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The Brewster handbook

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

Brewster runs its own electric utility, Village of Brewster. Brewster Village PWS has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.1 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Brewster, 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 Brewster.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Brewster

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

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 Brewster Village PWS

Brewster Village PWS supplies almost all of Brewster. It draws ground water and serves 2,113 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile7.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 7.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. OH7600512.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Brewster

100% of 934 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
MCTVFiber, Cable99%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL30%10/1
Untangled.NetworkFixed wireless100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless82%25/6
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless64%250/50

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Brewster’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brewster.

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

Brewster kids go to
PK–5Fairless Elementary Schoolin Navarre
6–8Fairless Middle Schoolin Navarre
9–12Fairless High SchoolFairless Local School District

Brewster is in Fairless 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Brewster spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BrewsterZIP’s residents in Brewster
44613Brewster, OH95%100%
44662Navarre, OH5%1%

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 Brewster

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

Brewster Village PWS (EPA ID OH7600512). 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 7.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Brewster?

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

What internet providers serve Brewster?

MCTV, Frontier, Untangled.Network, Verizon, Smart Way Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Brewster?

44613 (95%), 44662 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brewster in?

Fairless Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Brewster?

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, Stark 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.