Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Bearfield Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Bearfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 43731 holds the most residents (42%). The ER is a drive from Bearfield Township: the closest is Genesis Hospital, 20.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bearfield 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 Bearfield Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bearfield 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 Portersville East Branch Water Co.
Portersville East Branch Water Co. supplies Bearfield Township: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Southern Perry Co-Mainesville serves another 6%. About 59% 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 2,340 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. OH6402303.
4 home internet providers serve Bearfield Township
86% of 727 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bearfield Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bearfield Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bearfield Township is in Crooksville Exempted Village School District.
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bearfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bearfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bearfield Township | ZIP’s residents in Bearfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43731 | Crooksville, OH | 42% | 12% |
| 43730 | Corning, OH | 37% | 24% |
| 43764 | New Lexington, OH | 20% | 4% |
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 Bearfield Township
Who supplies Bearfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Portersville East Branch Water Co. (EPA ID OH6402303). 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 4.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bearfield 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 Bearfield Township?
Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bearfield Township?
43731 (42%), 43730 (37%), 43764 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bearfield Township in?
Crooksville Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Bearfield 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, Perry 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.