is unincorporated, so Barbour County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Galloway spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Galloway residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Galloway | ZIP’s residents in Galloway |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26349 | Galloway, WV | 87% | 61% |
| 26347 | Flemington, WV | 13% | 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 Galloway
Who supplies Galloway’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Southwestern Water District (EPA ID WV3304603). 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 0.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Galloway?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Galloway?
Optimum, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Galloway?
26349 (87%), 26347 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Galloway in?
Barbour County School District.
How do I register to vote in Galloway?
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 Barbour 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.