Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Marietta

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Marietta OhioPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5
The Marietta handbook

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

Every home in Marietta is in ZIP code 45750. Marietta has its own library, Washington County Public Library, at 615 Fifth St.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Marietta, 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 Marietta.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Marietta City PWS

Marietta City PWS supplies almost all of Marietta. It draws ground water and serves 18,707 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. OH8400412.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Marietta

93% of 5,746 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable86%940/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL78%25/3
Community Antenna ServiceCable32%3,000/200
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless40%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Marietta

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Marietta, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbmariettaoh.net

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check mariettaoh.net →

From mariettaoh.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Marietta kids go to
K–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–6Marietta Elementary SchoolMarietta City School District
7–12Marietta High SchoolMarietta City School District

Marietta is in Marietta City School District.

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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Marietta is in ZIP code 45750

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MariettaZIP’s residents in Marietta
45750Marietta, OH100%51%
Area code740Wikidata

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 Marietta

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

Marietta City PWS (EPA ID OH8400412). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Marietta?

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

What internet providers serve Marietta?

Optimum, AT&T, Community Antenna Service, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Marietta?

45750. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marietta in?

Marietta City School District.

How do I register to vote in Marietta?

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, Washington 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: Marietta’s own website (mariettaoh.net), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.