Symmes Mission Chapel · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Fairfield, OH: what to set up and who to call
Fairfield spans 2 ZIP codes; 45014 holds the most residents (98%). Fairfield has a train station, Oscar Event Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairfield, 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 Fairfield.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairfield. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of Duke Energy’s home customers do, and Duke Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fairfield City PWS
Fairfield City PWS supplies Fairfield: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Butler Co. Water District 2 PWS as seller) and serves 44,907 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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. The highest in five years was 2.4 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. OH0900715.
5 home internet providers serve Fairfield
99% of 12,265 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| altafiber | Fiber, DSL | 93% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fairfield depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fairfield, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on gis.fairfield-city.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Community Arts Center
441 Wessel Dr., Fairfield, OH
Justice Center
5230 Pleasant Ave., Fairfield, OH
Municipal Building
5350 Pleasant Ave., Fairfield, OH
From fairfield-city.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fairfield (97%) is in Fairfield City 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Fairfield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fairfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairfield | ZIP’s residents in Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45014 | Fairfield, OH | 98% | 96% |
| 45011 | Hamilton, OH | 2% | 1% |
45018 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fairfield
Who supplies Fairfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fairfield City PWS (EPA ID OH0900715). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Fairfield?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fairfield?
Spectrum, altafiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairfield?
45014 (98%), 45011 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairfield in?
Fairfield City School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairfield?
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, Butler 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: Fairfield’s own website (fairfield-city.org), read Oct 21, 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.