Photo: Valerius Tygart · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Philippi, WV: what to set up and who to call
The City of Philippi water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size reported none. Philippi runs its own electric utility, Philippi Municipal Electric.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Philippi, 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 Philippi.
Power comes from Philippi Municipal Electric
Philippi Municipal Electric (Philippi Municipal Electric), a municipal utility, serves 77.6% of Philippi residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Philippi water system
The City of Philippi water system supplies almost all of Philippi. It draws surface water and serves 3,544 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Sep 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.7 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. WV3300104.
6 home internet providers serve Philippi
100% of 1,141 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citynet | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 66% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| Micrologic | Fixed wireless | 80% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Philippi’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Philippi.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Philippi is in Barbour County School District.
C−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.
Philippi is in ZIP code 26416
ZIP codes where Philippi residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Philippi | ZIP’s residents in Philippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26416 | Philippi, WV | 100% | 42% |
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 Philippi
Who supplies Philippi’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Philippi water system (EPA ID WV3300104). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Philippi?
Philippi Municipal Electric (Philippi Municipal Electric), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Philippi?
Citynet, Frontier, Verizon, Micrologic, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Philippi?
26416. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Philippi in?
Barbour County School District.
How do I register to vote in Philippi?
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 Barbour 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.