Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Girard, OH: what to set up and who to call
In Girard, trash day is Friday. Girard has an emergency room in town, at MH St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Girard, 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 Girard.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Girard. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Girard City water system
The Girard City water system supplies almost all of Girard. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Youngstown City PWS and Mcdonald Village PWS and Niles City PWS and Trumbull Co. - Southeast PWS as sellers) and serves 14,122 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH7801103.
6 home internet providers serve Girard
98% of 4,147 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| lumos | Fiber | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 68% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 59% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Girard is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Girard, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From cityofgirardoh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-12-06, 2026-08-25, 2026-09-09. 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 Girard (78%) is in Girard City School District; parts are in Mathews Local School District (9%) and Liberty Local School District (9%) and Niles City 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Girard is in ZIP code 44420
ZIP codes where Girard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Girard | ZIP’s residents in Girard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44420 | Girard, OH | 100% | 64% |
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 Girard
Who supplies Girard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Girard City water system (EPA ID OH7801103). 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 (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Girard?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Girard?
Spectrum, lumos, Omni Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Girard?
44420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Girard in?
Girard City School District. Parts of the city are in Mathews Local School District and Liberty Local School District and Niles City School District.
How do I register to vote in Girard?
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, Trumbull 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: Girard’s own website (cityofgirardoh.gov), 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.