Living in Newburg, WV: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Newburg comes from the Town of Newburg water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb. For emergencies, Newburg is closest to Grafton City Hospital, 9.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newburg, 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 Newburg.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newburg. 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 Town of Newburg water system
The Town of Newburg water system supplies almost all of Newburg. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Taylor County PSD as seller) and serves 1,116 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s lower than 55% 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. WV3303920.
2 home internet providers serve Newburg
92% of 180 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 65% | 90/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Newburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newburg is in Preston 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Newburg is in ZIP code 26410
ZIP codes where Newburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newburg | ZIP’s residents in Newburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26410 | Newburg, WV | 100% | 26% |
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 Newburg
Who supplies Newburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Newburg water system (EPA ID WV3303920). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newburg?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Newburg?
Breezeline, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newburg?
26410. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newburg in?
Preston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Newburg?
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 Preston 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.