Photo: Blervis · CC BY 4.0Living in Dayton, OH: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Dayton Public Water System, which supplies Dayton, came in at 470.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. For recycling, Dayton has Stony Hollow Landfill at 2460 South Gettysburg Avenue; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 7 am–5 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dayton, 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 Dayton.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dayton. 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 Dayton Public Water System
Dayton Public Water System supplies Dayton: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 141,407 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 470.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5703512.
6 home internet providers serve Dayton
98% of 54,746 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| altafiber Extended Territories | Fiber, DSL | 30% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 5% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dayton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dayton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on daytonohio.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on daytonohio.gov →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Fri
Stony Hollow Landfill
2460 South Gettysburg Avenue, Dayton, OH, 45418
- Mon7 am–5 pm
- Tue7 am–5 pm
- Wed7 am–5 pm
- Thu7 am–5 pm
- Fri7 am–5 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass Bottles & Jars (all colors)
- Plastic ice cream tubs
- Cardboard egg cartons
From daytonohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Dayton (70%) is in Dayton City School District; parts are in Vandalia-Butler City School District (9%) and Trotwood-Madison City School District (5%) and Huber Heights City School District (4%) and Northridge Local School District (4%) and Jefferson Township Local School District (3%) and Mad River Local School District (3%).
C−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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Dayton spans 13 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dayton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dayton | ZIP’s residents in Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45417 | Dayton, OH | 14% | 68% |
| 45406 | Dayton, OH | 13% | 89% |
| 45410 | Dayton, OH | 11% | 100% |
| 45403 | Dayton, OH | 11% | 100% |
| 45420 | Dayton, OH | 10% | 53% |
| 45405 | Dayton, OH | 9% | 67% |
| 45402 | Dayton, OH | 8% | 100% |
| 45424 | Dayton, OH | 5% | 14% |
| 45404 | Dayton, OH | 5% | 64% |
| 45409 | Dayton, OH | 5% | 53% |
| 45414 | Dayton, OH | 3% | 22% |
| 45432 | Dayton, OH | 2% | 21% |
| 45419 | Dayton, OH | 2% | 18% |
A few homes fall in 45431, 45416, 45428, 45469, 45426, 45377, 45423. 45401, 45412, 45413, 45422, 45437, 45441, 45448, 45470, 45475, 45479, 45481, 45482, 45490 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Dayton
When is the Stony Hollow Landfill open?
Mon–Fri 7 am–5 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check wmsolutions.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Dayton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dayton Public Water System (EPA ID OH5703512). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 470.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dayton?
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 Dayton?
Spectrum, AT&T, altafiber Extended Territories, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dayton?
45417 (14%), 45406 (13%), 45410 (11%), 45403 (11%), 45420 (10%), 45405 (9%), 45402 (8%), 45424 (5%), 45404 (5%), 45409 (5%), 45414 (3%), 45432 (2%), 45419 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dayton in?
Dayton City School District. Parts of the city are in Vandalia-Butler City School District and Trotwood-Madison City School District and Huber Heights City School District and Northridge Local School District and Jefferson Township Local School District and Mad River Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Dayton?
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, Montgomery 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: Dayton’s own website (daytonohio.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.