Living in Mill Creek, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Mill Creek Water Dept. The ER is a drive from Mill Creek: the closest is Davis Medical Center, 15 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mill 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 Mill Creek.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mill 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 Mill Creek Water Dept
Mill Creek Water Dept supplies almost all of Mill Creek. It draws surface water and serves 591 people in all.
11 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×5, organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning Feb 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 3 older violations are 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.7 ppb. That’s lower than 58% 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. WV3304209.
4 home internet providers serve Mill Creek
98% of 338 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 500/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Citynet | Fiber | 47% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Micrologic | Fixed wireless | 5% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mill Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mill Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mill Creek is in Randolph 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Mill Creek is in ZIP code 26280
ZIP codes where Mill Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mill Creek | ZIP’s residents in Mill Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26280 | Mill Creek, WV | 100% | 38% |
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 Mill Creek
Who supplies Mill Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mill Creek Water Dept (EPA ID WV3304209). It reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×5, organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mill 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 Mill Creek?
Optimum, Frontier, Citynet, Micrologic (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mill Creek?
26280. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mill Creek in?
Randolph County School District.
How do I register to vote in Mill 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 Randolph 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.