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The Lawrence Township handbook

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

Lawrence Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 44614 holds the most residents (81%). Lawrence Township has its own library, Canal Fulton Public Library, at 154 Market St. NE.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lawrence Township, 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 Lawrence Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lawrence 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Canal Fulton City PWS

Canal Fulton City PWS supplies Lawrence Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 37% 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 5,323 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.7 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. OH7600912.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lawrence Township

100% of 5,743 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
MCTVFiber, Cable99%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL, Fiber36%100/20
Untangled.NetworkFixed wireless100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless44%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless32%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lawrence Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lawrence Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lawrence Township kids go to
K–2Northwest Primary SchoolNorthwest Local School District
3–5W. S. Stinson Elementary SchoolNorthwest Local School District
6–8Northwest Middle SchoolNorthwest Local School District
9–12Northwest High SchoolNorthwest Local School District

Most of Lawrence Township (62%) is in Northwest Local School District; parts are in Tuslaw Local School District (37%).

ASchool gradeSee 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lawrence Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lawrence TownshipZIP’s residents in Lawrence Township
44614Canal Fulton, OH81%85%
44666North Lawrence, OH13%59%
44647Massillon, OH6%4%

A few homes fall in 44645.

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 Lawrence Township

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

Canal Fulton City PWS (EPA ID OH7600912). 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 2.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lawrence 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 Lawrence Township?

MCTV, AT&T, Untangled.Network, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lawrence Township?

44614 (81%), 44666 (13%), 44647 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lawrence Township in?

Northwest Local School District. Parts of the city are in Tuslaw Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Lawrence 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: 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.