Living in Bloom Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Bloom Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 45682 holds the most residents (70%). Bloom-Vernon Local School District runs the public schools in Bloom Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bloom 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 Bloom Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bloom 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 Jackson Co. Water Company-Wtp
Jackson Co. Water Company-Wtp supplies Bloom Township: about 22% of residents live in its service area. About 78% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Scioto Water Inc.-Rose Hill as seller) and serves 15,984 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4002012.
7 home internet providers serve Bloom Township
76% of 1,405 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 61% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Minford Telephone Company | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bloom Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bloom Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bloom Township is in Bloom-Vernon Local School District.
A−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.
Bloom Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bloom Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bloom Township | ZIP’s residents in Bloom Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45682 | South Webster, OH | 70% | 96% |
| 45694 | Wheelersburg, OH | 27% | 6% |
| 45677 | Scioto Furnace, OH | 3% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 45653.
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 Bloom Township
Who supplies Bloom Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jackson Co. Water Company-Wtp (EPA ID OH4002012). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bloom 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 Bloom Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Minford Telephone Company, Ohio Transparent Telecom, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bloom Township?
45682 (70%), 45694 (27%), 45677 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bloom Township in?
Bloom-Vernon Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Bloom 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, Scioto 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.