Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Ames Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Ames Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 45711 holds the most residents (40%). The nearest library is Athens Branch (Athens County Public Libraries), 6.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ames Township, 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 Ames Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ames Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sunday Creek Valley Water PWS
Sunday Creek Valley Water PWS supplies Ames Township: about 74% of residents live in its service area. Amesville Public Water System serves another 10%. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Burr Oak Regional Water District as seller) and serves 5,451 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 62% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. OH0501503.
Which providers serve Ames Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ames Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Ames Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ames Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Ames Township (98%) is in Federal Hocking Local School District; parts are in Trimble Local School District (2%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ames Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ames Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ames Township | ZIP’s residents in Ames Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45711 | Amesville, OH | 40% | 47% |
| 45701 | Athens, OH | 33% | 1% |
| 45761 | Millfield, OH | 20% | 16% |
| 45732 | Glouster, OH | 7% | 2% |
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 Ames Township
Who supplies Ames Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sunday Creek Valley Water PWS (EPA ID OH0501503). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ames Township?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Ames Township?
45711 (40%), 45701 (33%), 45761 (20%), 45732 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ames Township in?
Federal Hocking Local School District. Parts of the city are in Trimble Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Ames Township?
In Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Director, Athens County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.ohiosos.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): pending.