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The Bethlehem Township handbook

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

Most mail in Bethlehem Township goes to 43844 (54% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of Bethlehem Township has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bethlehem 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 House of Jacob water system

The House of Jacob water system supplies Bethlehem Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 28 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. OH1600412.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Bethlehem Township

78% of 571 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber61%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL, Fiber20%150/150
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless69%25/3
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless63%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless30%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless23%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bethlehem Township.

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

Bethlehem Township kids go to
PK–2River View Elementary Schoolin Warsaw
3–6River View Intermediate SchoolRiver View Local School District
7–12River View High SchoolRiver View Local School District

Bethlehem Township is in River View Local School District.

BSchool 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

Bethlehem Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Bethlehem TownshipZIP’s residents in Bethlehem Township
43844Warsaw, OH54%15%
43812Coshocton, OH46%3%

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 Bethlehem Township

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

The House of Jacob water system (EPA ID OH1600412). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, Watch Communications, Ohio Transparent Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bethlehem Township?

43844 (54%), 43812 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bethlehem Township in?

River View Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Bethlehem 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, Coshocton 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.