Photo: 636Buster · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in McKinley Heights, OH: what to set up and who to call
McKinley Heights has no town government of its own, so Trumbull County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Niles City School District. Girard Free Library, 2.5 miles away, is the closest library to McKinley Heights.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McKinley Heights, 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 McKinley Heights.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McKinley Heights. 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 Niles City PWS
Niles City PWS supplies McKinley Heights: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Girard City serves another 30%. About 10% 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 Mahoning Valley Sanitary District as seller) and serves 21,961 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–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. OH7802403.
6 home internet providers serve McKinley Heights
96% of 558 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| lumos | Fiber | 36% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 13% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have McKinley Heights’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McKinley Heights.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of McKinley Heights (91%) is in Niles City School District; parts are in Liberty Local School District (9%).
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
McKinley Heights is unincorporated, so Trumbull County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
McKinley Heights spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where McKinley Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McKinley Heights | ZIP’s residents in McKinley Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44446 | Niles, OH | 71% | 3% |
| 44420 | Girard, OH | 29% | 2% |
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 McKinley Heights
Who supplies McKinley Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Niles City PWS (EPA ID OH7802403). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McKinley Heights?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McKinley Heights?
Spectrum, AT&T, lumos, Omni Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McKinley Heights?
44446 (71%), 44420 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McKinley Heights in?
Niles City School District. Parts of the city are in Liberty Local School District.
How do I register to vote in McKinley Heights?
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: 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.