Look About Lodge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Hudson, OH: what to set up and who to call
Hudson runs its own electric utility, City of Hudson. Hudson City PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hudson, 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 Hudson.
Power comes from City of Hudson
City of Hudson (City of Hudson - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hudson.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hudson City PWS
Hudson City PWS supplies Hudson: about 50% of residents live in its service area. Cleveland Water serves another 24%. Akron City PWS serves another 22%. About 14% 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 8,385 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 72% 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. OH7701612.
7 home internet providers serve Hudson
100% of 7,935 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 70% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Velocity Broadband Internet | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hudson is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hudson, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on hudson.oh.us
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper - not shredded
- Cardboard - break it down
- Cartons
- Plastic bottles and jugs with the neck smaller than the bottle and without lids
Hudson Ace Hardware
5824 Darrow Road
From hudson.oh.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Hudson (97%) is in Hudson City School District; parts are in Stow-Munroe Falls City School District (3%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hudson is in ZIP code 44236
ZIP codes where Hudson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hudson | ZIP’s residents in Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44236 | Hudson, OH | 100% | 88% |
A few homes fall in 44224, 44264. 44237 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Hudson
Who supplies Hudson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hudson City PWS (EPA ID OH7701612). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hudson?
City of Hudson (City of Hudson - (OH)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hudson?
Spectrum, Kinetic, Velocity Broadband Internet, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hudson?
44236. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hudson in?
Hudson City School District. Parts of the city are in Stow-Munroe Falls City School District.
How do I register to vote in Hudson?
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, Summit 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: Hudson’s own website (hudson.oh.us), 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.