Photo: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Romney, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Romney Water Dept. Hampshire County Public Library, at 153 West Main Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Romney, 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 Romney.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Romney. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 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 Romney Water Dept
Romney Water Dept supplies almost all of Romney. It draws surface water and serves 1,911 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. WV3301405.
4 home internet providers serve Romney
93% of 775 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 81% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 63% | 25/3 |
| Hardy Communications, INC CLEC | Fixed wireless | 59% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Romney’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Romney.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Romney is in Hampshire County School District.
DSchool 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Romney is in ZIP code 26757
ZIP codes where Romney residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Romney | ZIP’s residents in Romney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26757 | Romney, WV | 100% | 28% |
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 Romney
Who supplies Romney’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Romney Water Dept (EPA ID WV3301405). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Romney?
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Romney?
Breezeline, Frontier, AT&T, Hardy Communications, INC CLEC (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Romney?
26757. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Romney in?
Hampshire County School District.
How do I register to vote in Romney?
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 Hampshire 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.