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Broad west of Washington in downtown ElyriaPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
The Elyria Township handbook

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

In Elyria Township, trash day is Thursday (Rumpke collects). Mercy Regional Medical Center, 5.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Elyria 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 Elyria Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elyria Township. 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 Rural Lorain County Water Authority

The Rural Lorain County Water Authority supplies Elyria Township: about 66% of residents live in its service area. Elyria Water Department serves another 9%. Amherst City PWS serves another 8%. About 23% 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 Ashland City and New London Village PWS and Avon Lake City PWS as sellers) and serves 73,125 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4701803.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Elyria Township

99% of 1,656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/35
Windstream OhioFiber, DSL91%2,000/2,000
BreezelineCable7%1,000/50
T-MobileFixed wireless70%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless65%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Elyria Township is Thursday

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

Trash haulerRumpkePicks up trash in Elyria Townshipelyriatownship.com
Trash dayThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsRumpke collects bulky items on regular service day; one day per calendar month at no charge, additional days in the same month charged; call Rumpke in advance at 800.828.8171

From elyriatownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-03-09, 2026-03-09T22:12:59+00:00, 2026-07-16, 2026-07-16T00:16:53+00:00, 2026-07-16T01:07:16+00:00. 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.

Elyria Township kids go to
K–4Westwood Elementary SchoolElyria City School District
5–8Westwood Middle SchoolElyria City School District
9–12Elyria High Schoolin Elyria

Most of Elyria Township (98%) is in Elyria City School District; parts are in Keystone Local School District (2%).

CSchool 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Elyria Township is in ZIP code 44035

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Elyria TownshipZIP’s residents in Elyria Township
44035Elyria, OH99%5%

A few homes fall in 44053. 44036 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code440Wikidata

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 Elyria Township

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

The Rural Lorain County Water Authority (EPA ID OH4701803). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Elyria 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 Elyria Township?

Spectrum, Windstream Ohio, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Elyria Township?

44035. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Elyria Township in?

Elyria City School District. Parts of the city are in Keystone Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Elyria 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, Lorain 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: Elyria Township’s own website (elyriatownship.com), read Oct 23, 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.