Photo: Ceh2624 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lost Creek, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Greater Harrison PSD Valley of Good Hope, which supplies Lost Creek. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company, 11.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lost Creek, 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 Lost Creek.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lost Creek. 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 Greater Harrison PSD Valley of Good Hope
Greater Harrison PSD Valley of Good Hope supplies almost all of Lost Creek. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Clarksburg Water Board as seller) and serves 2,744 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jun 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. WV3301727.
5 home internet providers serve Lost Creek
90% of 227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 83% | 500/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 63% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
| Micrologic | Fixed wireless | 30% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lost Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lost Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lost Creek 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lost Creek is in ZIP code 26385
ZIP codes where Lost Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lost Creek | ZIP’s residents in Lost Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26385 | Lost Creek, WV | 99% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 26408.
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 Lost Creek
Who supplies Lost Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Greater Harrison PSD Valley of Good Hope (EPA ID WV3301727). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lost Creek?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lost Creek?
Optimum, Frontier, Verizon, Micrologic, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lost Creek?
26385. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lost Creek in?
Harrison County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lost Creek?
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.