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Helena, Ohio as viewed from Main StreetPhoto: Photo by and ©2006 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5
The Helena handbook

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

All of Helena gets its mail under one ZIP code, 43435. For an emergency, Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital is the closest ER, 16.7 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Helena, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerThe Toledo Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 16.5¢/kWhMore →Internet7 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Helena’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolGibsonburg Exempted Village School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code43435Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Helena.

Electricity

Power comes from The Toledo Edison

The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Helena. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 69% of The Toledo Edison’s home customers do, and The Toledo Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Helena

96% of 132 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable93%1,000/35
T-MobileFixed wireless79%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless73%300/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless33%400/40
AT&TFixed wireless23%25/3
Bascom CommunicationsFixed wireless18%10/1

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Helena’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Helena.

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

Helena kids go to
PK–5James J Hilfiker Elementary Schoolin Gibsonburg
6–8Gibsonburg Middle Schoolin Gibsonburg
9–12Gibsonburg High Schoolin Gibsonburg

Helena is in Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsHelena’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Sandusky County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Sandusky County (county election office). 2020 Countryside Dr, Fremont, OH 43420-9574 · (419) 334-6180 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2019
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Helena is in ZIP code 43435

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HelenaZIP’s residents in Helena
43435Helena, OH100%14%

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.

Nearest emergency roomMercy Health - Tiffin Hospital16.7 miles awayGet a library cardBettsville Public Library233 State St. · (419) 986-5198

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Helena

Who provides electricity in Helena?

The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Helena?

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

What ZIP codes are in Helena?

43435. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Helena in?

Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District.

How do I register to vote in Helena?

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, Sandusky 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.

  • 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.