Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Harrisville, WV: what to set up and who to call
The Harrisville water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. The ER is a drive from Harrisville: the closest is Minnie Hamilton Health System, 20.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Harrisville, 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 Harrisville.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Harrisville. 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 Harrisville water system
The Harrisville water system supplies almost all of Harrisville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Hughes River Water as seller) and serves 2,347 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. WV3304303.
4 home internet providers serve Harrisville
100% of 899 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Armstrong | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Harrisville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Harrisville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Harrisville is in Ritchie County School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Harrisville is in ZIP code 26362
ZIP codes where Harrisville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Harrisville | ZIP’s residents in Harrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26362 | Harrisville, WV | 100% | 56% |
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 Harrisville
Who supplies Harrisville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Harrisville water system (EPA ID WV3304303). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Harrisville?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Harrisville?
Armstrong Telephone Company, Armstrong, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Harrisville?
26362. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Harrisville in?
Ritchie County School District.
How do I register to vote in Harrisville?
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.