Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Fort Recovery, OH: what to set up and who to call
In Fort Recovery, trash day is Tuesday. Fort Recovery has its own library, Fort Recovery Public Library, at 113 N. Wayne St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Recovery, 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 Fort Recovery.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Recovery. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ft Recovery Village water system
The Ft Recovery Village water system supplies Fort Recovery: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,501 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 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. OH5400212.
8 home internet providers serve Fort Recovery
100% of 673 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 400/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
| Nuwave Technology | Fixed wireless | 92% | 10/1 |
| Wabash Communications | Fixed wireless | 82% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fort Recovery is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fort Recovery, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Wed
From fortrecoveryohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.
Fort Recovery is in Fort Recovery Local School District.
A+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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Fort Recovery is in ZIP code 45846
ZIP codes where Fort Recovery residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Recovery | ZIP’s residents in Fort Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45846 | Fort Recovery, OH | 100% | 34% |
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 Fort Recovery
Who supplies Fort Recovery’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Ft Recovery Village water system (EPA ID OH5400212). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Recovery?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Recovery?
Wabash Mutual Telephone, Xfinity, Watch Communications, Verizon, Nuwave Technology, Wabash Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Recovery?
45846. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Recovery in?
Fort Recovery Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Recovery?
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, Mercer 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: Fort Recovery’s own website (fortrecoveryohio.gov), read Oct 22, 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.