Photo: Jb91archivist · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wardensville, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2021 is still open for the Town of Wardensville water system. Hardy County School District runs the public schools in Wardensville.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wardensville, 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 Wardensville.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wardensville. 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 Town of Wardensville water system
The Town of Wardensville water system supplies almost all of Wardensville. It draws ground water and serves 788 people in all.
35 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×35, the latest beginning Mar 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2021: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. WV3301603.
4 home internet providers serve Wardensville
100% of 178 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 60% | 115/7 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wardensville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wardensville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wardensville is in Hardy 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Wardensville is in ZIP code 26851
ZIP codes where Wardensville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wardensville | ZIP’s residents in Wardensville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26851 | Wardensville, WV | 100% | 13% |
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 Wardensville
Who supplies Wardensville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Wardensville water system (EPA ID WV3301603). It reported 35 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×35. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wardensville?
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 Wardensville?
Hardy Telecommunications, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wardensville?
26851. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wardensville in?
Hardy County School District.
How do I register to vote in Wardensville?
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 Hardy 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.