{"id":13059,"date":"2023-10-13T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=13059"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T21:11:04","slug":"huntington-wv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/huntington-wv\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntington, WV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drone Video - &quot;High Above Huntington&quot; - Huntington WV - 4k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hsUj-PRojOQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Huntington <\/strong>offers the best of small-town hospitality with the energy of a mid-sized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofhuntington.com\/\">city<\/a>. Huntington was named the <a href=\"https:\/\/americasbestcommunities.com\/meet-the-communities\/5600\/\">2017 \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Community\u201d<\/a> in a national competition and is home to approximately 48,000 residents. Huntington\u2019s population density is considerably less from the nearest major metropolitan and the cost of living is lower than the rest of the country!<\/p>\n<p>Huntington has many points of interest that include a thriving restaurant scene, live entertainment venues, symphony orchestra, historic sites, movie theaters, and plenty of parks, pools and trails to enjoy. Huntington also has two excellent medical facilities for your medical needs, <a href=\"https:\/\/cabellhuntington.org\/\">Cabell Huntington Hospital<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-marys.org\/\">St. Mary\u2019s Hospital<\/a>. For more information on the Huntington area, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/visithuntingtonwv.org\/\">Visit Huntington, WV<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visithuntingtonwv.org\/assets\/flipbook\/\">Visitor&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Huntington Mayor Steve Williams\u2019<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fQFwYrreJg4\"> message about Huntington<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Welcome Home...Huntington, West Virginia HADCO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g85fy5sbTlI\">Welcome Home\u2026Huntington<\/a>, West Virginia HADCO \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>History of Huntington<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<section id=\"sub-main\">\n<section id=\"page\">In its early days, the city was a thriving port with steam river boats churning by daily. Steam boats shipped lumber and coal to fuel the growth of the railroad extension to the west. This growth was made possible by the city&#8217;s namesake and founder, Collis P. Huntington, an infamous railroad magnate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofhuntington.com\/visitors\/community-profile\">Read more<\/a>.<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Huntington CVB<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Discover Huntington, a place that\u2019s redefining travel. In H-Town, you\u2019ll find Appalachian craftsmanship, Southern hospitality, unique flavor and so much more.<a href=\"https:\/\/visithuntingtonwv.org\/\">https:\/\/visithuntingtonwv.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Neighborhoods<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Huntington Neighborhood Associations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Arlington Park<\/li>\n<li>Enslow Park<\/li>\n<li>Guyandotte<\/li>\n<li>South Side<\/li>\n<li>Stamford Park<\/li>\n<li>West Huntington<\/li>\n<li>Chancellor Hills<\/li>\n<li>Gallaher Village<\/li>\n<li>Highlawn<\/li>\n<li>Old Central City<\/li>\n<li>Westmoreland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Map<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hsb.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=c405d85b1c9b4940a2cefa06bd593fe5\">https:\/\/hsb.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=c405d85b1c9b4940a2cefa06bd593fe5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Website<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofhuntington.com\/residents\/neighborhood-organizations\/\">https:\/\/www.cityofhuntington.com\/residents\/neighborhood-organizations\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cost of Living Calculators<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityrating.com\/costofliving.asp\">City Rating<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/cost-of-living-calculator\/\">Pay Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmyarea.com\/\">InMyArea<\/a> &#8211; High speed internet, cable TV, home security &amp; utility plans and pricing with just a zip code.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestplaces.net\/cost-of-living\/\">Best Places<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartmentlist.com\/rent-calculator\/\">Apartment List Rent Calculator<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartmentlist.com\/rentonomics\/true-cost-renting-can-actually-afford\/\">True Cost of Renting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real Estate<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>LANDING @ MARSHALL UNIVERSITY. <\/strong>Are you new to the area or visiting? Finding a temporary or permanent place to live can be hard. The Landing was specifically designed for new professionals, Health Sciences graduate students, new or visiting faculty\/staff, and individuals completing rotations.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/files\/Short-Term-at-The-Landing.pdf\">Short Term Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/files\/Hotel-Stay-at-The-Landing.pdf\">Hotel Stay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartmentguide.com\/apartments\/West-Virginia\/Huntington\/\">Apartmentguide &#8211; Huntington Rentals<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartmentguide.com\/blog\/renter-resources\/\">Rental Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ApartmentList.com\/wv\/huntington\">ApartmentList.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulia.com\/\">Trulia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/\">Realtor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homes\/for_sale\/days_sort\/38.718733,-80.971298,37.965854,-82.317123_rect\/9_zm\/0_mmm\/?utm_source=msn&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_account=B2C%20:%20Southeast%20-%20Virginia-W.Virginia&amp;utm_campaign=zbw_nb_dmaip_charlestonwv_fs_dma!bb05c7c90&amp;utm_content=133310991|4574587412|kwd-134082399030:loc-71148|13186088804|Real%20Estate%20Listings-Exact&amp;semQue=real%20estate%20listings&amp;msclkid=c110dca50c2c10545366864f12c6ea68&amp;k_clickid=beb9b1d3-3115-482c-bf3a-28ebb6261714&amp;msclkid=c110dca50c2c10545366864f12c6ea68\">Zillow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Events, Recreation, Shopping, Hotels and more!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Calendar of Events for Huntington<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visithuntingtonwv.org\/what-to-do\/events-calendar\/\">See what is going on<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dining<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurants-g59175-Huntington_West_Virginia.html\">Best Restaurants in Huntington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recreation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visithuntingtonwv.org\/what-to-do\/sports-recreation\/\">Activities and Recreation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shopping<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pullman-square.com\/\">Pullman Square<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofhuntington.com\/visitors\/heritage-station\">Heritage Station<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visithuntingtonwv.org\/what-to-do\/shopping\">And Many Others<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where to Stay<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visithuntingtonwv.org\/where-to-stay\/hotels\">Hotels in Huntington and Surrounding Area<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Banks<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dfi.wv.gov\/banking\/insitutions\/Pages\/Banks.aspx\">https:\/\/dfi.wv.gov\/banking\/insitutions\/Pages\/Banks.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Utilities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Huntington Sanitary Board<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Must have WVAWC set up with account number<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntingtonsb.com\/pages\/customer-requestservice.html\">Huntington (WV) Sanitary Board (huntingtonsb.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West Virginia American Water<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Will need to set up with Huntington Sanitary Board<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amwater.com\/wvaw\/customer-service-billing\/for-new-customers\">For New Customers (amwater.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>American Electric Power<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.appalachianpower.com\/account\/service\/start-stop-transfer\">Start, Stop or Transfer Your Service (appalachianpower.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mountaineer Gas<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mountaineergasonline.com\/new-service-request.php\">Mountaineer Gas Company :: Apply for New Service (mountaineergasonline.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phone\/Internet: Frontier Communications<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frontier.com\/shop\">Shop Frontier | Internet Service Provider<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cable\/Internet<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Comcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xfinity.com\/planbuilder\">Xfinity Offers, Plans and Pricing &#8211; Xfinity Home of the 10G Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DirecTV: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directv.com\/packages\/\">DIRECTV TV Packages Via Satellite or Internet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dish Network: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dish.com\/programming\/packages\/\">Satellite TV Packages &#8211; Compare Packages &amp; Prices | DISH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trash<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homeowners<\/strong>:\u00a0 If you purchase home, the City will receive the property transfer and will move the Refuse and Municipal accounts to the new owner.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofhuntington.com\/residents\/taxes-and-fees\/\">Taxes and Fees | Residents | City of Huntington<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofhuntington.com\/residents\/garbage-services\/\">Garbage and Trash Services | Residents | City of Huntington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Renters<\/strong>: Landlords handle the billing to their tenants\u2019 different ways. Some landlords incorporate into their rent and some landlords have the mailing address to go to the tenant instead of to the owner.<\/li>\n<li>If you need the Request for City Services application, please call 304-696-5540, option 4 or email <a href=\"mailto:finance@huntingtonwv.gov\">finance@huntingtonwv.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Huntington offers the best of small-town hospitality with the energy of a mid-sized city. Huntington was named the 2017 \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Community\u201d in a national competition and is home to approximately 48,000 residents. Huntington\u2019s population density is considerably less from the nearest major metropolitan and the cost of living is lower than the rest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13059","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13059"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13624,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13059\/revisions\/13624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}