Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Lancaster, OH: what to set up and who to call
The dump is the town’s own: Lancaster Transfer Station, 743 South Ewing Street, open Mon–Fri 7:30 am–3:30 pm by OpenStreetMap’s listing. For emergencies, Lancaster is closest to Fairfield Medical Center, 1.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.3% of Lancaster residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lancaster City PWS
Lancaster City PWS supplies almost all of Lancaster. It draws ground water and serves 40,400 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. OH2301012.
5 home internet providers serve Lancaster
99% of 14,895 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 63% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Lancaster Transfer Station is open on weekdays
Where to take trash and recycling in Lancaster, and where the rules are.
Lancaster Transfer Station
743 South Ewing Street, Lancaster, OH, 43130
- Mon7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Tue7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3:30 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Dec 2025. They can change with the season, so check lancasterohio.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lancaster (95%) is in Lancaster City School District; parts are in Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District (3%).
C+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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lancaster is in ZIP code 43130
ZIP codes where Lancaster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lancaster | ZIP’s residents in Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43130 | Lancaster, OH | 100% | 65% |
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 Lancaster
When is the Lancaster Transfer Station open?
Mon–Fri 7:30 am–3:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check lancasterohio.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Lancaster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lancaster City PWS (EPA ID OH2301012). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lancaster?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lancaster?
Spectrum, AT&T, Glo Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
43130. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lancaster in?
Lancaster City School District. Parts of the city are in Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Lancaster?
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, Fairfield 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.