Photo: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Mentor, OH: what to set up and who to call
Mentor has its own drop-off, Scoopet Pooper Scooper, on 8585 East Ave. Mentor Exempted Village School District runs the public schools in Mentor.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mentor, 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 Mentor.
Power comes from The Illuminating Company
The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mentor. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $103 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 80% of The Illuminating Company’s home customers do, and The Illuminating Company 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 - Mentor
Aqua Ohio - Mentor supplies almost all of Mentor. It draws surface water and serves 74,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4301511.
4 home internet providers serve Mentor
99% of 18,935 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Mentor depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mentor, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofmentor.com
- RecyclingEvery other week, day by addressCheck which week on cityofmentor.com →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Scoopet Pooper Scooper
8585 East Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspapers, junk mail and office paper
- Chipboard (cereal boxes)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Food and beverage cans and cartons
Connelly Recycling Center
4119 N. Ridge Rd., Perry, OH
Mentor Recycled Landscape Materials
6011 Heisley Rd., Mentor, OH
From cityofmentor.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022, 2022-07-15, 2026-02-05. 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.
Mentor is in Mentor Exempted Village School District.
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.
Mentor is in ZIP code 44060
ZIP codes where Mentor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mentor | ZIP’s residents in Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44060 | Mentor, OH | 100% | 78% |
A few homes fall in 44094. 44061 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 Mentor
Who supplies Mentor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Ohio - Mentor (EPA ID OH4301511). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mentor?
The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mentor?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mentor?
44060. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mentor in?
Mentor Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Mentor?
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, Lake 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: Mentor’s own website (cityofmentor.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.