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The Danbury Township handbook

Living in Danbury Township, OH: what to set up and who to call

The Marblehead Village water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Aug 2023. Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library, at 710 W. Main Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Danbury Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Danbury Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of Danbury Township residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Marblehead Village water system

The Marblehead Village water system supplies Danbury Township: about 27% of residents live in its service area. Ottawa County Regional Water District serves another 19%. About 53% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ottawa County Regional Water District as seller) and serves 865 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Aug 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 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. OH6202411.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Danbury Township

98% of 7,238 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
Amplex WirelessFixed wireless, Fiber46%100/20
FrontierFiber, DSL25%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless60%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless57%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless32%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Danbury Township

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Danbury Township, from the town’s own site.

Drop-off center

Township recycling drop-off area

419 S. Bridge Road (SR 269 South), Marblehead, OH

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Plastics stamped #1 and #2
  • Plastic containers stamped #3 through #7
  • Flattened cardboard boxes and cartons (including juice and soy milk cartons)
  • Junk mail
  • Office paper
  • Phone books
  • Magazines and newspapers including inserts
Yard waste drop-off

Brush Drop Off Site

310 S. Bridge Road (SR 269)

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsResidents-only township clean-up week (2026: September 15-19); no tires, brush, oil, paint, batteries, propane tanks, boats or vehicles, or loose building materials
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagedanburytownship.com →

From danburytownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-31. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Danbury Township kids go to
PK–5Danbury Elementary SchoolDanbury Local School District
6–8Danbury Middle SchoolDanbury Local School District
9–12Danbury High SchoolDanbury Local School District

Danbury Township is in Danbury Local School District.

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Danbury Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Danbury Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Danbury TownshipZIP’s residents in Danbury Township
43440Lakeside Marblehead, OH95%100%
43452Port Clinton, OH5%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Danbury Township

Who supplies Danbury Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Marblehead Village water system (EPA ID OH6202411). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Danbury Township?

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Danbury Township?

Spectrum, Amplex Wireless, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Danbury Township?

43440 (95%), 43452 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Danbury Township in?

Danbury Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Danbury 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, Ottawa 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: Danbury Township’s own website (danburytownship.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.