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The Deerfield Township handbook

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

Deerfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 43758 holds the most residents (82%). The ER is a drive from Deerfield Township: the closest is Genesis Hospital, 20.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Deerfield Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio 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 Portersville East Branch Water Co.

Portersville East Branch Water Co. supplies Deerfield Township: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Burr Oak Regional Water District as seller) and serves 2,340 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. OH6402303.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Deerfield Township

81% of 471 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber78%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless27%80/10
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless29%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless29%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless19%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Deerfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Deerfield Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Deerfield Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Deerfield Township kids go to
PK–6West Elementary SchoolMorgan Local School District
7–8Morgan Junior High Schoolin Mc Connelsville
9–12Morgan High Schoolin Mc Connelsville

Deerfield Township is in Morgan 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Deerfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Deerfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Deerfield Township
43758Malta, OH82%23%
43756Mcconnelsville, OH10%2%
43731Crooksville, OH8%1%

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 Deerfield Township

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

Portersville East Branch Water Co. (EPA ID OH6402303). 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 4.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Deerfield Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Deerfield Township?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, Ohio Transparent Telecom, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Deerfield Township?

43758 (82%), 43756 (10%), 43731 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Deerfield Township in?

Morgan Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Deerfield 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, Morgan 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.