Living in Bloomingville, OH: what to set up and who to call
Bloomingville has no town government of its own, so Erie County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Perkins Local School District. For emergencies, Bloomingville is closest to Firelands Regional Medical Center, 6.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bloomingville, 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 Bloomingville.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bloomingville. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Erie Co Margaretta District
Erie Co Margaretta District supplies almost all of Bloomingville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Sandusky City as seller) and serves 5,131 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2200203.
7 home internet providers serve Bloomingville
100% of 123 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Cablesystem | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/40 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
| North Coast Wireless Communications | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bloomingville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bloomingville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bloomingville is in Perkins 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bloomingville is unincorporated, so Erie County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bloomingville is in ZIP code 44870
ZIP codes where Bloomingville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bloomingville | ZIP’s residents in Bloomingville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44870 | Sandusky, OH | 100% | 1% |
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 Bloomingville
Who supplies Bloomingville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Erie Co Margaretta District (EPA ID OH2200203). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bloomingville?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bloomingville?
Buckeye Cablesystem, AT&T, Watch Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon, North Coast Wireless Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bloomingville?
44870. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bloomingville in?
Perkins Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Bloomingville?
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, Erie 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.