Photo: Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Wellsburg, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Wellsburg water system. Wellsburg has its own library, Brooke County Public Library, at 945 Main Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wellsburg, 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 Wellsburg.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wellsburg. 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 City of Wellsburg water system
The City of Wellsburg water system supplies almost all of Wellsburg. It draws ground water and serves 4,019 people in all.
10 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×10, the latest beginning Nov 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 9 older violations are still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3300517.
4 home internet providers serve Wellsburg
100% of 1,382 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | DSL | 80% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wellsburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wellsburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wellsburg is in Brooke 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Wellsburg is in ZIP code 26070
ZIP codes where Wellsburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wellsburg | ZIP’s residents in Wellsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26070 | Wellsburg, WV | 100% | 31% |
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 Wellsburg
Who supplies Wellsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Wellsburg water system (EPA ID WV3300517). It reported 10 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×10. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wellsburg?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wellsburg?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wellsburg?
26070. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wellsburg in?
Brooke County School District.
How do I register to vote in Wellsburg?
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 Brooke 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.