Living in Hartford City, WV: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Hartford City goes to 25247 (94% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Optimum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Hartford City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hartford City, 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 Hartford City.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hartford City. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $196 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 Town of Hartford water system
The Town of Hartford water system supplies almost all of Hartford City. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists New Haven Water Dept as seller) and serves 675 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–Dec 2021, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. WV3302704.
5 home internet providers serve Hartford City
89% of 315 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 80% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 17% | 70/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
| New Era Broadband | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hartford City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hartford City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hartford City is in Mason 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hartford City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hartford City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hartford City | ZIP’s residents in Hartford City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25247 | Hartford, WV | 94% | 97% |
| 25253 | Letart, WV | 6% | 2% |
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 Hartford City
Who supplies Hartford City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Hartford water system (EPA ID WV3302704). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hartford City?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hartford City?
Optimum, Frontier, Verizon, New Era Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hartford City?
25247 (94%), 25253 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hartford City in?
Mason County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hartford City?
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 Mason 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.