Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in McLean Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in McLean Township goes to 45845 (64% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of McLean Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McLean Township, 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 McLean Township.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McLean Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fort Loramie Village PWS
Fort Loramie Village PWS supplies McLean Township: about 47% of residents live in its service area. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,524 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. OH7500312.
9 home internet providers serve McLean Township
97% of 1,611 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 70% | 1,000/1,000 |
| NKTelco | Fiber | 47% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 67% | 400/40 |
| Wabash Communications | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/25 |
| NKTELCO - Goldstar | Fixed wireless | 54% | 50/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have McLean Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McLean Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of McLean Township (68%) is in Fort Loramie Local School District; parts are in Minster Local School District (27%) and Anna Local School District (4%).
A+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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
McLean Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where McLean Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McLean Township | ZIP’s residents in McLean Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45845 | Fort Loramie, OH | 64% | 66% |
| 45865 | Minster, OH | 33% | 21% |
| 45302 | Anna, OH | 2% | 2% |
| 45365 | Sidney, OH | 1% | 0% |
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 McLean Township
Who supplies McLean Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fort Loramie Village PWS (EPA ID OH7500312). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McLean Township?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McLean Township?
Spectrum, NKTelco, Watch Communications, Wabash Communications, NKTELCO - Goldstar, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McLean Township?
45845 (64%), 45865 (33%), 45302 (2%), 45365 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McLean Township in?
Fort Loramie Local School District. Parts of the city are in Minster Local School District and Anna Local School District.
How do I register to vote in McLean Township?
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, Shelby 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.