Photo: 636Buster · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Mineral Ridge, OH: what to set up and who to call
Mineral Ridge has no town government of its own, so Mahoning County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Weathersfield Local School District. Tap water in most of Mineral Ridge comes from Trumbull Co. - Mineral Ridge PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mineral Ridge, 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 Mineral Ridge.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mineral Ridge. 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 Trumbull Co. - Mineral Ridge PWS
Trumbull Co. - Mineral Ridge PWS supplies Mineral Ridge: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Youngstown City PWS serves another 23%. 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 Youngstown City PWS and Niles City PWS as sellers) and serves 2,858 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–Jun 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. OH7803503.
4 home internet providers serve Mineral Ridge
100% of 1,596 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 68% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mineral Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mineral Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mineral Ridge (76%) is in Weathersfield Local School District; parts are in Austintown Local School District (24%).
A−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
Mineral Ridge is unincorporated, so Mahoning 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.
Mineral Ridge spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mineral Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mineral Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Mineral Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44440 | Mineral Ridge, OH | 92% | 78% |
| 44515 | Youngstown, OH | 7% | 1% |
| 44446 | Niles, 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 Mineral Ridge
Who supplies Mineral Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Trumbull Co. - Mineral Ridge PWS (EPA ID OH7803503). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mineral Ridge?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mineral Ridge?
Armstrong, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mineral Ridge?
44440 (92%), 44515 (7%), 44446 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mineral Ridge in?
Weathersfield Local School District. Parts of the city are in Austintown Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Mineral Ridge?
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.