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The Clay Township handbook

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

Clay Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 45895 holds the most residents (80%). The closest ER is Lima Memorial Health System, 14.5 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

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.

PowerAES Ohioinvestor-owned utility · 16.1¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Clay TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clay Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWapakoneta City School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes45895, 45884, 45334Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from AES Ohio

AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clay Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.

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

Internet

Which providers serve Clay Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Clay 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.

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–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Clay Township (80%) is in Wapakoneta City School District; parts are in Jackson Center Local School District (11%) and Indian Lake Local School District (7%).

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 Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Auglaize County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Auglaize County (county election office). 209 S Blackhoof St, Wapakoneta, OH 45895-1983 · (419) 739-6720 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Clay Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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
45895Wapakoneta, OH80%4%
45884Saint Johns, OH19%100%
45334Jackson Center, OH2%1%

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 roomLima Memorial Health System14.5 miles awayGet a library cardAuglaize County District Public Library203 S. Perry St. · (419) 738-2921

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

Questions about living in Clay Township

Who provides electricity in Clay Township?

AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Clay Township?

45895 (80%), 45884 (19%), 45334 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clay Township in?

Wapakoneta City School District. Parts of the city are in Jackson Center Local School District and Indian Lake 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, Auglaize 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): pending.