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The Marblehead handbook

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

The Marblehead Village water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Aug 2023. Marblehead has its own library, Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library, at 710 W. Main Street.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Marblehead, 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 Marblehead.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marblehead. 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 Marblehead Village water system

The Marblehead Village water system supplies Marblehead: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ottawa County Regional Water District as seller) and serves 865 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Aug 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. OH6202411.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Marblehead

98% of 1,235 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless52%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20
Amplex WirelessFixed wireless18%100/20
North Coast Wireless CommunicationsFixed wireless12%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless6%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Marblehead’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marblehead.

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

Marblehead kids go to
PK–5Danbury Elementary Schoolin Lakeside Marblehead
6–8Danbury Middle Schoolin Lakeside
9–12Danbury High Schoolin Lakeside Marblehead

Marblehead is in Danbury 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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Marblehead is in ZIP code 43440

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MarbleheadZIP’s residents in Marblehead
43440Lakeside Marblehead, OH100%19%

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 Marblehead

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

The Marblehead Village water system (EPA ID OH6202411). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Marblehead?

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Marblehead?

Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Amplex Wireless, North Coast Wireless Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Marblehead?

43440. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marblehead in?

Danbury Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Marblehead?

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, Ottawa 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.