Living in Dwale, KY: what to set up and who to call
Dwale has no town government of its own, so Floyd County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Floyd County School District. The closest ER is ARH Our Lady of the Way, 3.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dwale, 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 Dwale.
Power comes from Kentucky Power
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dwale. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $197 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Prestonsburg City Utilities
Prestonsburg City Utilities supplies almost all of Dwale. It draws surface water (EPA lists Paintsville Municipal Water Works and Pikeville Water Department as sellers) and serves 26,788 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
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. KY0360358.
3 home internet providers serve Dwale
99% of 119 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Mountain Cable | Cable | 99% | 1,000/40 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dwale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dwale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dwale is in Floyd 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Dwale is unincorporated, so Floyd County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dwale is in ZIP code 41621
ZIP codes where Dwale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dwale | ZIP’s residents in Dwale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41621 | Dwale, KY | 100% | 80% |
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 Dwale
Who supplies Dwale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Prestonsburg City Utilities (EPA ID KY0360358). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Dwale?
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dwale?
Inter-Mountain Cable, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dwale?
41621. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dwale in?
Floyd County School District.
How do I register to vote in Dwale?
In Kentucky you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Floyd County Clerk. Check your registration at vrsws.sos.ky.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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.