Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Catawba Island Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
All of Catawba Island Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 43452. Public schools here are run by Port Clinton City School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Catawba Island 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 Catawba Island Township.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Catawba Island 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.
Water comes from Ottawa County Regional Water District
Ottawa County Regional Water District supplies Catawba Island Township: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 20,428 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 2023–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. OH6205011.
7 home internet providers serve Catawba Island Township
98% of 4,017 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 35% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 4% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
| Amplex Wireless | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Catawba Island Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Catawba Island Township, from the town’s own site.
Catawba Island Township Compost Area
The town’s page also lists “Open daily 7:00 am until dusk”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Cartons
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Paperboard
- Phone books
From catawbaislandtownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, ©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.
Catawba Island Township is in Port Clinton City School District.
BSchool 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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Catawba Island Township is in ZIP code 43452
ZIP codes where Catawba Island Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Catawba Island Township | ZIP’s residents in Catawba Island Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43452 | Port Clinton, OH | 100% | 28% |
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 Catawba Island Township
Who supplies Catawba Island Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ottawa County Regional Water District (EPA ID OH6205011). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Catawba Island 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 Catawba Island Township?
Spectrum, Omni Fiber, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Amplex Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Catawba Island Township?
43452. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Catawba Island Township in?
Port Clinton City School District.
How do I register to vote in Catawba Island 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, Ottawa 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: Catawba Island Township’s own website (catawbaislandtownship.com), 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.