Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Coldwater, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Coldwater comes from Coldwater Village, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Grand Lake Health System, 14.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Coldwater, 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 Coldwater.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coldwater. 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 Coldwater Village
Coldwater Village supplies almost all of Coldwater. It draws ground water and serves 4,774 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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 1.9 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5400112.
10 home internet providers serve Coldwater
100% of 1,871 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKTelco | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 73% | 10/1 |
| Wabash Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 60% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Nuwave Technology | Fixed wireless | 97% | 10/1 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 400/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Coldwater is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Coldwater, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
From villageofcoldwater.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-15. 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.
Coldwater is in Coldwater Exempted Village School District.
ASchool 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Coldwater is in ZIP code 45828
ZIP codes where Coldwater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Coldwater | ZIP’s residents in Coldwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45828 | Coldwater, OH | 100% | 74% |
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 Coldwater
Who supplies Coldwater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Coldwater Village (EPA ID OH5400112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Coldwater?
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 Coldwater?
NKTelco, Spectrum, Frontier, Wabash Mutual Telephone, Nuwave Technology, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Coldwater?
45828. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Coldwater in?
Coldwater Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Coldwater?
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, Mercer 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: Coldwater’s own website (villageofcoldwater.com), 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.