Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Huntington, WV: what to set up and who to call
Virginia Avenue Recycling Center takes recycling in Huntington, open Mon–Sun 7 am–7 pm (OpenStreetMap). Trains stop in Huntington.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Huntington, 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 Huntington.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Huntington. 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 Wvawc - Huntington Dist water system
The Wvawc - Huntington Dist water system supplies almost all of Huntington. It draws surface water and serves 98,647 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. WV3300608.
6 home internet providers serve Huntington
100% of 18,823 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 74% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
| Arx Web | Fixed wireless | 50% | 75/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Huntington: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Huntington, from the town’s own site.
Huntington Drop-off
- Mon8 am–1 pm, 8 am–2 pm
- Tue8 am–2 pm
- Wed8 am–2 pm
- Thu8 am–2 pm
- Fri8 am–2 pm
- Sat8 am–1 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard boxes
- Newspapers
- Paper bags
- Paper cups
- Aluminum cans
From cityofhuntington.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Huntington (94%) is in Cabell County School District; parts are in Wayne County School District (6%).
B−School 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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Huntington spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Huntington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Huntington | ZIP’s residents in Huntington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25701 | Huntington, WV | 37% | 78% |
| 25705 | Huntington, WV | 20% | 46% |
| 25704 | Huntington, WV | 18% | 55% |
| 25702 | Huntington, WV | 11% | 73% |
| 25703 | Huntington, WV | 11% | 100% |
| 25755 | Huntington, WV | 3% | 100% |
25706, 25707, 25708, 25709, 25710, 25711, 25712, 25713, 25714, 25715, 25716, 25717, 25718, 25719, 25720, 25721, 25722, 25723, 25724, 25725, 25726, 25727, 25728, 25729, 25770, 25771, 25772, 25773, 25774, 25775, 25776, 25777, 25778, 25779 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Huntington
When is the Virginia Avenue Recycling Center open?
Mon–Sun 7 am–7 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cityofhuntington.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Huntington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wvawc - Huntington Dist water system (EPA ID WV3300608). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Huntington?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Huntington?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, Arx Web, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Huntington?
25701 (37%), 25705 (20%), 25704 (18%), 25702 (11%), 25703 (11%), 25755 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Huntington in?
Cabell County School District. Parts of the city are in Wayne County School District.
How do I register to vote in Huntington?
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 Cabell 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: Huntington’s own website (cityofhuntington.com), read Oct 21, 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 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.