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The Madison Township handbook

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

Madison Township has its own drop-off, Richland County Yard Waste Composting Facility, on 471 Cairns Road. Most homes in Madison Township have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Brightspeed.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Madison 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 Madison Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Madison 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 Eastview Community Water Association

Eastview Community Water Association supplies Madison Township: about 15% of residents live in its service area. Madison Water District serves another 11%. Aqua Ohio - Mansfield System #07 serves another 11%. Aqua Ohio - Mansfield System #01 serves another 10%. Aqua Ohio - Mansfield System #06 serves another 6%. About 33% 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 1,100 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. OH7000912.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Madison Township

98% of 5,235 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless81%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless71%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless57%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless30%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Madison Township has its own drop-off: Richland County Yard Waste Composting Facility

Where to take trash and recycling in Madison Township, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by not listed

Richland County Yard Waste Composting Facility

471 Cairns Road, Mansfield, OH, 44903

Before you go, check the rules with the town.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jan 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Madison Township kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Madison Middle SchoolMadison Local School District
9–12Madison High SchoolMadison Local School District

Most of Madison Township (77%) is in Madison Local School District; parts are in Mansfield City School District (20%) and Crestview 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Madison Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Madison TownshipZIP’s residents in Madison Township
44905Mansfield, OH66%44%
44906Mansfield, OH19%12%
44903Mansfield, OH13%6%
44907Mansfield, OH2%2%

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 Madison Township

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

Eastview Community Water Association (EPA ID OH7000912). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Madison 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 Madison Township?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Madison Township?

44905 (66%), 44906 (19%), 44903 (13%), 44907 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Madison Township in?

Madison Local School District. Parts of the city are in Mansfield City School District and Crestview Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Madison 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, Richland 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.