Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Carlisle, OH: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Carlisle, collected by Rumpke Waste & Recycling. Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Carlisle.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carlisle, 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 Carlisle.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carlisle. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of Duke Energy’s home customers do, and Duke Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Franklin Public Water System
Franklin Public Water System supplies Carlisle: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Carlisle City PWS serves another 37%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Springboro PWS as seller) and serves 11,690 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. OH8300412.
5 home internet providers serve Carlisle
97% of 2,194 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 7% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 7% | 400/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Carlisle is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Carlisle, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Tue
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers (including glossy ad inserts)
- Magazines with 1” or less binding
- Catalogs
- Paperboard boxes (e.g., cereal, snacks)
- Junk mail (e.g., direct mail, window envelopes, flyers)
- Plastic containers (numbers 1 through 7, with lids reattached)
- Gable-top and aseptic cartons
- Aluminum foil
- Beverage cans and containers (e.g., pie plates, bi-metal and steel cans)
From carlisleoh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Carlisle (92%) is in Carlisle Local School District; parts are in Franklin City School District (6%).
B+School 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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Carlisle is in ZIP code 45005
ZIP codes where Carlisle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carlisle | ZIP’s residents in Carlisle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45005 | Franklin, OH | 100% | 17% |
A few homes fall in 45342.
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 Carlisle
Who supplies Carlisle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin Public Water System (EPA ID OH8300412). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carlisle?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Carlisle?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carlisle?
45005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carlisle in?
Carlisle Local School District. Parts of the city are in Franklin City School District.
How do I register to vote in Carlisle?
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, Warren 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: Carlisle’s own website (carlisleoh.org), 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.