Watters Smith Farm on Duck Creek · Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Milford, WV: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of West Milford comes from West Milford Water Works, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. The closest ER is Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company, 11.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Milford, 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 West Milford.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Milford. 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 West Milford Water Works
West Milford Water Works supplies West Milford: about 55% of residents live in its service area. About 45% 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 Greater Harrison PSD Valley of Good Hope as seller) and serves 645 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2024, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3301728.
3 home internet providers serve West Milford
96% of 284 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 92% | 500/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Micrologic | Fixed wireless | 5% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Milford’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Milford.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Milford 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
West Milford is in ZIP code 26451
ZIP codes where West Milford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Milford | ZIP’s residents in West Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26451 | West Milford, WV | 100% | 100% |
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 West Milford
Who supplies West Milford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Milford Water Works (EPA ID WV3301728). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Milford?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve West Milford?
Optimum, Frontier, Micrologic (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Milford?
26451. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Milford in?
Harrison County School District.
How do I register to vote in West Milford?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.