Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Lanier Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
The Village of West Alexandria water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. For emergencies, Lanier Township is closest to Kettering Health Miamisburg, 14.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lanier 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 Lanier Township.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lanier Township. 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 Village of West Alexandria water system
The Village of West Alexandria water system supplies Lanier 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 1,385 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 3.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.5 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. OH6801312.
9 home internet providers serve Lanier Township
97% of 1,584 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 42% | 70/3 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 5% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 75% | 400/40 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lanier Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lanier Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lanier Township (96%) is in Twin Valley Community Local School District; parts are in Preble Shawnee Local School District (4%).
BSchool 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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lanier Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lanier Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lanier Township | ZIP’s residents in Lanier Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45381 | West Alexandria, OH | 95% | 65% |
| 45320 | Eaton, OH | 4% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 45311.
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 Lanier Township
Who supplies Lanier Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of West Alexandria water system (EPA ID OH6801312). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lanier Township?
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 Lanier Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Brightspeed, Verizon, Watch Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lanier Township?
45381 (95%), 45320 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lanier Township in?
Twin Valley Community Local School District. Parts of the city are in Preble Shawnee Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Lanier 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, Preble 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.