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The Minerva handbook

Living in Minerva, OH: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Minerva is in ZIP code 44657. For emergencies, Minerva is closest to Alliance Community Hospital, 11.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Minerva, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Minerva.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Minerva. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Minerva Village PWS

Minerva Village PWS supplies Minerva: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% 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 3,684 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH7603812.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Minerva

99% of 1,653 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/35
FrontierFiber, DSL82%7,000/7,000
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless87%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless78%100/20
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless75%250/50

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Minerva

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Minerva, from the town’s own site.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Paper
  • Cardboard
  • Glass
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsAnnual Spring Clean Up normally held every May (2026 date TBD); items must be in disposable containers placed at the curb by 6:00 AM, each container max 50 lbs; no tires, household paints or chemicals

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check minerva.oh.us →

From minerva.oh.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-22, 2026-09-11. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Minerva kids go to
K–5Minerva Elementary SchoolMinerva Local School District
6–8Minerva Middle SchoolMinerva Local School District
9–12Minerva High SchoolMinerva Local School District

Minerva is in Minerva Local School District.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official siteci.minerva.oh.usMinerva’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsMinerva’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Stark County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Stark County (county election office). Most of Minerva (53%) votes here; the rest in Carroll County (46%). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check voterlookup.ohiosos.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.ohiosos.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Minerva is in ZIP code 44657

ZIP codes where Minerva residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MinervaZIP’s residents in Minerva
44657Minerva, OH100%37%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Minerva

Who supplies Minerva’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Minerva Village PWS (EPA ID OH7603812). 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 4.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Minerva?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Minerva?

Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Smart Way Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Minerva?

44657. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Minerva in?

Minerva Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Minerva?

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, Stark 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: Minerva’s own website (minerva.oh.us), read Oct 23, 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.