Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Kimball, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Mcdowell County PSD Kimball. Almost every address in Kimball can get fiber (99%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kimball, 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 Kimball.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kimball. 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 Mcdowell County PSD Kimball
Mcdowell County PSD Kimball supplies almost all of Kimball. It draws ground water and serves 432 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Aug 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 56% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WV3302431.
3 home internet providers serve Kimball
99% of 159 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shentel | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 3% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kimball’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kimball.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kimball is in McDowell 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Kimball is in ZIP code 24853
ZIP codes where Kimball residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kimball | ZIP’s residents in Kimball |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24853 | Kimball, WV | 100% | 20% |
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 Kimball
Who supplies Kimball’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mcdowell County PSD Kimball (EPA ID WV3302431). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kimball?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kimball?
Shentel, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kimball?
24853. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kimball in?
McDowell County School District.
How do I register to vote in Kimball?
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 McDowell 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.