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The Ballville Township handbook

Living in Ballville Township, OH: what to set up and who to call

Ballville Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 43420 holds the most residents (98%). For home internet, most of Ballville Township can choose between Spectrum and Omni Fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ballville Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Ballville Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.5% of Ballville Township residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Fremont City water system

The Fremont City water system supplies Ballville Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 18,319 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. OH7200311.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Ballville Township

99% of 2,814 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber88%1,000/35
Omni FiberFiber56%10,000/10,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless54%75/20
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless78%400/40
T-MobileFixed wireless48%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Ballville Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ballville Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Ballville Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ballville Township kids go to
PK–5Lutz Elementary SchoolFremont City School District
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Ballville Township (76%) is in Fremont City School District; parts are in Old Fort Local School District (21%) and Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village School District (3%).

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ballville Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Ballville Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Ballville TownshipZIP’s residents in Ballville Township
43420Fremont, OH98%20%
44836Green Springs, OH2%4%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Ballville Township

Who supplies Ballville Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Fremont City water system (EPA ID OH7200311). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ballville Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Ballville Township?

Spectrum, Omni Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, Watch Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ballville Township?

43420 (98%), 44836 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ballville Township in?

Fremont City School District. Parts of the city are in Old Fort Local School District and Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village School District.

How do I register to vote in Ballville 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, Sandusky 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.