Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Clayton, OH: what to set up and who to call
Clayton spans 3 ZIP codes; 45415 holds the most residents (58%). The closest ER is Dayton Childrens Hospital, 10.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clayton, 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 Clayton.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clayton. 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.
Water comes from Montgomery County Water Services 2 PWS
Montgomery County Water Services 2 PWS supplies Clayton: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Dayton Public Water System serves another 9%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Dayton Public Water System as seller) and serves 83,033 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. OH5701503.
7 home internet providers serve Clayton
99% of 5,057 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 86% | 5,120/5,120 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 55% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 7% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Clayton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Clayton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on clayton.oh.us →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
From clayton.oh.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Clayton (95%) is in Northmont City School District; parts are in Trotwood-Madison City School District (4%).
B+School gradeSee 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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Clayton spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clayton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clayton | ZIP’s residents in Clayton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45415 | Dayton, OH | 58% | 60% |
| 45322 | Englewood, OH | 21% | 13% |
| 45315 | Clayton, OH | 20% | 55% |
A few homes fall in 45309.
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 Clayton
Who supplies Clayton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Montgomery County Water Services 2 PWS (EPA ID OH5701503). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clayton?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clayton?
Spectrum, Metronet, AT&T, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clayton?
45415 (58%), 45322 (21%), 45315 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clayton in?
Northmont City School District. Parts of the city are in Trotwood-Madison City School District.
How do I register to vote in Clayton?
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, Montgomery 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: Clayton’s own website (clayton.oh.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.