Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Jackson Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Jackson Township comes from Darke Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Union City Public Library, 3.4 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.
Power comes from Darke Rural Electric Coop
Darke Rural Electric Coop (Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jackson Township.
Start or move service: darkerec.com · (937) 548-4114
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Union City Village PWS
Union City Village PWS supplies Jackson Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 45% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Union City Water Works as seller) and serves 1,650 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.3 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH1901212.
10 home internet providers serve Jackson Township
98% of 1,217 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 70% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 50% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Wabash Communications | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jackson Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jackson Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jackson Township is in Mississinawa Valley Local School District.
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Jackson Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jackson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jackson Township | ZIP’s residents in Jackson Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45390 | Union City, OH | 98% | 80% |
| 45303 | Ansonia, OH | 2% | 3% |
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 Jackson Township
Who supplies Jackson Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Union City Village PWS (EPA ID OH1901212). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jackson Township?
Darke Rural Electric Coop (Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Jackson Township?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Watch Communications, Ohio Transparent Telecom, Wabash Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jackson Township?
45390 (98%), 45303 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jackson Township in?
Mississinawa Valley Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Jackson 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, Darke 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.