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The Clay Township handbook

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

Every home in Clay Township is in ZIP code 43777. For emergencies, Clay Township is closest to Genesis Hospital, 12.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Clay 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 Clay Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clay 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Roseville PWS

Roseville PWS supplies Clay Township: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Muskingum County Water - Se serves another 17%. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Muskingum County Water - Se as seller) and serves 1,852 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. OH6002112.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Clay Township

98% of 514 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless8%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless72%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless3%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clay Township.

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

Clay Township kids go to
PK–5Roseville Elementary SchoolFranklin Local School District
6–8Philo Junior High Schoolin Philo
9–12Philo High Schoolin Duncan Falls

Most of Clay Township (97%) is in Franklin Local School District; parts are in Morgan Local School District (3%).

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.

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

Clay Township is in ZIP code 43777

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Clay TownshipZIP’s residents in Clay Township
43777Roseville, OH100%21%

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 Clay Township

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

Roseville PWS (EPA ID OH6002112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Clay Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Clay Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Clay Township?

43777. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clay Township in?

Franklin Local School District. Parts of the city are in Morgan Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Clay 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, Muskingum 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.