Center Point Covered Bridge · Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wallace, WV: what to set up and who to call
Shortline PSD reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Wallace has no town government of its own, so Harrison County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Harrison County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wallace, 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 Wallace.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wallace. 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 Shortline PSD
Shortline PSD supplies Wallace: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 Clarksburg Water Board as seller) and serves 2,727 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2023. 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 2025–Dec 2027, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3301722.
Which providers serve Wallace
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Wallace, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Wallace’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wallace.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wallace is in Harrison 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
Wallace is unincorporated, so Harrison County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Wallace is in ZIP code 26448
ZIP codes where Wallace residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wallace | ZIP’s residents in Wallace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26448 | Wallace, WV | 100% | 17% |
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 Wallace
Who supplies Wallace’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shortline PSD (EPA ID WV3301722). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wallace?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Wallace?
26448. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wallace in?
Harrison County School District.
How do I register to vote in Wallace?
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 Harrison 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): pending.