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The Lykens Township handbook

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

Lykens Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 44818 holds the most residents (53%). Children in Lykens Township attend Wynford Local School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lykens 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 Lykens Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lykens Township. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Lykens Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lykens Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lykens Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lykens Township 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.

Lykens Township kids go to
PK–5Wynford Elementary Schoolin Bucyrus
6–8Wynford Middle Schoolin Bucyrus
9–12Wynford High Schoolin Bucyrus

Lykens Township is in Wynford Local 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

Lykens Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lykens TownshipZIP’s residents in Lykens Township
44818Bloomville, OH53%13%
44820Bucyrus, OH29%1%
44882Sycamore, OH19%4%

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 Lykens Township

Who provides electricity in Lykens Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Lykens Township?

44818 (53%), 44820 (29%), 44882 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lykens Township in?

Wynford Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Lykens 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, Crawford 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.

  • 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): pending.