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Harrison Avenue at Walnut Street in HarrisonPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
The Harrison handbook

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

All of Harrison gets its mail under one ZIP code, 45030. Children in Harrison attend Southwest Local School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Harrison, 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 Harrison.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

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

Harrison City PWS supplies Harrison: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) serves another 19%. It draws ground water and serves 11,600 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 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH3100812.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Harrison

98% of 3,989 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/1,000
altafiberFiber, DSL94%3,000/3,000
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless45%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless39%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Harrison depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Harrison, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off center

Street Department yard (yard waste drop-off)

510 Industrial Drive

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Yard waste drop-off

Street Department yard

510 Industrial Drive, Harrison, OH

The town’s recycling and trash guidesRecyclables List (Feb. 2022) flier →

From harrisonohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Harrison kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Harrison Middle SchoolSouthwest Local School District
9–12William Henry Harrison High SchoolSouthwest Local School District

Harrison is in Southwest 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Harrison is in ZIP code 45030

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HarrisonZIP’s residents in Harrison
45030Harrison, OH100%59%
Area code513Wikidata

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 Harrison

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

Harrison City PWS (EPA ID OH3100812). 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 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Harrison?

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 Harrison?

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

What ZIP codes are in Harrison?

45030. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Harrison in?

Southwest Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Harrison?

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: Harrison’s own website (harrisonohio.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.