Heckler Farmhouse · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Crestline, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Crestline comes from City of Galion, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Crestline Public Library, at 324 N. Thoman St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Crestline, 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 Crestline.
Power comes from City of Galion
City of Galion (City of Galion), a municipal utility, serves 99.3% of Crestline residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Crestline Village PWS
Crestline Village PWS supplies almost all of Crestline. It draws ground water (EPA lists Galion City as seller) and serves 4,525 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.7 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. OH1700112.
6 home internet providers serve Crestline
99% of 2,095 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
| Wavelinc Communications | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Crestline’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crestline.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Crestline (87%) is in Crestline Exempted Village School District; parts are in Colonel Crawford Local School District (13%).
CSchool 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Crestline is in ZIP code 44827
ZIP codes where Crestline residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crestline | ZIP’s residents in Crestline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44827 | Crestline, OH | 100% | 65% |
A few homes fall in 44833.
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 Crestline
Who supplies Crestline’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Crestline Village PWS (EPA ID OH1700112). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Crestline?
City of Galion (City of Galion), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Crestline?
Spectrum, Frontier, Omni Fiber, Verizon, Watch Communications, Wavelinc Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Crestline?
44827. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crestline in?
Crestline Exempted Village School District. Parts of the city are in Colonel Crawford Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Crestline?
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, Crawford 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.