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The Glendale handbook

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

Tap water in Glendale comes from Glendale Village PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. The closest public drop-off to Glendale is Evendale Transfer Station, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Glendale, 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 Glendale.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Glendale. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Glendale Village PWS

Glendale Village PWS supplies almost all of Glendale. It draws ground water (EPA lists Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) as seller) and serves 2,500 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH3100712.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Glendale

100% of 1,042 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
altafiberFiber, DSL97%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless70%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Glendale.

Nearest public drop-off · 1.5 mi from the center of Glendale

Evendale Transfer Station

10751 Evendale Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45241 · run by Republic Services

This isn’t Glendale’s own facility. Whether Glendale residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Glendale kids go to
K–5Glendale Elementary SchoolPrinceton City School District
6–8Princeton Community Middle Schoolin Cincinnati
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Glendale is in Princeton 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Glendale is in ZIP code 45246

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GlendaleZIP’s residents in Glendale
45246Cincinnati, OH100%15%

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 Glendale

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

Glendale Village PWS (EPA ID OH3100712). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Glendale?

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 Glendale?

Spectrum, altafiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Glendale?

45246. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Glendale in?

Princeton City School District.

How do I register to vote in Glendale?

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, Hamilton 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.