Living in Franklin Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer Dist reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size reported none. Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Franklin Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Franklin 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 Franklin Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Franklin Township. 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 Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer Dist
Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer Dist supplies Franklin Township: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 69% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Brown County Rural Water as seller) and serves 2,428 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. OH0800811.
6 home internet providers serve Franklin Township
79% of 1,225 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 69% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 45% | 70/3 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 62% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 22% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Franklin Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Franklin Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Franklin Township (62%) is in Eastern Local School District; parts are in Georgetown Exempted Village School District (38%).
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.
Franklin Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Franklin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Franklin Township | ZIP’s residents in Franklin Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45121 | Georgetown, OH | 48% | 9% |
| 45171 | Sardinia, OH | 48% | 13% |
| 45168 | Russellville, OH | 4% | 5% |
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 Franklin Township
Who supplies Franklin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer Dist (EPA ID OH0800811). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Franklin Township?
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 Franklin Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Ohio Transparent Telecom, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Franklin Township?
45121 (48%), 45171 (48%), 45168 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Franklin Township in?
Eastern Local School District. Parts of the city are in Georgetown Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Franklin 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, Brown 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.