Photo: FatCat96 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Red Jacket, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Matewan Water Works, which supplies Red Jacket. Red Jacket has no town government of its own, so Mingo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mingo County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Red Jacket, 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 Red Jacket.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Red Jacket. 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 Matewan Water Works
Matewan Water Works supplies Red Jacket: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 2,205 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×6, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 6 older violations are still open, since 2025: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WV3303005.
2 home internet providers serve Red Jacket
100% of 270 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikrotec CATV | Cable | 100% | 1,000/40 |
| Frontier | DSL | 44% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Red Jacket’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Red Jacket.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Red Jacket is in Mingo 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Red Jacket is unincorporated, so Mingo County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Red Jacket spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Red Jacket residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Red Jacket | ZIP’s residents in Red Jacket |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25692 | Red Jacket, WV | 94% | 40% |
| 25688 | North Matewan, WV | 6% | 8% |
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 Red Jacket
Who supplies Red Jacket’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Matewan Water Works (EPA ID WV3303005). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×6. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Red Jacket?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Red Jacket?
Mikrotec CATV, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Red Jacket?
25692 (94%), 25688 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Red Jacket in?
Mingo County School District.
How do I register to vote in Red Jacket?
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 Mingo 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.