Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Living in Elmore, OH: what to set up and who to call
Elmore runs its own electric utility, Village of Elmore. Tap water in Elmore comes from the Elmore Village water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elmore, 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 Elmore.
Power comes from Village of Elmore
Village of Elmore (Village of Elmore - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves all of Elmore.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Elmore Village water system
The Elmore Village water system supplies almost all of Elmore. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ottawa County Regional Water District as seller) and serves 1,421 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, 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. OH6200712.
6 home internet providers serve Elmore
100% of 617 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplex Wireless | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 83% | 90/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elmore.
Clay Twp Recycling Center
This isn’t Elmore’s own facility. Whether Elmore residents may use it is the town’s rule: check villageofelmore.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elmore is in Woodmore Local School District.
B+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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Elmore is in ZIP code 43416
ZIP codes where Elmore residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elmore | ZIP’s residents in Elmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43416 | Elmore, OH | 100% | 49% |
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 Elmore
Who supplies Elmore’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Elmore Village water system (EPA ID OH6200712). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elmore?
Village of Elmore (Village of Elmore - (OH)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Elmore?
Amplex Wireless, Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elmore?
43416. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elmore in?
Woodmore Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Elmore?
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: 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.