diff --git a/src/pudl/etl/__init__.py b/src/pudl/etl/__init__.py
index 029600cbe9..d6fb0035c2 100644
--- a/src/pudl/etl/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pudl/etl/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 default_assets = (
     *load_assets_from_modules([eia_bulk_elec_assets], group_name="core_eia_bulk_elec"),
     *load_assets_from_modules([epacems_assets], group_name="core_epacems"),
+    *load_assets_from_modules([pudl.extract.eia176], group_name="raw_eia176"),
     *load_assets_from_modules([pudl.extract.eia860], group_name="raw_eia860"),
     *load_assets_from_modules([pudl.transform.eia860], group_name="_core_eia860"),
     *load_assets_from_modules([pudl.extract.eia861], group_name="raw_eia861"),
diff --git a/src/pudl/extract/__init__.py b/src/pudl/extract/__init__.py
index a25e4b6fd2..7e889c6d0c 100644
--- a/src/pudl/extract/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pudl/extract/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 :mod:`pudl.transform` subpackage.
 """
 from . import (
+    eia176,
     eia860,
     eia860m,
     eia861,
diff --git a/src/pudl/extract/csv.py b/src/pudl/extract/csv.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af7718e8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pudl/extract/csv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"""Extractor for CSV data."""
+from csv import DictReader
+from importlib import resources
+from zipfile import ZipFile
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+import pudl.logging_helpers
+
+logger = pudl.logging_helpers.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+def open_csv_resource(dataset: str, base_filename: str) -> DictReader:
+    """Open the given resource file as :class:`csv.DictReader`.
+
+    Args:
+        dataset: used to load metadata from package_data/{dataset} subdirectory.
+        base_filename: the name of the file in the subdirectory to open.
+    """
+    csv_path = resources.files(f"pudl.package_data.{dataset}") / base_filename
+    return DictReader(csv_path.open())
+
+
+def get_table_file_map(dataset: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Return a dictionary of table names and filenames for the dataset.
+
+    Args:
+        dataset: used to load metadata from package_data/{dataset} subdirectory.
+    """
+    return {
+        row["table"]: row["filename"]
+        for row in open_csv_resource(dataset, "table_file_map.csv")
+    }
+
+
+class CsvExtractor:
+    """Generalized class for extracting dataframes from CSV files.
+
+    The extraction logic is invoked by calling extract() method of this class.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, zipfile: ZipFile, table_file_map: dict[str, str]):
+        """Create a new instance of CsvExtractor.
+
+        This can be used for retrieving data from CSV files.
+
+        Args:
+            zipfile: zipfile object containing source files
+            table_file_map: map of table name to source file in zipfile archive
+        """
+        self._zipfile = zipfile
+        self._table_file_map = table_file_map
+
+    def get_table_names(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Returns list of tables that this extractor provides access to."""
+        return list(self._table_file_map)
+
+    def extract_one(self, table_name: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
+        """Read the data from the CSV source file and return as a dataframe."""
+        logger.info(f"Extracting {table_name} from CSV into pandas DataFrame.")
+        filename = self._table_file_map[table_name]
+        with self._zipfile.open(filename) as f:
+            df = pd.read_csv(f)
+        return df
+
+    def extract_all(self) -> dict[str, pd.DataFrame]:
+        """Extracts a dictionary of table names and dataframes from CSV source files."""
+        data = {}
+        for table_name in self.get_table_names():
+            df = self.extract_one(table_name)
+            data[table_name] = df
+        return data
diff --git a/src/pudl/extract/dbf.py b/src/pudl/extract/dbf.py
index 1c296aaea6..e34602e19a 100644
--- a/src/pudl/extract/dbf.py
+++ b/src/pudl/extract/dbf.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def get_table_schema(self, table_name: str) -> DbfTableSchema:
         table_columns = self.get_db_schema()[table_name]
         dbf = self.get_table_dbf(table_name)
         dbf_fields = [field for field in dbf.fields if field.name != "_NullFlags"]
-        if len(table_columns) != len(table_columns):
+        if len(dbf_fields) != len(table_columns):
             return ValueError(
                 f"Number of DBF fields in {table_name} does not match what was "
                 f"found in the DBC index file for {self.partition}."
diff --git a/src/pudl/extract/eia176.py b/src/pudl/extract/eia176.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aeab25026f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pudl/extract/eia176.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""Extract EIA Form 176 data from CSVs.
+
+The EIA Form 176 archive also contains CSVs for EIA Form 191 and EIA Form 757.
+"""
+
+from dagster import asset
+
+from pudl.extract.csv import CsvExtractor, get_table_file_map
+
+DATASET = "eia176"
+
+
+@asset(required_resource_keys={"datastore"})
+def raw_eia176__company(context):
+    """Extract raw EIA company data from CSV sheets into dataframes.
+
+    Args:
+        context: dagster keyword that provides access to resources and config.
+
+    Returns:
+        An extracted EIA dataframe with company data.
+    """
+    zipfile = context.resources.datastore.get_zipfile_resource(DATASET)
+    table_file_map = get_table_file_map(DATASET)
+    extractor = CsvExtractor(zipfile, table_file_map)
+    extractor.extract_one("company")
diff --git a/src/pudl/package_data/eia176/table_file_map.csv b/src/pudl/package_data/eia176/table_file_map.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..343bdb33c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pudl/package_data/eia176/table_file_map.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+table,filename
+company,all_company_176.csv
diff --git a/src/pudl/workspace/datastore.py b/src/pudl/workspace/datastore.py
index 144c187aeb..2064edf879 100644
--- a/src/pudl/workspace/datastore.py
+++ b/src/pudl/workspace/datastore.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class ZenodoDoiSettings(BaseSettings):
     """Digital Object Identifiers pointing to currently used Zenodo archives."""
 
     censusdp1tract: ZenodoDoi = "10.5281/zenodo.4127049"
+    eia176: ZenodoDoi = "10.5281/zenodo.7682358"
     eia860: ZenodoDoi = "10.5281/zenodo.10067566"
     eia860m: ZenodoDoi = "10.5281/zenodo.10204686"
     eia861: ZenodoDoi = "10.5281/zenodo.10204708"
diff --git a/test/integration/etl_test.py b/test/integration/etl_test.py
index affa1d813b..4ab7887409 100644
--- a/test/integration/etl_test.py
+++ b/test/integration/etl_test.py
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ def test_ferc1_xbrl2sqlite(ferc1_engine_xbrl: sa.Engine, ferc1_xbrl_taxonomy_met
     )
 
 
+class TestCsvExtractor:
+    """Verify that we can lead CSV files as provided via the datastore."""
+
+    def test_extract_eia176(self, pudl_datastore_fixture):
+        """Spot check extraction of eia176 csv files."""
+        dataset = "eia176"
+        zipfile = pudl_datastore_fixture.get_zipfile_resource(dataset)
+        table_file_map = pudl.extract.csv.get_table_file_map(dataset)
+        extractor = pudl.extract.csv.CsvExtractor(zipfile, table_file_map)
+        table = "company"
+        if table not in extractor.extract_all():
+            raise AssertionError(f"table {table} not found in datastore")
+
+
 class TestExcelExtractor:
     """Verify that we can lead excel files as provided via the datastore."""
 
diff --git a/test/unit/extract/csv_test.py b/test/unit/extract/csv_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b07b0bf30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/extract/csv_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Unit tests for pudl.extract.csv module."""
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from pudl.extract.csv import CsvExtractor, get_table_file_map, open_csv_resource
+
+DATASET = "eia176"
+BASE_FILENAME = "table_file_map.csv"
+TABLE_NAME = "company"
+FILENAME = "all_company_176.csv"
+TABLE_FILE_MAP = {TABLE_NAME: FILENAME}
+
+
+def get_csv_extractor():
+    zipfile = MagicMock()
+    return CsvExtractor(zipfile, TABLE_FILE_MAP)
+
+
+def test_open_csv_resource():
+    csv_resource = open_csv_resource(DATASET, BASE_FILENAME)
+    assert ["table", "filename"] == csv_resource.fieldnames
+
+
+def test_get_table_file_map():
+    table_file_map = get_table_file_map(DATASET)
+    assert table_file_map == TABLE_FILE_MAP
+
+
+def test_get_table_names():
+    extractor = get_csv_extractor()
+    table_names = extractor.get_table_names()
+    assert [TABLE_NAME] == table_names
+
+
+@patch("pudl.extract.csv.pd")
+def test_csv_extractor_read_source(mock_pd):
+    extractor = get_csv_extractor()
+    res = extractor.extract_one(TABLE_NAME)
+    mock_zipfile = extractor._zipfile
+    mock_zipfile.open.assert_called_once_with(FILENAME)
+    f = mock_zipfile.open.return_value.__enter__.return_value
+    mock_pd.read_csv.assert_called_once_with(f)
+    df = mock_pd.read_csv()
+    assert df == res
+
+
+def test_csv_extractor_extract():
+    extractor = get_csv_extractor()
+    df = MagicMock()
+    with patch.object(CsvExtractor, "extract_one", return_value=df) as mock_read_source:
+        raw_dfs = extractor.extract_all()
+    mock_read_source.assert_called_once_with(TABLE_NAME)
+    assert {TABLE_NAME: df} == raw_dfs