Photo: 636Buster · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in McDonald, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in McDonald comes from Mcdonald Village PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. For emergencies, McDonald is closest to MH St. Joseph Warren Hospital, 5.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McDonald, 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 McDonald.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McDonald. 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 Mcdonald Village PWS
Mcdonald Village PWS supplies almost all of McDonald. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mahoning Valley Sanitary District as seller) and serves 4,236 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. OH7802003.
4 home internet providers serve McDonald
100% of 1,356 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 74% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In McDonald, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McDonald, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check mcdonaldvillage.com →
From mcdonaldvillage.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-08-08T14:18:43+00:00, 2025-07-10, 2025-07-10T18:13:04+00:00. 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 McDonald (99%) is in McDonald Local School District.
ASchool 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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
McDonald is in ZIP code 44437
ZIP codes where McDonald residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McDonald | ZIP’s residents in McDonald |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44437 | Mc Donald, OH | 100% | 78% |
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 McDonald
Who supplies McDonald’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mcdonald Village PWS (EPA ID OH7802003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McDonald?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McDonald?
Armstrong, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McDonald?
44437. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McDonald in?
McDonald Local School District.
How do I register to vote in McDonald?
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, Trumbull 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: McDonald’s own website (mcdonaldvillage.com), 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.