Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Canaan Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Canaan Township comes from Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Mt Gilead Public Library, 6.0 miles away, is the closest library to Canaan Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Canaan 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 Canaan Township.
Power comes from Mid-Ohio Energy Coop
Mid-Ohio Energy Coop (Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 88.9% of Canaan Township residents.
Start or move service: midwestrec.com · (419) 394-4110
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Del-Co Water
Del-Co Water supplies almost all of Canaan Township. It draws surface water and serves 150,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. OH2101412.
Which providers serve Canaan Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Canaan Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Canaan Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Canaan Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Canaan Township (61%) is in Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District; parts are in River Valley Local School District (35%) and Northmor Local School District (4%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Canaan Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Canaan Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Canaan Township | ZIP’s residents in Canaan Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43320 | Edison, OH | 72% | 45% |
| 43314 | Caledonia, OH | 26% | 8% |
| 44833 | Galion, OH | 2% | 0% |
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 Canaan Township
Who supplies Canaan Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Del-Co Water (EPA ID OH2101412). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Canaan Township?
Mid-Ohio Energy Coop (Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Canaan Township?
43320 (72%), 43314 (26%), 44833 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Canaan Township in?
Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District. Parts of the city are in River Valley Local School District and Northmor Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Canaan 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, Morrow 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): pending.