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The Highland Holiday handbook

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

Highland Holiday has no town government of its own, so Highland County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hillsboro City School District. Most of Highland Holiday has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

Highland Holiday has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Highland County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Highland Holiday’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Highland Holiday, 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 Highland Holiday.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Highland Holiday. 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 Highland County Water Company, Inc.

Highland County Water Company, Inc. supplies almost all of Highland Holiday. It draws ground water and serves 28,421 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 percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. OH3600514.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Highland Holiday

100% of 312 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless98%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 Highland Holiday’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Highland Holiday.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHighland Holiday has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Highland Holiday kids go to
PK–1Hillsboro Early Childhood Centerin Hillsboro
2–3Hillsboro Primary Schoolin Hillsboro
6–8Hillsboro Middle Schoolin Hillsboro
9–12Hillsboro High Schoolin Hillsboro

Most of Highland Holiday (93%) is in Hillsboro City School District; parts are in Greenfield Exempted Village School District (7%).

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Highland Holiday is unincorporated, so Highland County is the local government.

Local governmentHighland CountyHighland Holiday is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDirector, Highland County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Highland County (county election office). 1575 N High St., Suite 200, Hillsboro, OH 45133 · (937) 393-9961 · [email protected]FVAP, Feb 2022
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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Highland Holiday is in ZIP code 45133

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Highland HolidayZIP’s residents in Highland Holiday
45133Hillsboro, OH100%2%

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 Highland Holiday

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

Highland County Water Company, Inc. (EPA ID OH3600514). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Highland Holiday?

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

What internet providers serve Highland Holiday?

Spectrum, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Highland Holiday?

45133. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Highland Holiday in?

Hillsboro City School District. Parts of the city are in Greenfield Exempted Village School District.

How do I register to vote in Highland Holiday?

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, Highland 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.