Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Bainbridge, OH: what to set up and who to call
Bainbridge has no town government of its own, so Geauga County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kenston Local School District. The nearest library is Bainbridge Branch (Geauga County Public Library), 2.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bainbridge, 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 Bainbridge.
Power comes from The Illuminating Company
The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bainbridge. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $103 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 80% of The Illuminating Company’s home customers do, and The Illuminating Company still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lake Lucerne Club Co.
Lake Lucerne Club Co. supplies Bainbridge: about 26% of residents live in its service area. Tanglewood Lake Water Co serves another 12%. About 51% 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 980 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2801512.
5 home internet providers serve Bainbridge
100% of 3,198 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 74% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bainbridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bainbridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bainbridge (97%) is in Kenston Local School District; parts are in Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District (3%).
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bainbridge is unincorporated, so Geauga County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bainbridge spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bainbridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bainbridge | ZIP’s residents in Bainbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44023 | Chagrin Falls, OH | 99% | 48% |
| 44202 | Aurora, OH | 1% | 0% |
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 Bainbridge
Who supplies Bainbridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lake Lucerne Club Co. (EPA ID OH2801512). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bainbridge?
The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bainbridge?
Spectrum, Kinetic, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bainbridge?
44023 (99%), 44202 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bainbridge in?
Kenston Local School District. Parts of the city are in Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Bainbridge?
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 Geauga 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.