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The Bradner handbook

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

Bradner runs its own electric utility, Village of Bradner. Tap water in Bradner comes from Bradner Village PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bradner, 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 Bradner.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Bradner

Village of Bradner (Village of Bradner - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves all of Bradner.

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 Bradner Village PWS

Bradner Village PWS supplies almost all of Bradner. It draws ground water and serves 985 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. OH8700412.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Bradner

100% of 533 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
Amplex WirelessFiber, Fixed wireless90%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless90%400/40
AT&TFixed wireless44%100/20
Bascom CommunicationsFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bradner’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bradner.

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

Bradner kids go to
PK–4Lakota Elementary Schoolin Kansas
5–8Lakota Middle Schoolin Kansas
9–12Lakota High Schoolin Kansas

Bradner is in Lakota 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bradner is in ZIP code 43406

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BradnerZIP’s residents in Bradner
43406Bradner, OH100%56%

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 Bradner

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

Bradner Village PWS (EPA ID OH8700412). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bradner?

Village of Bradner (Village of Bradner - (OH)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Bradner?

Spectrum, Amplex Wireless, Verizon, Watch Communications, AT&T, Bascom Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bradner?

43406. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bradner in?

Lakota Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Bradner?

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, Wood 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.