Mason and Dixon Survey Terminal Point · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pentress, WV: what to set up and who to call
Pentress has no town government of its own, so Monongalia County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Monongalia School District. Mon Health Medical Center, 12.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pentress, 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 Pentress.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pentress. 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 Clay Battelle PSD
Clay Battelle PSD supplies almost all of Pentress. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Morgantown Utility Board as seller) and serves 3,858 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. WV3303121.
4 home internet providers serve Pentress
47% of 103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Telecommunications | DSL, Fiber | 98% | 25/3 |
| Zito Media | Cable | 24% | 300/25 |
| Xfinity | Fiber | 14% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pentress’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pentress.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pentress is in Monongalia 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pentress is unincorporated, so Monongalia County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Pentress is in ZIP code 26544
ZIP codes where Pentress residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pentress | ZIP’s residents in Pentress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26544 | Pentress, WV | 100% | 100% |
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 Pentress
Who supplies Pentress’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clay Battelle PSD (EPA ID WV3303121). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pentress?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pentress?
West Side Telecommunications, Zito Media, Xfinity, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pentress?
26544. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pentress in?
Monongalia School District.
How do I register to vote in Pentress?
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 Monongalia 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.