Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Chester Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Pomeroy Village PWS, which supplies Chester Township. The nearest emergency room is Rivers Health, 17.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chester 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 Chester Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chester Township. 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 Pomeroy Village PWS
Pomeroy Village PWS supplies Chester Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 1,800 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.9 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. OH5300212.
Which providers serve Chester Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Chester Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Chester Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chester Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Chester Township (96%) is in Eastern Local School District; parts are in Meigs Local School District (4%).
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Chester Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chester Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chester Township | ZIP’s residents in Chester Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45769 | Pomeroy, OH | 54% | 23% |
| 45743 | Long Bottom, OH | 34% | 61% |
| 45771 | Racine, OH | 10% | 7% |
| 45772 | Reedsville, OH | 2% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 45720.
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 Chester Township
Who supplies Chester Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pomeroy Village PWS (EPA ID OH5300212). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chester Township?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Chester Township?
45769 (54%), 45743 (34%), 45771 (10%), 45772 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chester Township in?
Eastern Local School District. Parts of the city are in Meigs Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Chester 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, Meigs 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): pending.