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The Barlow Township handbook

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

Barlow Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 45784 holds the most residents (63%). Most of Barlow Township has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Barlow 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 Barlow Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barlow 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Little Hocking Water Association, Inc.

Little Hocking Water Association, Inc. supplies Barlow Township: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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 9,892 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.1 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. OH8400212.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Barlow Township

84% of 1,263 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber81%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL13%10/1
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless51%250/50
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless44%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless7%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barlow Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Barlow 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.

Barlow Township kids go to
K–4Warren Elementary SchoolWarren Local School District
5–8Warren Middle SchoolWarren Local School District
9–12Warren High SchoolWarren Local School District

Barlow Township is in Warren Local School District.

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

Barlow Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Barlow TownshipZIP’s residents in Barlow Township
45784Vincent, OH63%49%
45729Fleming, OH32%57%
45714Belpre, OH5%1%

45712 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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 Barlow Township

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

Little Hocking Water Association, Inc. (EPA ID OH8400212). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Barlow 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 Barlow Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, Smart Way Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Barlow Township?

45784 (63%), 45729 (32%), 45714 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Barlow Township in?

Warren Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Barlow 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, Washington 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.