Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Terra Alta, WV: what to set up and who to call
Terra Alta Water Works reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Feb 2025. Preston County School District runs the public schools in Terra Alta.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Terra Alta, 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 Terra Alta.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Terra Alta. 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 Terra Alta Water Works
Terra Alta Water Works supplies almost all of Terra Alta. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 1,856 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Feb 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. WV3303917.
5 home internet providers serve Terra Alta
98% of 696 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 73% | 45/3 |
| Prodigi | Fiber | 67% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Terra Alta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Terra Alta.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Terra Alta is in Preston 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Terra Alta is in ZIP code 26764
ZIP codes where Terra Alta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Terra Alta | ZIP’s residents in Terra Alta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26764 | Terra Alta, WV | 100% | 35% |
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 Terra Alta
Who supplies Terra Alta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Terra Alta Water Works (EPA ID WV3303917). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Terra Alta?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Terra Alta?
Breezeline, Frontier, Prodigi, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Terra Alta?
26764. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Terra Alta in?
Preston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Terra Alta?
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 Preston 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.