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The Green Township handbook

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

Green Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 45631 holds the most residents (85%). Wired internet is thin in Green Township: the FCC’s map has 29% of addresses able to get it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Green Township, 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 Green Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Green Township. 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 Gallipolis PWS

Gallipolis PWS supplies Green Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 7,134 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. OH2700112.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Green Township

39% of 2,308 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
JB-NetsFixed wireless, Fiber83%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL38%25/3
SpectrumFiber15%1,000/1,000
OptimumCable5%940/35
VerizonFixed wireless34%300/20
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless14%50/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Green Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Green Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Green Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Green Township kids go to
PK–5Green Elementary SchoolGallipolis City School District
6–8Gallia Academy Middle Schoolin Gallipolis
9–12Gallia Academy High SchoolGallipolis City School District

Green Township is in Gallipolis City School District.

C+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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Green Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Green TownshipZIP’s residents in Green Township
45631Gallipolis, OH85%32%
45614Bidwell, OH12%14%
45658Patriot, OH2%4%

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 Green Township

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

Gallipolis PWS (EPA ID OH2700112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Green Township?

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

What internet providers serve Green Township?

JB-Nets, AT&T, Spectrum, Optimum, Verizon, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Green Township?

45631 (85%), 45614 (12%), 45658 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Green Township in?

Gallipolis City School District.

How do I register to vote in Green 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, Gallia 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.