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The Greenwich Township handbook

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

Power in Greenwich Township comes from Firelands Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Greenwich Township attend South Central Local School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greenwich 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 Greenwich Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Firelands Electric Coop

Firelands Electric Coop (Firelands Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 98.5% of Greenwich Township residents.

Start or move service: firelandsec.com · (419) 929-1571

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 Rural Lorain County Water Authority

The Rural Lorain County Water Authority supplies Greenwich Township: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Northern Ohio Rural Water - Se District serves another 8%. Greenwich Village PWS serves another 6%. About 73% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ashland City and New London Village PWS and Avon Lake City PWS as sellers) and serves 73,125 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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 1.5 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. OH4701803.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Greenwich Township

90% of 421 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable82%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL45%90/5
North Coast Wireless CommunicationsFixed wireless60%200/100
AT&TFixed wireless60%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless50%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless34%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Greenwich Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Greenwich 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.

Greenwich Township kids go to
PK–5South Central Elementary SchoolSouth Central Local School District
6–8South Central Junior High SchoolSouth Central Local School District
9–12South Central High SchoolSouth Central Local School District

Greenwich Township is in South Central Local 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greenwich Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Greenwich TownshipZIP’s residents in Greenwich Township
44837Greenwich, OH99%23%
44851New London, OH1%0%

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 Greenwich Township

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

The Rural Lorain County Water Authority (EPA ID OH4701803). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Greenwich Township?

Firelands Electric Coop (Firelands Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Greenwich Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, North Coast Wireless Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greenwich Township?

44837 (99%), 44851 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greenwich Township in?

South Central Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Greenwich 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, Huron 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.