Photo: User:OHWiki · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Marion, OH: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Marion is in ZIP code 43302. Spectrum and Frontier both wire most of Marion; 81% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marion, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Marion.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.9% of Marion residents. 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.
Water comes from Aqua Ohio - Marion
Aqua Ohio - Marion supplies Marion: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 47,102 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. OH5100414.
7 home internet providers serve Marion
100% of 12,712 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 89% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 84% | 400/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Marion
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Marion, from the town’s own site.
Central Garage recycling drop-off
981 W. Center St., Marion, OH 43302
- Mon6 am–8 pm
- Tue6 am–8 pm
- Wed6 am–8 pm
- Thu6 am–8 pm
- Fri6 am–8 pm
- Sat6 am–8 pm
- Sun6 am–8 pm
From marionohio.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Marion (58%) is in Marion City School District; parts are in River Valley Local School District (21%) and Ridgedale Local School District (11%) and Pleasant Local School District (8%).
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Marion is in ZIP code 43302
ZIP codes where Marion residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marion | ZIP’s residents in Marion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43302 | Marion, OH | 100% | 67% |
43301 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Marion
Who supplies Marion’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Ohio - Marion (EPA ID OH5100414). 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 3.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marion?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marion?
Spectrum, Frontier, Watch Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marion?
43302. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marion in?
Marion City School District. Parts of the city are in River Valley Local School District and Ridgedale Local School District and Pleasant Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Marion?
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, Marion 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: Marion’s own website (marionohio.us), 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.