Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Brown Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Brown Township comes from Ansonia 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 of 0.9 ppb. For home internet, most of Brown Township can choose between Spectrum and Brightspeed.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brown Township, 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 Brown Township.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 86.6% of Brown Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ansonia Village PWS
Ansonia Village PWS supplies Brown Township: about 57% of residents live in its service area. About 43% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,174 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 2026, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 54% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH1900012.
11 home internet providers serve Brown Township
98% of 908 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 70% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 51% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 86% | 400/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| Wabash Communications | Fixed wireless | 69% | 50/15 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 28% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Brown Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brown Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Brown Township (93%) is in Ansonia Local School District; parts are in Mississinawa Valley Local School District (7%).
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Brown Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brown Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brown Township | ZIP’s residents in Brown Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45303 | Ansonia, OH | 93% | 86% |
| 45362 | Rossburg, OH | 6% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 45331.
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 Brown Township
Who supplies Brown Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ansonia Village PWS (EPA ID OH1900012). 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 0.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brown Township?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brown Township?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Watch Communications, Verizon, Wabash Communications, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brown Township?
45303 (93%), 45362 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brown Township in?
Ansonia Local School District. Parts of the city are in Mississinawa Valley Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Brown Township?
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, Darke 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.