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The Israel Township handbook

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

Power in Israel Township comes from Butler Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most of Israel Township has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Israel 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 Israel Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Butler Rural Electric Coop

Butler Rural Electric Coop (Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH)), a cooperative utility, serves 76.0% of Israel Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $256 a month (its average across Ohio).

Start or move service: butlerrural.coop · (513) 867-4400

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 Southwest Regional Water District

Southwest Regional Water District supplies Israel Township: about 33% of residents live in its service area. About 67% 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 42,856 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 percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. OH0903912.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Israel Township

95% of 564 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable88%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL36%115/7
altafiber Extended TerritoriesFiber7%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless59%300/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless43%400/40
BridgeMAXX Suncoast BroadbandFixed wireless37%50/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Israel Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Israel Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Israel Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Israel Township kids go to
PK–12College Corner Union Elementary SchoolCollege Corner Local School District

Most of Israel Township (76%) is in Eaton Community City School District; parts are in College Corner Local School District (22%) and Preble Shawnee Local School District (2%).

B+School 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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Israel Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Israel TownshipZIP’s residents in Israel Township
45003College Corner, OH53%74%
45311Camden, OH47%9%

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 Israel Township

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

Southwest Regional Water District (EPA ID OH0903912). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Israel Township?

Butler Rural Electric Coop (Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Israel Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, altafiber Extended Territories, Verizon, Watch Communications, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Israel Township?

45003 (53%), 45311 (47%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Israel Township in?

Eaton Community City School District. Parts of the city are in College Corner Local School District and Preble Shawnee Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Israel 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, Preble 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.