Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Damascus, OH: what to set up and who to call
Damascus has no town government of its own, so Columbiana County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend West Branch Local School District. Salem Public Library, 5.2 miles away, is the closest library to Damascus.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Damascus, 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 Damascus.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Damascus. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Auburn Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation water system
The Auburn Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation water system supplies Damascus: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Deer Run Mc serves another 11%. 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 50 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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. 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. OH1502712.
7 home internet providers serve Damascus
93% of 218 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Smart Way Communications | Fixed wireless | 92% | 50/7 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 32% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Damascus’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Damascus.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Damascus is in West Branch Local School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Damascus is unincorporated, so Columbiana County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Damascus spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Damascus residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Damascus | ZIP’s residents in Damascus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44619 | Damascus, OH | 54% | 90% |
| 44460 | Salem, OH | 46% | 1% |
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 Damascus
Who supplies Damascus’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Auburn Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation water system (EPA ID OH1502712). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Damascus?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Damascus?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Smart Way Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Damascus?
44619 (54%), 44460 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Damascus in?
West Branch Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Damascus?
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, Mahoning 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.