John Miller House · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lake Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Lake Township spans 5 ZIP codes; 44685 holds the most residents (45%). For emergencies, Lake Township is closest to Mercy Medical Center, 9.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake 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 Lake Township.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Stark County Water District
Stark County Water District supplies Lake Township: about 34% of residents live in its service area. North Canton City PWS serves another 19%. Canton Public Water System serves another 16%. About 34% 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 Aqua Ohio - Massillon PWS as seller) and serves 6,690 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. OH7607303.
4 home internet providers serve Lake Township
99% of 11,317 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 76% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lake Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Township, from the town’s own site.
Lake Township Drop-off
Midway Street NW, Uniontown, just east of the Service Garage at 1499 Midway Street NW
- Mon7 am–7 pm
- Fri7 am–7 pm
- Sat9 am–5 pm
- Sun9 am–5 pm
From laketwpstarkco.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 1, 2021. 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 Lake Township (73%) is in Lake Local School District; parts are in North Canton City School District (24%) and Plain Local School District (3%).
ASchool 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lake Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Township | ZIP’s residents in Lake Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44685 | Uniontown, OH | 45% | 47% |
| 44632 | Hartville, OH | 26% | 80% |
| 44720 | North Canton, OH | 22% | 16% |
| 44721 | Canton, OH | 4% | 8% |
| 44260 | Mogadore, OH | 3% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 44630.
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 Lake Township
Who supplies Lake Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stark County Water District (EPA ID OH7607303). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Township?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Township?
44685 (45%), 44632 (26%), 44720 (22%), 44721 (4%), 44260 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Township in?
Lake Local School District. Parts of the city are in North Canton City School District and Plain Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake 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, Stark 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: Lake Township’s own website (laketwpstarkco.com), 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.