Summers County Courthouse · Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 3.0 usLiving in Hinton, WV: what to set up and who to call
Hinton runs its own electric utility, City of Hinton. Trains stop in Hinton.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hinton, 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 Hinton.
Power comes from City of Hinton
City of Hinton (City of Hinton), a municipal utility, serves 95.3% of Hinton residents.
Start or move service: hintoniowa.com · (712) 947-4129
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wvawc Bluestone Plant water system
The Wvawc Bluestone Plant water system supplies almost all of Hinton. It draws surface water and serves 20,562 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–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. WV3304513.
2 home internet providers serve Hinton
89% of 1,353 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 85% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 80% | 7,000/7,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hinton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hinton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hinton is in Summers County School District.
DSchool gradeSee 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 Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hinton is in ZIP code 25951
ZIP codes where Hinton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hinton | ZIP’s residents in Hinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25951 | Hinton, WV | 100% | 45% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hinton
Who supplies Hinton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wvawc Bluestone Plant water system (EPA ID WV3304513). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hinton?
City of Hinton (City of Hinton), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hinton?
Optimum, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hinton?
25951. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hinton in?
Summers County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hinton?
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 Summers 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.