Photo: Andrew Bain · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Moorefield, WV: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Moorefield is in ZIP code 26836. Hardy Telecommunications and Frontier wire most of Moorefield, and 93% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Moorefield, 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 Moorefield.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Moorefield. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 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 Moorefield Municipal Water
Moorefield Municipal Water supplies almost all of Moorefield. It draws surface water and serves 2,328 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. WV3301601.
2 home internet providers serve Moorefield
93% of 1,147 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Telecommunications | Fiber, DSL | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 75% | 115/7 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Moorefield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Moorefield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Moorefield is in Hardy County School District.
CSchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Moorefield is in ZIP code 26836
ZIP codes where Moorefield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Moorefield | ZIP’s residents in Moorefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26836 | Moorefield, WV | 100% | 40% |
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 Moorefield
Who supplies Moorefield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Moorefield Municipal Water (EPA ID WV3301601). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Moorefield?
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Moorefield?
Hardy Telecommunications, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Moorefield?
26836. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Moorefield in?
Hardy County School District.
How do I register to vote in Moorefield?
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 Hardy 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.