Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Congress Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Congress Township comes from Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. West Salem Branch, at 99 East Buckeye St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Congress 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 Congress Township.
Power comes from Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop
Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop (Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Congress Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio).
Start or move service: theenergycoop.com · (800) 255-6815
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Salem Village PWS
West Salem Village PWS supplies Congress Township: about 32% of residents live in its service area. About 65% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,410 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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. OH8504311.
Which providers serve Congress Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Congress 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.
We don’t have Congress Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Congress Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Congress Township (82%) is in Northwestern Local School District; parts are in Norwayne Local School District (18%).
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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Congress Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Congress Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Congress Township | ZIP’s residents in Congress Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44287 | West Salem, OH | 84% | 50% |
| 44214 | Burbank, OH | 15% | 31% |
A few homes fall in 44691.
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 Congress Township
Who supplies Congress Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Salem Village PWS (EPA ID OH8504311). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Congress Township?
Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop (Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Congress Township?
44287 (84%), 44214 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Congress Township in?
Northwestern Local School District. Parts of the city are in Norwayne Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Congress 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, Wayne 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): pending.