Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Kingwood, WV: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Kingwood is in ZIP code 26537. Kingwood Public Library, at 205 West Main St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kingwood, 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 Kingwood.
Power comes from Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kingwood. 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 Kingwood Water Board
Kingwood Water Board supplies Kingwood: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 7,674 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. WV3303908.
6 home internet providers serve Kingwood
100% of 1,322 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Prodigi | Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 56% | 45/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 65% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Kingwood: twice a month
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kingwood, from the town’s own site.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check kingwoodwv.org →
From kingwoodwv.org, 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.
Kingwood is in Preston 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Kingwood is in ZIP code 26537
ZIP codes where Kingwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kingwood | ZIP’s residents in Kingwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26537 | Kingwood, WV | 100% | 54% |
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 Kingwood
Who supplies Kingwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kingwood Water Board (EPA ID WV3303908). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kingwood?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kingwood?
Breezeline, Prodigi, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kingwood?
26537. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kingwood in?
Preston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Kingwood?
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 Preston 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: Kingwood’s own website (kingwoodwv.org), 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.