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The Hepzibah handbook

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

Greater Harrison PSD Lost Creek Mt Clare reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 80% of systems its size reported none. Hepzibah has no town government of its own, so Harrison County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Harrison County School District.

Hepzibah has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Harrison County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Hepzibah’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hepzibah, 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 Hepzibah.

Electricity

Power comes from Mon Power

Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hepzibah. 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 Greater Harrison PSD Lost Creek Mt Clare

Greater Harrison PSD Lost Creek Mt Clare supplies Hepzibah: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 Clarksburg Water Board as seller) and serves 3,536 people in all.

4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3301713.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Hepzibah

95% of 283 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable80%500/20
FrontierFiber55%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless57%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless47%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless9%25/3
MicrologicFixed wireless5%50/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hepzibah’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hepzibah.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHepzibah has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Hepzibah kids go to
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Hepzibah is in Harrison 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Hepzibah is unincorporated, so Harrison County is the local government.

Local governmentHarrison CountyHepzibah is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHarrison Clerk of the County CommissionElections here are run by Harrison County (county election office). Harrison County General Services Building, 229 South 3rd Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301 · (304) 624-8613 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeapps.sos.wv.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Hepzibah is in ZIP code 26369

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HepzibahZIP’s residents in Hepzibah
26369Hepzibah, WV100%65%

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 Hepzibah

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

Greater Harrison PSD Lost Creek Mt Clare (EPA ID WV3301713). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hepzibah?

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

What internet providers serve Hepzibah?

Optimum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Micrologic (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hepzibah?

26369. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hepzibah in?

Harrison County School District.

How do I register to vote in Hepzibah?

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 Harrison 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.