Photo: Charles Johnson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainLiving in Point Pleasant, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Point Pleasant Water Works. Public schools here are run by Mason County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Point Pleasant, 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 Point Pleasant.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Point Pleasant. 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 Point Pleasant Water Works
Point Pleasant Water Works supplies Point Pleasant: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,146 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2025: 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 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. WV3302710.
6 home internet providers serve Point Pleasant
94% of 2,028 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 87% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 7,000/7,000 |
| JB-Nets | Fixed wireless | 93% | 25/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Point Pleasant’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Point Pleasant.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Point Pleasant is in Mason 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Point Pleasant is in ZIP code 25550
ZIP codes where Point Pleasant residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Point Pleasant | ZIP’s residents in Point Pleasant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25550 | Point Pleasant, WV | 100% | 48% |
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 Point Pleasant
Who supplies Point Pleasant’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Point Pleasant Water Works (EPA ID WV3302710). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Point Pleasant?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Point Pleasant?
Optimum, Frontier, JB-Nets, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Point Pleasant?
25550. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Point Pleasant in?
Mason County School District.
How do I register to vote in Point Pleasant?
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 Mason 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.