Living in Kanawha, WV: what to set up and who to call
Kanawha has no town government of its own, so Wood County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wood County School District. For emergencies, Kanawha is closest to Camden Clark Medical Center, 6.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kanawha, 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 Kanawha.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kanawha. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 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 Claywood Park PSD
Claywood Park PSD supplies almost all of Kanawha. It draws surface water and serves 8,141 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. WV3305402.
5 home internet providers serve Kanawha
96% of 233 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 91% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 76% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Community Antenna Service | Cable | 31% | 3,000/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kanawha’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kanawha.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kanawha is in Wood 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Kanawha is unincorporated, so Wood County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Kanawha is in ZIP code 26142
ZIP codes where Kanawha residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kanawha | ZIP’s residents in Kanawha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26142 | Davisville, WV | 100% | 18% |
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 Kanawha
Who supplies Kanawha’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Claywood Park PSD (EPA ID WV3305402). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kanawha?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kanawha?
Optimum, Frontier, Community Antenna Service, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kanawha?
26142. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kanawha in?
Wood County School District.
How do I register to vote in Kanawha?
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 Wood 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.