Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Clay, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Clay Water Dept. Only 56% of addresses in Clay can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clay, 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 Clay.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clay. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $196 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 Clay Water Dept
Clay Water Dept supplies Clay: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,232 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3300801.
2 home internet providers serve Clay
50% of 255 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 55% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clay is in Clay 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Clay is in ZIP code 25043
ZIP codes where Clay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clay | ZIP’s residents in Clay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25043 | Clay, WV | 100% | 32% |
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 Clay
Who supplies Clay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clay Water Dept (EPA ID WV3300801). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clay?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clay?
Frontier, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clay?
25043. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clay in?
Clay County School District.
How do I register to vote in Clay?
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 Clay 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.