Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Parsons, WV: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Parsons is in ZIP code 26287. Parsons has a train station, Parson's Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Parsons, 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 Parsons.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Parsons. 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 City of Parsons water system
The City of Parsons water system supplies Parsons: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,461 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 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. WV3304707.
4 home internet providers serve Parsons
97% of 736 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Micrologic | Fixed wireless | 94% | 50/10 |
| Neubeam | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Parsons is Monday, Wednesday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Parsons, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Wed or Fri)
From cityofparsonswv.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2023-05-08, 2026-04-11. 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.
Parsons is in Tucker County School District.
BSchool 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Parsons is in ZIP code 26287
ZIP codes where Parsons residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Parsons | ZIP’s residents in Parsons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26287 | Parsons, WV | 100% | 45% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Parsons
Who supplies Parsons’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Parsons water system (EPA ID WV3304707). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Parsons?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Parsons?
Breezeline, Frontier, Micrologic, Neubeam (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Parsons?
26287. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Parsons in?
Tucker County School District.
How do I register to vote in Parsons?
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 Tucker 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: Parsons’ own website (cityofparsonswv.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.