Asbury House · Photo: Roger B. Wise · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hurricane, WV: what to set up and who to call
All of Hurricane gets its mail under one ZIP code, 25526. For an emergency, Thomas Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 16.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hurricane, 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 Hurricane.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hurricane. 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 West Virginia American Water
West Virginia American Water supplies Hurricane: about 15% of residents live in its service area. Putnam P S D serves another 10%. About 75% 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 209,283 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, 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. WV3302016.
6 home internet providers serve Hurricane
96% of 2,718 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 93% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
| Arx Web | Fixed wireless | 14% | 75/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Hurricane
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hurricane, from the town’s own site.
Hurricane Drop-off
1000 Midland Trail, Hurricane, WV
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- #1 and #2 PET Plastics
- Cardboard
- Mixed Paper
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel Cans
From hurricanewv.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Hurricane is in Putnam County School District.
A+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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hurricane is in ZIP code 25526
ZIP codes where Hurricane residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hurricane | ZIP’s residents in Hurricane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25526 | Hurricane, WV | 99% | 31% |
A few homes fall in 25510.
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 Hurricane
Who supplies Hurricane’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Virginia American Water (EPA ID WV3302016). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hurricane?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hurricane?
Optimum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Arx Web (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hurricane?
25526. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hurricane in?
Putnam County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hurricane?
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 Putnam 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: Hurricane’s own website (hurricanewv.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.