Beagle Hotel · Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Living in Valley Grove, WV: what to set up and who to call
Valley Grove Water Dept reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×14. 78% of systems its size reported none. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Valley Grove.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Valley Grove, 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 Valley Grove.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Valley Grove. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $196 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 Valley Grove Water Dept
Valley Grove Water Dept supplies Valley Grove: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Wheeling as seller) and serves 610 people in all.
14 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×14, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3303513.
4 home internet providers serve Valley Grove
100% of 181 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 36% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Valley Grove’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valley Grove.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Valley Grove is in Ohio 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Valley Grove spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Valley Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Valley Grove | ZIP’s residents in Valley Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26060 | Valley Grove, WV | 68% | 12% |
| 26059 | Triadelphia, WV | 32% | 3% |
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 Valley Grove
Who supplies Valley Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Valley Grove Water Dept (EPA ID WV3303513). It reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×14. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Valley Grove?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Valley Grove?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Valley Grove?
26060 (68%), 26059 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Valley Grove in?
Ohio County School District.
How do I register to vote in Valley Grove?
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 Ohio County Elections Clerk. 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.