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Kanawha County, WV parcel and infrastructure data API

Korzy has about 120,000 parcel records for Kanawha County, West Virginia, with source updates through November 2026. Nearly every record carries values and land use; 67% include last sale. In and around the county the API also maps 4 data-center projects (3 operating); 2 power plants with about 30 MW of capacity, led by hydro; and about 160 miles of active rail. Look up any parcel by address or coordinates, then check water, sewer and infrastructure context at the same point.

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Parcel coverage in Kanawha County

About 120,000 parcel records with boundaries, situs addresses and parcel numbers, with the latest source update from November 2026. Each record has a stable korzy_id you can store and look up again with /v1/records/{id}. Share of records with each field:

FieldCoverageShare
Situs addressMost · 91%
Owner nameNot published
Assessed or market valueNearly all · 99%
Year builtNot published
Building sizeNot published
Last saleMany · 67%
Land useNearly all · 95%
ZoningNot published

Kanawha County records do not include owner names. See pricing for credit costs.

Infrastructure in and around Kanawha County

Power plants

2 operable plants with about 30 MW of nameplate capacity; largest by capacity: hydro.

Within 50 km: /v1/lookup section power; details: /v1/records/{id}

Substations and transmission

About 70 in-service substations, 1 rated 230 kV or higher.

About 440 miles of transmission lines: about 20 mi at under 100 kV; about 300 mi at 100–161 kV; about 90 mi at 345 kV.

Water and sewer service

Service areas of 8 community water systems cover about 31% of the county.

Sewer service areas of about 20 systems cover about 11%.

At an address or point: /v1/lookup section utilities

Data-center projects

4 tracked projects: 3 operating, 1 status not reported.

Within 10 km: /v1/lookup section datacenters

Flood zones and wetlands

Special flood hazard areas cover about 4% of the county on the current federal flood maps, published September 2026.

Mapped wetlands cover about 1%.

At an address or point: /v1/lookup section environment

Rail, ports and freight

  • About 160 miles of active rail, about 120 of it main line
  • About 85 miles of national freight network highway

Within 25 km: /v1/lookup section logistics

Example requests for Kanawha County

The lookup response is a real production response, trimmed to the main fields. Every request needs an API key with api:read; see authentication and credits and limits.

1. Find a parcel and its water and sewer service

/v1/lookup matches 36 NORWOOD RD, , WV and returns the parcel's korzy_id and record, plus the water and sewer service areas at the parcel and the nearest treatment plants. 2 credits.

curl --fail-with-body -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"address":"36 NORWOOD RD,    , WV","sections":["utilities"]}' \
  https://api.korzy.co/v1/lookup
Python
import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.korzy.co/v1/lookup",
    json={"address": "36 NORWOOD RD,    , WV", "sections": ["utilities"]},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
body = response.json()
parcel = body["parcels"]["records"][0]
print(parcel["korzy_id"], body["sections"]["utilities"]["status"])
Production response (trimmed)
{
  "location": {
    "longitude": -81.64694029246459,
    "latitude": 38.33373155,
    "address": "36 NORWOOD RD,    ",
    "match_type": "exact"
  },
  "parcels": {
    "records": [
      {
        "id": "54039-a4389cc02baeb8546770",
        "korzy_id": "54039-a4389cc02baeb8546770",
        "parcelid": "14 9005300000000",
        "parceladdr": "36 NORWOOD RD",
        "parcelcity": "   ",
        "situs_zip": "25314",
        "statefp": "54",
        "geoid": "54039",
        "longitude": -81.64694029246459,
        "latitude": 38.33373155,
        "usedesc": "SAINT MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH",
        "totalvalue": 468600
      }
    ],
    "truncated": false
  },
  "sections": {
    "utilities": {
      "status": "ok",
      "data": {
        "water": [
          {
            "id": "utility:water:42369",
            "feature_id": "water:42369",
            "name": "WVAWC-KANAWHA VALLEY DIST",
            "boundary_basis": "System Sourced"
          }
        ],
        "sewer": [
          {
            "id": "utility:sewer:3108",
            "feature_id": "sewer:3108",
            "name": "CHARLESTON WWTP",
            "boundary_basis": "Sourced"
          }
        ],
        "treatment_plants": [
          {
            "id": "utility:treatment:2319",
            "feature_id": "treatment:2319",
            "name": "SOUTH CHARLESTON WWTP",
            "distance_km": 4.191032231476696
          },
          {
            "id": "utility:treatment:2313",
            "feature_id": "treatment:2313",
            "name": "CHARLESTON WWTP",
            "distance_km": 5.246849447997998
          },
          {
            "id": "utility:treatment:2320",
            "feature_id": "treatment:2320",
            "name": "MALDEN PSD WWTP",
            "distance_km": 8.237436071606995
          }
        ],
        "truncated": {
          "water": false,
          "sewer": false
        }
      },
      "provenance": [
        {
          "dataset": "water",
          "data_version": "63b7c1c3-9661-4fed-a59f-ddbfff80c2e4"
        },
        {
          "dataset": "sewer",
          "data_version": "63b7c1c3-9661-4fed-a59f-ddbfff80c2e4"
        },
        {
          "dataset": "treatment",
          "data_version": "63b7c1c3-9661-4fed-a59f-ddbfff80c2e4"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2,
    "refunded": 0
  }
}

2. Add value and sale fields

/v1/enrich returns the fields you choose for up to 25 parcels per request; here the parcel 54039-a4389cc02baeb8546770. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"items":[{"korzy_id":"54039-a4389cc02baeb8546770"}],"fields":["identity","value","sale"]}' \
  https://api.korzy.co/v1/enrich

3. Fetch the record again by ID

/v1/records/{id} returns the stored parcel's full record, without owner fields. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  https://api.korzy.co/v1/records/54039-a4389cc02baeb8546770
JavaScript
const response = await fetch(`https://api.korzy.co/v1/records/${encodeURIComponent("54039-a4389cc02baeb8546770")}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.KORZY_API_KEY}` },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Korzy API ${response.status}`);
const { record } = await response.json();
console.log(record.parceladdr, record.usedesc);

Kanawha County data questions

How many parcels in Kanawha County include last sale?
About 80,000 of about 120,000 parcel records (67%) include last sale.
Does the Korzy API return owner names for Kanawha County parcels?
Kanawha County parcel records do not include owner names. Values, land use and building facts are returned where the county publishes them.
How many data-center projects are in Kanawha County?
Korzy tracks 4 data-center projects in Kanawha County: 3 operating and 1 status not reported. A /v1/lookup with the datacenters section lists projects within 10 km of any address or point.
How much power generation is in Kanawha County?
2 operable power plants in Kanawha County total about 30 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly hydro.
Which water systems serve Kanawha County?
Service areas of 8 community water systems cover about 31% of Kanawha County, and sewer service areas cover about 11%. A /v1/lookup with the utilities section returns the water and sewer matches at an address or point.

Build on Kanawha County parcel data

Lookups, enrichment and records work the same in every county Korzy covers. Credits are shared across parcels, utilities, environment, logistics, power, grid, data-center and terrain sections.

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