Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0Living in Canton, OH: what to set up and who to call
Canton has its own drop-off, Recycling Drop Off. For emergencies, Canton is closest to Mercy Medical Center, 1.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Canton, 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 Canton.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 94.9% of Canton residents. 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.
Water comes from Canton Public Water System
Canton Public Water System supplies almost all of Canton. It draws ground water and serves 107,113 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–Dec 2026, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.0 ppb. That’s higher than 82% 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. OH7608112.
5 home internet providers serve Canton
98% of 26,865 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 80% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| Untangled.Network | Fixed wireless | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Canton is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Canton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Find your street’s day on cantonohio.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Canton Recycling Center (Canton Recycle Center)
742 Schroyer Avenue SW, Canton, OH 44707
- Tue9 am–3 pm
- Fri9 am–3 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum/bi-metals
- Glass
- Paper
- Plastic (Numbers 1 and 2 only)
From cantonohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Canton (58%) is in Canton City School District; parts are in Plain Local School District (24%) and Canton Local School District (13%) and Osnaburg Local School District (4%).
CSchool 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Canton spans 10 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Canton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Canton | ZIP’s residents in Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44709 | Canton, OH | 20% | 78% |
| 44705 | Canton, OH | 17% | 67% |
| 44703 | Canton, OH | 11% | 100% |
| 44708 | Canton, OH | 10% | 28% |
| 44706 | Canton, OH | 9% | 38% |
| 44710 | Canton, OH | 9% | 70% |
| 44714 | Canton, OH | 9% | 71% |
| 44707 | Canton, OH | 7% | 56% |
| 44704 | Canton, OH | 5% | 93% |
| 44702 | Canton, OH | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 44641, 44730, 44718, 44721. 44701, 44711, 44735, 44750, 44767, 44799 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Canton
Who supplies Canton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Canton Public Water System (EPA ID OH7608112). 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 3.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Canton?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Canton?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Untangled.Network (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Canton?
44709 (20%), 44705 (17%), 44703 (11%), 44708 (10%), 44706 (9%), 44710 (9%), 44714 (9%), 44707 (7%), 44704 (5%), 44702 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Canton in?
Canton City School District. Parts of the city are in Plain Local School District and Canton Local School District and Osnaburg Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Canton?
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, Stark 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: Canton’s own website (cantonohio.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.