Photo: Mgoudy85 · Public domainLiving in Parkersburg, WV: what to set up and who to call
Parkersburg Utility Board reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 83% of systems its size reported none. Parkersburg has its own drop-off, Parkersburg Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Parkersburg, 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 Parkersburg.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Parkersburg. 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 Parkersburg Utility Board
Parkersburg Utility Board supplies almost all of Parkersburg. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 34,251 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s lower than 65% 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. WV3305407.
6 home internet providers serve Parkersburg
97% of 13,842 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 91% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Community Antenna Service | Cable | 59% | 3,000/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Management (WM) picks up trash in Parkersburg
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Parkersburg, from the town’s own site.
Parkersburg Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From parkersburgwv.gov, cms2.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Parkersburg is in Wood County School District.
A−School 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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Parkersburg spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Parkersburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Parkersburg | ZIP’s residents in Parkersburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26101 | Parkersburg, WV | 74% | 78% |
| 26104 | Parkersburg, WV | 25% | 45% |
A few homes fall in 26105, 26150. 26102, 26103, 26106 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Parkersburg
Who supplies Parkersburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Parkersburg Utility Board (EPA ID WV3305407). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Parkersburg?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Parkersburg?
Optimum, Frontier, Community Antenna Service, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Parkersburg?
26101 (74%), 26104 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Parkersburg in?
Wood County School District.
How do I register to vote in Parkersburg?
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 Wood 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: Parkersburg’s own website (parkersburgwv.gov, cms2.revize.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.