Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Brimfield, OH: what to set up and who to call
Brimfield has no town government of its own, so Portage County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Field Local School District. Tap water in most of Brimfield comes from Aqua Ohio - Beechcrest, 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 Brimfield, 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 Brimfield.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brimfield. 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 Aqua Ohio - Beechcrest
Aqua Ohio - Beechcrest supplies Brimfield: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Portage County Water Resources as seller) and serves 1,496 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH6705212.
4 home internet providers serve Brimfield
98% of 1,335 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brimfield.
City of Kent Yard Waste Site
This isn’t Brimfield’s own facility. Whether Brimfield residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Brimfield is in Field Local School District.
B+School gradeSee 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
Brimfield is unincorporated, so Portage 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.
Brimfield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brimfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brimfield | ZIP’s residents in Brimfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44240 | Kent, OH | 97% | 8% |
| 44260 | Mogadore, OH | 3% | 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 Brimfield
Who supplies Brimfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Ohio - Beechcrest (EPA ID OH6705212). 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–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brimfield?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brimfield?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brimfield?
44240 (97%), 44260 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brimfield in?
Field Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Brimfield?
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.
- 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.