Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Jefferson Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Jefferson Township goes to 43543 (39% of residents), one of 5 ZIP codes in town. Wired internet is thin in Jefferson Township: the FCC’s map has 41% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township.
Power comes from The Toledo Edison
The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jefferson Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 69% of The Toledo Edison’s home customers do, and The Toledo Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Williams Co/Hillside Country Living
Williams Co/Hillside Country Living supplies Jefferson Township: about 29% of residents live in its service area. About 71% 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 225 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.7 ppb. That’s lower 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH8601912.
8 home internet providers serve Jefferson Township
61% of 908 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 500/100 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 37% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 32% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jefferson Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jefferson Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Jefferson Township (42%) is in Millcreek-West Unity Local School District; parts are in Bryan City School District (23%) and North Central Local School District (21%) and Montpelier Exempted Village School District (11%) and Stryker Local School District (3%).
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Jefferson Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jefferson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jefferson Township | ZIP’s residents in Jefferson Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43543 | Montpelier, OH | 39% | 10% |
| 43570 | West Unity, OH | 28% | 16% |
| 43506 | Bryan, OH | 25% | 3% |
| 43554 | Pioneer, OH | 7% | 5% |
| 43557 | Stryker, OH | 1% | 1% |
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 Jefferson Township
Who supplies Jefferson Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Williams Co/Hillside Country Living (EPA ID OH8601912). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jefferson Township?
The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jefferson Township?
MetaLINK, Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jefferson Township?
43543 (39%), 43570 (28%), 43506 (25%), 43554 (7%), 43557 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jefferson Township in?
Millcreek-West Unity Local School District. Parts of the city are in Bryan City School District and North Central Local School District and Montpelier Exempted Village School District and Stryker Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Jefferson 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, Williams 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.