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The Claridon Township handbook

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

Claridon Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 43314 holds the most residents (69%). Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Claridon Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Claridon 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 Claridon Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Claridon 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 Del-Co Water

Del-Co Water supplies Claridon Township: about 61% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Ohio - Marion serves another 38%. About 23% 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 150,000 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2101412.

Internet

11 home internet providers serve Claridon Township

96% of 1,375 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber71%1,000/50
FrontierFiber, DSL18%7,000/7,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless15%60/5
VerizonFixed wireless78%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless65%25/3
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless46%400/40

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Claridon Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Claridon 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.

Claridon Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8River Valley Middle SchoolRiver Valley Local School District
9–12River Valley High SchoolRiver Valley Local School District

Most of Claridon Township (99%) is in River Valley Local School District.

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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Claridon Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Claridon TownshipZIP’s residents in Claridon Township
43314Caledonia, OH69%62%
43302Marion, OH31%2%

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 Claridon Township

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

Del-Co Water (EPA ID OH2101412). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Claridon 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 Claridon Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Claridon Township?

43314 (69%), 43302 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Claridon Township in?

River Valley Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Claridon 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, Marion 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.