Photo: Coastermom · CC BY 3.0Living in Kettering, OH: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Kettering is Oakwood Recycling Facility, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. AT&T and Spectrum both wire most of Kettering; 87% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kettering, 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 Kettering.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kettering. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS
Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS supplies Kettering: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Dayton Public Water System as seller) and serves 150,207 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5701315.
5 home internet providers serve Kettering
99% of 21,301 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| altafiber Extended Territories | Fiber, DSL | 62% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Rumpke Waste & Recycling picks up trash in Kettering
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kettering, from the town’s own site.
Centralized Recycling Drop-off
2801 E. Stroop Road, Indian Riffle Park, Kettering, OH
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass bottles & jars (all colors)
- Steel cans
- Aluminum cans and cups
- Plastic bottles (empty, crush, reattach lid)
- Plastic tubs
- Plastic Cups (remove/discard straw, reattach lid)
- Paper cups (remove/discard lids, straws, and stoppers)
- Cartons (remove plastic caps and straws)
Centralized Recycling Drop-off
2801 E. Stroop Road at Indian Riffle Park (behind Tannenberg Kennels)
Yard Debris Center
1840 Woodman Center Dr., Kettering, Ohio 45420
From ketteringoh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-02, 2026-04-02T12:54:21+00:00, 2026-09-09T16:10:01+00:00, 2026-10-20T19:38:42+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 Kettering (98%) is in Kettering City 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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Kettering spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kettering residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kettering | ZIP’s residents in Kettering |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45429 | Dayton, OH | 39% | 84% |
| 45440 | Dayton, OH | 22% | 55% |
| 45420 | Dayton, OH | 20% | 47% |
| 45419 | Dayton, OH | 9% | 32% |
| 45409 | Dayton, OH | 8% | 36% |
| 45439 | Dayton, OH | 2% | 12% |
A few homes fall in 45432.
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 Kettering
Who supplies Kettering’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS (EPA ID OH5701315). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Kettering?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kettering?
AT&T, Spectrum, altafiber Extended Territories, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kettering?
45429 (39%), 45440 (22%), 45420 (20%), 45419 (9%), 45409 (8%), 45439 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kettering in?
Kettering City School District.
How do I register to vote in Kettering?
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, Montgomery 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: Kettering’s own website (ketteringoh.org), 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.