Photo: Weslee3 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Centerville, OH: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Centerville goes to 45459 (54% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Kettering Health Main Campus, 4.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Centerville, 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 Centerville.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Centerville. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS
Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS supplies almost all of Centerville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Dayton Public Water System as seller) and serves 150,207 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 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5701315.
5 home internet providers serve Centerville
99% of 8,134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| altafiber Extended Territories | Fiber | 12% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Centerville depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Centerville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on centervilleohio.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Public Works Center brush drop-off
7970 S. Suburban Rd., Centerville, OH 45458
- Mon8 am–4 pm, 9 am–noon
- Wed8 am–4 pm, 9 am–noon
- Sat8 am–4 pm, 9 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic bottles and tubs
- Metal cans
- Glass bottles
- Cartons
From centervilleohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, September 24, 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 Centerville (95%) is in Centerville City School District; parts are in Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District (4%).
A−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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Centerville spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Centerville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Centerville | ZIP’s residents in Centerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45459 | Dayton, OH | 54% | 46% |
| 45458 | Dayton, OH | 36% | 24% |
| 45429 | Dayton, OH | 6% | 6% |
| 45440 | Dayton, OH | 4% | 5% |
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 Centerville
Who supplies Centerville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS (EPA ID OH5701315). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Centerville?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Centerville?
Spectrum, AT&T, altafiber Extended Territories, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Centerville?
45459 (54%), 45458 (36%), 45429 (6%), 45440 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Centerville in?
Centerville City School District. Parts of the city are in Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Centerville?
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, Montgomery 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: Centerville’s own website (centervilleohio.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.