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Former house of James A. Garfield in Hiram, OhioPhoto: JonRidinger · CC BY 3.0
The Hiram Township handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2022 is still open for Hiram Village PWS, which supplies Hiram Township. Friday is trash day in Hiram Township; Kimble Disposal collects.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hiram 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 Hiram Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 79.3% of Hiram Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison 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 Hiram Village PWS

Hiram Village PWS supplies Hiram Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,406 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2022: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. OH6701612.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Hiram Township

89% of 1,064 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable81%1,000/1,000
KineticDSL, Fiber42%2,000/2,000
FrontierDSL11%70/3
VerizonFixed wireless32%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless25%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless20%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Hiram Township is Friday

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

Trash haulerKimble DisposalPicks up trash in Hiram Townshiphiramtownship.org
Trash dayFridayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
  • RecyclingEvery week, Fri

From hiramtownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.

Hiram Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Hiram Township (79%) is in Crestwood Local School District; parts are in James A. Garfield Local School District (21%).

BSchool 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

Hiram Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Hiram TownshipZIP’s residents in Hiram Township
44234Hiram, OH66%42%
44231Garrettsville, OH28%8%
44255Mantua, OH6%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 Hiram Township

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

Hiram Village PWS (EPA ID OH6701612). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hiram Township?

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Hiram Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Hiram Township?

44234 (66%), 44231 (28%), 44255 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hiram Township in?

Crestwood Local School District. Parts of the city are in James A. Garfield Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Hiram 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, Portage 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: Hiram Township’s own website (hiramtownship.org), read Oct 23, 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.