Photo: Brian Flanagan · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hocking Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hocking Township comes from South Central Power Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Hocking Township is Lancaster Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hocking Township, 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 Hocking Township.
Power comes from South Central Power Company
South Central Power Company (South Central Power Company), a cooperative utility, serves 94.7% of Hocking Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $173 a month (its average across Ohio).
Start or move service: frontier-power.com · (740) 622-6755
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lancaster City PWS
Lancaster City PWS supplies Hocking Township: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 40,400 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2301012.
6 home internet providers serve Hocking Township
73% of 1,442 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 59% | 25/3 |
| Frontier | DSL | 8% | 70/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hocking Township.
Lancaster Transfer Station
743 South Ewing Street, Lancaster, OH, 43130 · run by City of Lancaster
This isn’t Hocking Township’s own facility. Whether Hocking Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hocking Township (68%) is in Lancaster City School District; parts are in Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District (32%).
B−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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hocking Township is in ZIP code 43130
ZIP codes where Hocking Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hocking Township | ZIP’s residents in Hocking Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43130 | Lancaster, OH | 99% | 8% |
A few homes fall in 43102.
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 Hocking Township
Who supplies Hocking Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lancaster City PWS (EPA ID OH2301012). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hocking Township?
South Central Power Company (South Central Power Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hocking Township?
Spectrum, Point Broadband, AT&T, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hocking Township?
43130. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hocking Township in?
Lancaster City School District. Parts of the city are in Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Hocking 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, Fairfield 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.