Photo: McKenzie & Snyder · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hamilton, OH: what to set up and who to call
Hamilton runs its own electric utility, City of Hamilton; its homes paid 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025. Hamilton has its own library, Hamilton Lane Branch, at 300 N Third St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hamilton, 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 Hamilton.
Power comes from City of Hamilton
City of Hamilton (City of Hamilton - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hamilton. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $123 a month (its average across Ohio).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hamilton Public Water System
Hamilton Public Water System supplies almost all of Hamilton. It draws ground water and serves 62,447 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.3 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. OH0904012.
5 home internet providers serve Hamilton
99% of 22,280 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| altafiber | Fiber, DSL | 95% | 3,000/3,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 65% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hamilton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hamilton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on hamilton-oh.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on hamilton-oh.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Municipal Refuse Transfer Station
1000 N. 3rd Street, Hamilton, Ohio 45011
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard
- Paper
- Cartons
- Newspapers
Hamilton Fire Station
77 Pershing Avenue
From hamilton-oh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Hamilton (89%) is in Hamilton City School District; parts are in Fairfield City School District (4%) and Talawanda City School District (4%).
C+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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hamilton spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hamilton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hamilton | ZIP’s residents in Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45013 | Hamilton, OH | 52% | 61% |
| 45011 | Hamilton, OH | 31% | 27% |
| 45015 | Hamilton, OH | 17% | 87% |
A few homes fall in 45014. 45012 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Hamilton
Who supplies Hamilton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hamilton Public Water System (EPA ID OH0904012). 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 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hamilton?
City of Hamilton (City of Hamilton - (OH)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hamilton?
Spectrum, altafiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hamilton?
45013 (52%), 45011 (31%), 45015 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hamilton in?
Hamilton City School District. Parts of the city are in Fairfield City School District and Talawanda City School District.
How do I register to vote in Hamilton?
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, Butler 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: Hamilton’s own website (hamilton-oh.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.