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The Butler Township handbook

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

Butler Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 44460 holds the most residents (85%). Most of Butler Township has one wired internet choice: AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Butler 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 Butler Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Butler Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Auburn Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation water system

The Auburn Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation water system supplies Butler Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 50 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH1502712.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Butler Township

80% of 1,614 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL56%100/20
SpectrumCable, Fiber47%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL28%90/5
BrightspeedFiber, DSL14%2,000/2,000
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless73%250/50
VerizonFixed wireless39%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Butler Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Butler Township.

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

Butler Township kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Butler Township (61%) is in United Local School District; parts are in West Branch Local School District (39%).

B+School 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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Butler Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Butler TownshipZIP’s residents in Butler Township
44460Salem, OH85%12%
44609Beloit, OH8%8%
44493Winona, OH6%100%

A few homes fall in 44619.

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 Butler Township

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

The Auburn Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation water system (EPA ID OH1502712). 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 Butler Township?

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

What internet providers serve Butler Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Butler Township?

44460 (85%), 44609 (8%), 44493 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Butler Township in?

United Local School District. Parts of the city are in West Branch Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Butler 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, Columbiana 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.