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The West Point handbook

Living in West Point, MS: what to set up and who to call

West Point runs its own electric utility, City of West Point; its homes paid 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025. For emergencies, West Point is closest to Clay County Medical Corporation, 3.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in West Point, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in West Point.

Electricity

Power comes from City of West Point

City of West Point (City of West Point - (MS)), a municipal utility, serves 67.7% of West Point residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Mississippi).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Siloam W/A #3-Beasley Well water system

The Siloam W/A #3-Beasley Well water system supplies West Point: about 20% of residents live in its service area. City of West Point serves another 17%. Golden Triangle Water Assn #1 serves another 15%. Siloam W/A #4-Pine Bluff serves another 13%. Siloam W/A #2-Griffith Well serves another 12%. Golden Triangle W/A #2 serves another 11%. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 810 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 55% 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. MS0130016.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve West Point

100% of 4,510 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%1,200/35
4-County FiberFiber88%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL56%25/3
C SpireFiber, Fixed wireless63%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless59%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless51%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in West Point is Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in West Point, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayWed or ThuDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed or Thu)
The town’s recycling and trash guidesPublic Access Recycle Information (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsLarge items such as tires, appliances, TVs, carpet, mattresses, and furniture are picked up on a special schedule for an additional charge; tires $2 each, minimum $25 per pickup

From wpnet.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2024-01-23T16:56:10+00:00, 2025-09-04T21:27:52+00:00, 8/17/2021 11:41 AM. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

West Point kids go to
PK–KEast Side Elementary SchoolWest Point Consolidated School District
3–4South Side Elementary SchoolWest Point Consolidated School District
5–7Fifth Street SchoolWest Point Consolidated School District
8–12West Point High SchoolWest Point Consolidated School District

West Point is in West Point Consolidated School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

West Point is in ZIP code 39773

ZIP codes where West Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of West PointZIP’s residents in West Point
39773West Point, MS100%68%
Area code662Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Point

Who supplies West Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Siloam W/A #3-Beasley Well water system (EPA ID MS0130016). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in West Point?

City of West Point (City of West Point - (MS)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve West Point?

Xfinity, 4-County Fiber, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in West Point?

39773. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is West Point in?

West Point Consolidated School District.

How do I register to vote in West Point?

Mississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Clay County Registrar. Check your registration at msegov.com.

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: West Point’s own website (wpnet.org), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.