Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Chippewa Lake, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Chippewa Lake comes from Medina Co/Southern Water Dist PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb. The nearest library is Medina County District Library, 4.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chippewa Lake, 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 Chippewa Lake.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chippewa Lake. 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 Medina Co/Southern Water Dist PWS
Medina Co/Southern Water Dist PWS supplies almost all of Chippewa Lake. It draws ground water (EPA lists Medina Co/Northwest PWS as seller) and serves 4,708 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s lower 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. OH5260712.
7 home internet providers serve Chippewa Lake
100% of 434 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 51% | 10/1 |
| Untangled.Network | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 97% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 85% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chippewa Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chippewa Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chippewa Lake is in Cloverleaf Local School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Chippewa Lake is in ZIP code 44215
ZIP codes where Chippewa Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chippewa Lake | ZIP’s residents in Chippewa Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44215 | Chippewa Lake, OH | 100% | 29% |
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 Chippewa Lake
Who supplies Chippewa Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Medina Co/Southern Water Dist PWS (EPA ID OH5260712). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chippewa Lake?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Chippewa Lake?
Spectrum, Omni Fiber, Frontier, Untangled.Network, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chippewa Lake?
44215. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chippewa Lake in?
Cloverleaf Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Chippewa Lake?
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, Medina 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.