Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Shepherdstown, WV: what to set up and who to call
All of Shepherdstown gets its mail under one ZIP code, 25443. For a library card, the closest branch is Shepherdstown Public Library, 0.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shepherdstown, 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 Shepherdstown.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shepherdstown. 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 Corporation of Shepherdstown
Corporation of Shepherdstown supplies almost all of Shepherdstown. It draws surface water and serves 4,300 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 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.9 ppb. That’s higher 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. WV3301933.
6 home internet providers serve Shepherdstown
100% of 435 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 64% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 55% | 70/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shepherdstown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shepherdstown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shepherdstown is in Jefferson County School District.
B−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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Shepherdstown is in ZIP code 25443
ZIP codes where Shepherdstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shepherdstown | ZIP’s residents in Shepherdstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25443 | Shepherdstown, WV | 100% | 20% |
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 Shepherdstown
Who supplies Shepherdstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Corporation of Shepherdstown (EPA ID WV3301933). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shepherdstown?
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 Shepherdstown?
Xfinity, Glo Fiber, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shepherdstown?
25443. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shepherdstown in?
Jefferson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Shepherdstown?
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 Jefferson 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.