Mud River Covered Bridge · Photo: William Edmund Barrett · Public domainLiving in Milton, WV: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Milton comes from Milton Water, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. Milton has its own library, Milton, at 1140 Smith Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Milton, 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 Milton.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Milton. 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 Milton Water
Milton Water supplies Milton: about 78% of residents live in its service area. Wvawc - Huntington Dist serves another 12%. West Virginia American Water serves another 9%. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists West Virginia American Water as seller) and serves 5,446 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 2026, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. WV3300609.
6 home internet providers serve Milton
94% of 1,142 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 89% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 74% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Arx Web | Fixed wireless | 66% | 75/8 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Milton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Milton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Milton is in Cabell County School District.
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.
Milton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Milton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Milton | ZIP’s residents in Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25541 | Milton, WV | 90% | 27% |
| 25510 | Culloden, WV | 10% | 5% |
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 Milton
Who supplies Milton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Milton Water (EPA ID WV3300609). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Milton?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Milton?
Optimum, Frontier, T-Mobile, Arx Web, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Milton?
25541 (90%), 25510 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Milton in?
Cabell County School District.
How do I register to vote in Milton?
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: 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.