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The Falls Township handbook

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

Most mail in Falls Township goes to 43138 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Falls Township has its own library, Logan-Hocking County District Library, at 230 East Main St.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Falls 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 Falls Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Falls 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Logan water system

The City of Logan water system supplies Falls Township: about 54% of residents live in its service area. About 46% 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 Old Straitsville Water Association as seller) and serves 6,704 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH3700612.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Falls Township

90% of 5,563 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber76%1,000/50
FrontierFiber, DSL46%7,000/7,000
Nelsonville TV CableCable3%500/35
AT&TFixed wireless59%25/3
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless59%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless57%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Falls Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Falls Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Falls Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Falls Township kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Logan-Hocking Middle Schoolin Logan
9–12Logan High Schoolin Logan

Most of Falls Township (96%) is in Logan-Hocking Local School District; parts are in Southern Local School District (4%).

B+School 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Falls Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Falls TownshipZIP’s residents in Falls Township
43138Logan, OH98%63%
43766New Straitsville, OH1%10%

A few homes fall in 43149.

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 Falls Township

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

The City of Logan water system (EPA ID OH3700612). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Falls 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 Falls Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, Nelsonville TV Cable, AT&T, Ohio Transparent Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Falls Township?

43138 (98%), 43766 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Falls Township in?

Logan-Hocking Local School District. Parts of the city are in Southern Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Falls 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, Hocking 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.