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The Granville South handbook

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

Granville South has no town government of its own, so Licking County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Granville Exempted Village School District. The closest public drop-off to Granville South is Denison Community Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Granville South has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Licking County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Granville South’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Granville South, 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 Granville South.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Granville South. 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 Licking Regional Water District

Licking Regional Water District supplies Granville South: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 Fairfield County Utilities PWS and Jefferson Water and Sewer District PWS as sellers) and serves 17,818 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.8 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4505412.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Granville South

98% of 571 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/50
Windstream OhioFiber, DSL87%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless89%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless78%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless63%300/20

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 Granville South.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.2 mi from the center of Granville South

Denison Community Recycling Center

This isn’t Granville South’s own facility. Whether Granville South 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.

Granville South kids go to
K–3Granville Elementary Schoolin Granville
7–8Granville Middle Schoolin Granville
9–12Granville High Schoolin Granville

Granville South is in Granville Exempted Village 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Granville South is unincorporated, so Licking County is the local government.

Local governmentLicking CountyGranville South is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDirector, Licking County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Licking County (county election office). 20 S Second St, 20 South Second St., Newark, OH 43055-5602 · (740) 670-5080 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.ohiosos.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Granville South spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Granville SouthZIP’s residents in Granville South
43023Granville, OH98%10%
43001Alexandria, OH2%1%

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 Granville South

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

Licking Regional Water District (EPA ID OH4505412). 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 (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Granville South?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Granville South?

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

What ZIP codes are in Granville South?

43023 (98%), 43001 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Granville South in?

Granville Exempted Village School District.

How do I register to vote in Granville South?

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, Licking 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.