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The Charlestown Township handbook

Living in Charlestown Township, OH: what to set up and who to call

All of Charlestown Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 44266. The nearest library is Reed Memorial Library, 5.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Charlestown Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Charlestown Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Charlestown 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Maple Del Manor LLC water system

The Maple Del Manor LLC water system supplies Charlestown Township: about 29% of residents live in its service area. Ranch Club Estates Water Association serves another 8%. Countryside Estates serves another 6%. About 57% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 350 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH6702312.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Charlestown Township

97% of 841 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless63%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless20%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Charlestown Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Charlestown Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Charlestown Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Charlestown Township kids go to
K–2Southeast Primary Elementary Schoolin Ravenna
3–5Southeast Intermediate Elementary Schoolin Ravenna
6–8Southeast Junior High Schoolin Diamond
9–12Southeast High Schoolin Ravenna

Most of Charlestown Township (92%) is in Southeast Local School District; parts are in James A. Garfield Local School District (8%).

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Charlestown Township is in ZIP code 44266

ZIP codes where Charlestown Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Charlestown TownshipZIP’s residents in Charlestown Township
44266Ravenna, OH100%5%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Charlestown Township

Who supplies Charlestown Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Maple Del Manor LLC water system (EPA ID OH6702312). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Charlestown 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 Charlestown Township?

Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Charlestown Township?

44266. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Charlestown Township in?

Southeast Local School District. Parts of the city are in James A. Garfield Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Charlestown 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, Portage 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.