Photo: Dustin M. Ramsey · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Benton Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Benton Township comes from South Central Power Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Logan-Hocking Local School District runs the public schools in Benton Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Benton 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 Benton Township.
Power comes from South Central Power Company
South Central Power Company (South Central Power Company), a cooperative utility, serves 96.5% of Benton Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $173 a month (its average across Ohio).
Start or move service: frontier-power.com · (740) 622-6755
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Benton Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Benton Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Benton Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Benton Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Benton Township is in Logan-Hocking Local School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Benton Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Benton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Benton Township | ZIP’s residents in Benton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43152 | South Bloomingville, OH | 70% | 56% |
| 43135 | Laurelville, OH | 15% | 3% |
| 43138 | Logan, OH | 10% | 0% |
| 45622 | Creola, OH | 5% | 8% |
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 Benton Township
Who provides electricity in Benton Township?
South Central Power Company (South Central Power Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Benton Township?
43152 (70%), 43135 (15%), 43138 (10%), 45622 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Benton Township in?
Logan-Hocking Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Benton 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, Hocking 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.
- 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): pending.