Photo: The original uploader was MrHarman at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Archbold, OH: what to set up and who to call
The Montpelier Village water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Archbold has its own drop-off, Archbold Refuse Transfer Facility, on 101 Weires Drive.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Archbold, 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 Archbold.
Power comes from The Toledo Edison
The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Archbold. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 69% of The Toledo Edison’s home customers do, and The Toledo Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Montpelier Village water system
The Montpelier Village water system supplies Archbold: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,280 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. OH8600912.
8 home internet providers serve Archbold
100% of 1,868 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| RTEC Communications | Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 68% | 2,000/2,000 |
| bright.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/5 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Archbold
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Archbold, from the town’s own site.
Archbold Refuse Transfer Facility
101 Weires Drive, Archbold, OH, 43512
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard/Boxboard
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel Food Cans
- Office Paper & Junk Mail
- Magazines/Catalogs
- Newspaper
- Plastic Bottles & Jugs
From archbold.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Archbold is in Archbold Area Local School District.
ASchool 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Archbold is in ZIP code 43502
ZIP codes where Archbold residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Archbold | ZIP’s residents in Archbold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43502 | Archbold, OH | 100% | 64% |
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 Archbold
Who supplies Archbold’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Montpelier Village water system (EPA ID OH8600912). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Archbold?
The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Archbold?
Spectrum, RTEC Communications, Brightspeed, bright.net, MetaLINK, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Archbold?
43502. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Archbold in?
Archbold Area Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Archbold?
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, Fulton 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: Archbold’s own website (archbold.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.