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The Buffalo Township handbook

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

Most mail in Buffalo Township goes to 43772 (69% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, 12.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Buffalo Township, 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 Buffalo Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buffalo Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio still delivers it.

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 Village of Pleasant City water system

The Village of Pleasant City water system supplies Buffalo Township: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% 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 447 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. OH3000912.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Buffalo Township

92% of 448 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber80%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL, Fiber52%5,000/5,000
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless50%250/50
VerizonFixed wireless48%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless19%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 Buffalo Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buffalo Township.

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

Buffalo Township kids go to
PK–8Shenandoah Elementary Schoolin Sarahsville
9–12Shenandoah High Schoolin Sarahsville

Most of Buffalo Township (99%) is in Noble 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Buffalo Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Buffalo TownshipZIP’s residents in Buffalo Township
43772Pleasant City, OH69%34%
43732Cumberland, OH25%14%
43711Ava, OH6%61%

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 Buffalo Township

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

The Village of Pleasant City water system (EPA ID OH3000912). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Buffalo Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Buffalo Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Buffalo Township?

43772 (69%), 43732 (25%), 43711 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Buffalo Township in?

Noble Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Buffalo 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, Noble 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.