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The Brady Lake handbook

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

Brady Lake has no town government of its own, so Portage County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kent City School District. The closest public drop-off to Brady Lake is City of Kent Yard Waste Site, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Brady Lake has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Portage County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Brady Lake’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Brady Lake, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerOhio Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 16.0¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offCity of Kent Yard Waste Site, 3 miMore →SchoolKent City School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes44240, 44266Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Brady Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brady Lake. 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Brady Lake

97% of 660 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable97%1,000/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL91%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless87%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brady Lake.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.2 mi from the center of Brady Lake

City of Kent Yard Waste Site

This isn’t Brady Lake’s own facility. Whether Brady Lake residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Brady Lake kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Stanton Middle Schoolin Kent
9–12Theodore Roosevelt High Schoolin Kent

Brady Lake is in Kent City 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Brady Lake is unincorporated, so Portage County is the local government.

Local governmentPortage CountyBrady Lake is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDirector, Portage County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Portage County (county election office). 449 S. Meridian St Rm 101, Ravenna, OH 44266-2963 · (330) 297-3511 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.ohiosos.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Brady Lake spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Brady LakeZIP’s residents in Brady Lake
44240Kent, OH71%2%
44266Ravenna, OH29%1%

44211 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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.

Nearest emergency roomUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical Center3.9 miles awayGet a library cardKent Free Library312 W. Main St. · (330) 673-4414

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Brady Lake

Who provides electricity in Brady Lake?

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Brady Lake?

Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Brady Lake?

44240 (71%), 44266 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brady Lake in?

Kent City School District.

How do I register to vote in Brady Lake?

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, Portage 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.