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The Delaware Township handbook

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

For trash and recycling, Delaware Township has Delaware County Transfer Station at 888 US 42; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8 am–4:30 pm, Sat 8 am–12 pm. For a library card, the closest branch is Delaware County District Library, 2.1 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Delaware 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 Delaware Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 88.0% of Delaware Township residents. 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 Del-Co Water

Del-Co Water supplies Delaware Township: about 74% of residents live in its service area. Delaware City PWS serves another 16%. About 13% 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 150,000 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. OH2101412.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Delaware Township

97% of 1,310 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber91%1,000/35
BreezelineCable45%1,000/50
FrontierFiber, DSL9%7,000/7,000
Consolidated FiberFiber6%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless21%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless19%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Delaware County Transfer Station is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Where to take trash and recycling in Delaware Township, and where the rules are.

Transfer station

Delaware County Transfer Station

888 US 42, Delaware, OH, 43015

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  • Mon8 am–4:30 pm
  • Tue8 am–4:30 pm
  • Wed8 am–4:30 pm
  • Thu8 am–4:30 pm
  • Fri8 am–4:30 pm
  • Sat8 am–noon

Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2025. They can change with the season, so check before you go.

Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Delaware Township kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8John C Dempsey Middle Schoolin Delaware
9–12Rutherford B Hayes High Schoolin Delaware

Most of Delaware Township (82%) is in Delaware City School District; parts are in Olentangy Local School District (14%) and Buckeye Valley Local School District (4%).

BSchool 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 Jun 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Delaware Township is in ZIP code 43015

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Delaware TownshipZIP’s residents in Delaware Township
43015Delaware, OH100%5%

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 Delaware Township

When is the Delaware County Transfer Station open?

Mon–Fri 8 am–4:30 pm; Sat 8 am–12 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check trc.co.delaware.oh.us before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.

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

Del-Co Water (EPA ID OH2101412). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Delaware 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 Delaware Township?

Spectrum, Breezeline, Frontier, Consolidated Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Delaware Township?

43015. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Delaware Township in?

Delaware City School District. Parts of the city are in Olentangy Local School District and Buckeye Valley Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Delaware 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, Delaware 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.