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Need a Specific Phone Number?
Here's where to look for the numbers most people ask about in West Virginia:
- State agency numbers: the WV.gov state phone directory searches state employees, and the Public Service Commission answers at 304-340-0300 or 800-344-5113
- City and county numbers: see West Virginia municipal staff directories. Charleston City Hall answers at 304-348-8000, Huntington at 304-696-5540, and the Kanawha County Commission at 304-357-0101
- School and university numbers: see West Virginia school directory numbers, or call the Department of Education at 1-833-627-2833, WVU at 304-293-0111, or Marshall at 304-696-3170
- Public utility numbers: see West Virginia utility phone numbers. Emergency lines run separately from customer service, and a gas emergency means calling 1-800-834-2070 and 911 both
- Public safety numbers: see West Virginia public safety phone numbers for 911, 988, 211, and local non-emergency lines such as 304-348-8111 in Charleston
- Community services: dial 211 anywhere in the state, text a ZIP code to 898-211, or use 833-848-9905 from a phone that cannot reach the short code
- Health and social services: see health and social services in West Virginia, or start with client services at 304-558-2400 or 800-642-8589
- Vital records and licensing: Vital Registration confirms fees and current process at 304-558-2931, and Secretary of State business licensing answers at 304-558-8000
- Area code reference: see West Virginia phone area codes for 304 and 681
- Phone code reference (N11, star codes, +1): see West Virginia phone codes
- Reverse-lookup for an unknown caller: see reverse-lookup channels
- Reporting a scam or robocall: see how to report scam calls, which covers the FTC, the FCC, and the West Virginia Attorney General's consumer hotline at 1-800-368-8808
- Public records requests: requests go to the public body that holds the record under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, at Chapter 29B of the state code. A city clerk handles municipal records, a county clerk or commission handles county records, and each state agency handles its own