Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Emerald Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Emerald Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 45821 holds the most residents (60%). The closest ER is Paulding County Hospital, 6.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Emerald Township, 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 Emerald Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Emerald 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.
Which providers serve Emerald Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Emerald Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Emerald Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Emerald Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Emerald Township is in Paulding Exempted Village 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Emerald Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Emerald Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Emerald Township | ZIP’s residents in Emerald Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45821 | Cecil, OH | 60% | 37% |
| 45879 | Paulding, OH | 37% | 5% |
| 43512 | Defiance, OH | 3% | 0% |
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 Emerald Township
Who provides electricity in Emerald Township?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Emerald Township?
45821 (60%), 45879 (37%), 43512 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Emerald Township in?
Paulding Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Emerald 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, Paulding 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.
- 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): pending.