Living in Shady Spring, WV: what to set up and who to call
Shady Spring has no town government of its own, so Raleigh County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Raleigh County School District. Shady Spring, at 440 Flat Top Road, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shady Spring, 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 Shady Spring.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shady Spring. 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 Beckley Water Company
Beckley Water Company supplies Shady Spring: about 80% of residents live in its service area. Wvawc Glade Springs District serves another 15%. It draws surface water and serves 47,386 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. WV3304104.
4 home internet providers serve Shady Spring
92% of 1,551 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 91% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 43% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shady Spring’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shady Spring.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shady Spring is in Raleigh County School District.
BSchool gradeSee 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
Shady Spring is unincorporated, so Raleigh County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Shady Spring spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shady Spring residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shady Spring | ZIP’s residents in Shady Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25918 | Shady Spring, WV | 83% | 58% |
| 25832 | Daniels, WV | 15% | 11% |
| 25825 | Cool Ridge, WV | 2% | 4% |
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 Shady Spring
Who supplies Shady Spring’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Beckley Water Company (EPA ID WV3304104). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shady Spring?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shady Spring?
Optimum, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shady Spring?
25918 (83%), 25832 (15%), 25825 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shady Spring in?
Raleigh County School District.
How do I register to vote in Shady Spring?
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 Raleigh 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.