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ZIP Code 24801 Water Quality
West Virginia · 11,446 people served · 17 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 24801 is in West Virginia and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 11,446 people served by 17 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to WELCH.
Within ZIP code 24801, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 122 health-based violations during the past five years across 17 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of F reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 24801
Water Systems Serving 24801
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD BERWIND
PWSID: WV3302435
692 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD COALWOOD
PWSID: WV3302439
1,537 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD HAVACO
PWSID: WV3302440
370 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD HEMPHILL
PWSID: WV3302441
322 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD ECKMAN
PWSID: WV3302405
118 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD BARTLEY
PWSID: WV3302434
2,242 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD TIDEWATER
PWSID: WV3302407
113 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD PREMIER
PWSID: WV3302411
122 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD KIMBALL
PWSID: WV3302431
432 served
ASHLAND COMMUNITY
PWSID: WV3302417
32 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD GREENBRIER
PWSID: WV3302465
165 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD-BIG FOUR
PWSID: WV3302471
363 served
CRUMPLER COMMUNITY WATER
PWSID: WV3302448
170 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD MAYBEURY
PWSID: WV3302460
1,648 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD BISHOP
PWSID: WV3302475
50 served
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD BRADSHAW
PWSID: WV3302437
163 served
WELCH CITY OF
PWSID: WV3302421
2,907 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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