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Living in Laura, OH: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Laura Village PWS. The closest ER is Kettering Health Troy, 11.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Laura, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Laura.

Electricity

Power comes from AES Ohio

AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Laura. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Laura Village PWS

Laura Village PWS supplies Laura: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 25% 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 487 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. OH5500612.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Laura

94% of 194 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SkymeshFixed wireless, Fiber87%50/10
SpectrumCable87%1,000/50
FrontierDSL70%90/5
VerizonFixed wireless81%300/20
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless5%25/5

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Laura’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laura.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Laura or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Laura kids go to
K–5Milton-Union Elementary Schoolin West Milton
6–8Milton-Union Middle Schoolin West Milton
9–12Milton-Union High Schoolin West Milton

Laura is in Milton-Union Exempted Village School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Laura is in ZIP code 45337

ZIP codes where Laura residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of LauraZIP’s residents in Laura
45337Laura, OH100%26%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Laura

Who supplies Laura’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Laura Village PWS (EPA ID OH5500612). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Laura?

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 Laura?

Skymesh, Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Laura?

45337. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Laura in?

Milton-Union Exempted Village School District.

How do I register to vote in Laura?

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, Miami 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.