Photo: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Ravenswood, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Ravenswood Municipal Water Works. Ravenswood has its own library, Ravenswood Branch, at 323 Virginia Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ravenswood, 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 Ravenswood.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ravenswood. 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 Ravenswood Municipal Water Works
Ravenswood Municipal Water Works supplies Ravenswood: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 5,047 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning May 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. WV3301810.
5 home internet providers serve Ravenswood
92% of 1,647 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 90% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 81% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Community Antenna Service | Cable | 75% | 3,000/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ravenswood is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ravenswood, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on cityofravenswood.com
From cityofravenswood.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 10, 2017. 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.
Ravenswood is in Jackson County School District.
A−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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ravenswood is in ZIP code 26164
ZIP codes where Ravenswood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ravenswood | ZIP’s residents in Ravenswood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26164 | Ravenswood, WV | 100% | 50% |
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 Ravenswood
Who supplies Ravenswood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ravenswood Municipal Water Works (EPA ID WV3301810). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ravenswood?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ravenswood?
Optimum, Frontier, Community Antenna Service, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ravenswood?
26164. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ravenswood in?
Jackson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Ravenswood?
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 Jackson 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: Ravenswood’s own website (cityofravenswood.com), 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.