Kanawha County, WV parcel and infrastructure data API

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 /api/parcel-record. Share of records with each field:

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

Infrastructure in and around Kanawha County

Example requests for Kanawha County

Real responses from the production API, trimmed to the main fields. Every request needs an API key with api:read; see authentication and credits and limits.

1. Find a parcel by address

/api/search matches 2601 FORRESTAL AVE, , WV and returns the parcel's korzy_id, coordinates and record. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'q=2601 FORRESTAL AVE,    , WV' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/search

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/search",
    params={"q": "2601 FORRESTAL AVE,    , WV"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
parcel = response.json()["results"][0]
print(parcel["korzy_id"], parcel["longitude"], parcel["latitude"])

{
  "results": [
    {
      "korzy_id": "54039-cbce4e7e7d7b5f693cec",
      "address": "2601 FORRESTAL AVE",
      "city": "   ",
      "postcode": "25177",
      "county": "Kanawha",
      "statefp": "54",
      "longitude": -81.80186961180411,
      "latitude": 38.3819332,
      "match_type": "exact",
      "parcelid": "17 7014500000000",
      "parceladdr": "2601 FORRESTAL AVE",
      "parcelcity": "   ",
      "situs_zip": "25177",
      "usedesc": "EXEMPT",
      "totalvalue": 1053900,
      "geoid": "54039"
    }
  ],
  "truncated": false
}

2. Look up the parcel at a point

/api/query/point returns every parcel whose boundary covers the coordinates; here it returns the same record, 54039-cbce4e7e7d7b5f693cec, in records. 1 credit per 10 records requested.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-81.80187' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=38.381933' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/query/point

const params = new URLSearchParams({"longitude": "-81.80187", "latitude": "38.381933", "limit": "5"});
const response = await fetch(`https://api.korzy.co/api/query/point?${params}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.KORZY_API_KEY}` },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Korzy API ${response.status}`);
const { records } = await response.json();
console.log(records.map((record) => record.korzy_id));

3. Check water and sewer service

/api/utilities/context returns the water and sewer service areas at the point and the nearest treatment plants. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-81.80187' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=38.381933' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/utilities/context

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/utilities/context",
    params={"longitude": "-81.80187", "latitude": "38.381933"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
matches = response.json()["matches"]
print([area["name"] for area in matches["water"]])

{
  "longitude": -81.80187,
  "latitude": 38.381933,
  "matches": {
    "water": [
      {
        "feature_id": "water:30466",
        "name": "ST ALBANS WATER",
        "boundary_basis": "Modeled"
      }
    ],
    "sewer": []
  },
  "nearby_treatment": [
    {
      "feature_id": "treatment:14023",
      "name": "GREATER ST ALBANS PSD - THOMAS HOLLOW TP",
      "distance_km": 1.793512691406816
    },
    {
      "feature_id": "treatment:2318",
      "name": "ST ALBANS WWTP",
      "distance_km": 3.130763083807669
    }
  ]
}

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. /api/datacenters/context lists projects within 10 km of any 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%. /api/utilities/context returns the water and sewer matches at a point.