Living in Reader, WV: what to set up and who to call
Reader has no town government of its own, so Wetzel County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wetzel County School District. The nearest library is Pine Grove Public Library, 2.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Reader, 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 Reader.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Reader. 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 Wetzel Co PSD 1
Wetzel Co PSD 1 supplies almost all of Reader. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists New Martinsville as seller) and serves 1,378 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–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. WV3305207.
2 home internet providers serve Reader
100% of 228 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citynet | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 48% | 115/7 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Reader’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reader.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Reader is in Wetzel 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Reader is unincorporated, so Wetzel County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Reader is in ZIP code 26167
ZIP codes where Reader residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Reader | ZIP’s residents in Reader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26167 | Reader, WV | 100% | 38% |
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 Reader
Who supplies Reader’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wetzel Co PSD 1 (EPA ID WV3305207). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Reader?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Reader?
Citynet, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Reader?
26167. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Reader in?
Wetzel County School District.
How do I register to vote in Reader?
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 Wetzel 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.