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The Clay Center handbook

Living in Clay Center, OH: what to set up and who to call

The closest public drop-off to Clay Center is Clay Twp Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For home internet, most of Clay Center can choose between Spectrum and Amplex Wireless.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerThe Toledo Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 16.5¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offClay Twp Recycling Center, 2 miMore →SchoolGenoa Area Local School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes43408, 43430Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Clay Center.

Electricity

Power comes from The Toledo Edison

The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clay Center. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 69% of The Toledo Edison’s home customers do, and The Toledo Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Clay Center

100% of 133 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable96%1,000/1,000
Amplex WirelessFixed wireless, Fiber74%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless17%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless8%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clay Center.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.4 mi from the center of Clay Center

Clay Twp Recycling Center

This isn’t Clay Center’s own facility. Whether Clay Center residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Clay Center kids go to
PK–5Genoa Elementaryin Genoa
6–8Genoa Area Middle Schoolin Genoa
9–12Genoa Area High Schoolin Genoa

Clay Center is in Genoa Area 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsClay Center’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Ottawa County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Ottawa County (county election office). 8444 W. State Rte 163, Ste 101, Oak Harbor, OH 43449-8884 · (419) 898-3071 · [email protected]FVAP, Feb 2022
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.ohiosos.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Clay Center spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Clay Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Clay CenterZIP’s residents in Clay Center
43408Clay Center, OH96%100%
43430Genoa, OH4%0%

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.

Nearest emergency roomBay Park Community Hospital6.8 miles awayGet a library cardHarris-Elmore Public Library328 Toledo St. · (419) 862-2482

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Clay Center

Who provides electricity in Clay Center?

The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Clay Center?

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

What ZIP codes are in Clay Center?

43408 (96%), 43430 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clay Center in?

Genoa Area Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Clay Center?

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, Ottawa 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.

  • 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.