Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Williamson, WV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Williamson Utility Board. Most homes in Williamson have two wired internet choices, Optimum and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Williamson, 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 Williamson.
Power comes from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Williamson. 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 Williamson Utility Board
Williamson Utility Board supplies almost all of Williamson. It draws surface water and serves 2,660 people in all.
7 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, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Feb 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 6 older violations are still open, since 2024: 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. WV3303009.
4 home internet providers serve Williamson
93% of 1,538 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 68% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Williamson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Williamson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Williamson is in Mingo County School District.
C+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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Williamson is in ZIP code 25661
ZIP codes where Williamson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Williamson | ZIP’s residents in Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25661 | Williamson, WV | 100% | 60% |
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 Williamson
Who supplies Williamson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Williamson Utility Board (EPA ID WV3303009). It reported 7 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, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Williamson?
Appalachian Power (Appalachian Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Williamson?
Optimum, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Williamson?
25661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Williamson in?
Mingo County School District.
How do I register to vote in Williamson?
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.