Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Coal Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Coalton water system, which supplies Coal Township. Spectrum and Frontier both wire most of Coal Township; 65% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Coal Township, 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 Coal Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coal 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.
Water comes from Coalton water system
The Coalton water system supplies Coal Township: about 28% of residents live in its service area. Wellston City PWS serves another 12%. About 60% 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 Jackson Co. Water Company-Wtp as seller) and serves 663 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4000003.
5 home internet providers serve Coal Township
90% of 932 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 59% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 15% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Coal Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Coal Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Coal Township (92%) is in Wellston City School District; parts are in Jackson City School District (8%).
C+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 Jun 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Coal Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Coal Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Coal Township | ZIP’s residents in Coal Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45692 | Wellston, OH | 65% | 15% |
| 45621 | Coalton, OH | 20% | 100% |
| 45640 | Jackson, OH | 15% | 2% |
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 Coal Township
Who supplies Coal Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Coalton water system (EPA ID OH4000003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Coal 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 Coal Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Ohio Transparent Telecom, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Coal Township?
45692 (65%), 45621 (20%), 45640 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Coal Township in?
Wellston City School District. Parts of the city are in Jackson City School District.
How do I register to vote in Coal 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, Jackson 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.