Photo: Jack Pearce from Boardman, OH, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Howland Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Howland Township goes to 44484 (81% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most homes in Howland Township have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Brightspeed.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Howland 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 Howland Township.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Howland Township. 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.
Water comes from Trumbull Co. - Bazetta/Champion
Trumbull Co. - Bazetta/Champion supplies Howland Township: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Warren City PWS serves another 16%. Niles City PWS serves another 11%. Trumbull Co. - Southeast PWS serves another 8%. Trumbull Co. - Mosquito Creek PWS serves another 8%. About 35% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Warren City PWS as seller) and serves 8,270 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. OH7804303.
7 home internet providers serve Howland Township
99% of 8,248 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 78% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 66% | 5,000/5,000 |
| lumos | Fiber | 29% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Howland Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Howland Township, from the town’s own site.
Howland Recycling Center
3590 North River Road NE
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: Garage sale permit $5.00 (obtained at Howland Township Administration Building)
Accepted at the curb
- Bottles
- Jugs
- Jars
- Cans
- Cardboard/paper
Howland Recycling Center
3590 North River Road NE
From howlandoh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-08-19T14:41:30+00:00, 2025-09-08T21:12:29+00:00, 2025-10-10T15:28:50+00:00, 2026-03-03T17:58:12+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Howland Township (94%) is in Howland Local School District; parts are in Warren City School District (5%).
A−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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Howland Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Howland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Howland Township | ZIP’s residents in Howland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44484 | Warren, OH | 81% | 69% |
| 44483 | Warren, OH | 10% | 7% |
| 44446 | Niles, OH | 9% | 9% |
A few homes fall in 44410.
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 Howland Township
Who supplies Howland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Trumbull Co. - Bazetta/Champion (EPA ID OH7804303). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Howland 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 Howland Township?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T, lumos, Omni Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Howland Township?
44484 (81%), 44483 (10%), 44446 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Howland Township in?
Howland Local School District. Parts of the city are in Warren City School District.
How do I register to vote in Howland 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, Trumbull 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: Howland Township’s own website (howlandoh.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.