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The Monroe Township handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Monroe Township is Columbus Grove biodegradable waste dump, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Monroe Township has its own library, Cairo Branch Library, at 108 Everett Dr.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerAEP Ohioinvestor-owned utility · 19.0¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Monroe TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offColumbus Grove biodegradable waste dump, 5 miMore →SchoolColumbus Grove Local School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes45830, 45807, 45820 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Monroe Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Monroe Township. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Monroe Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Monroe Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monroe Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.9 mi from the center of Monroe Township

Columbus Grove biodegradable waste dump

· run by City of Columbus Grove

This isn’t Monroe Township’s own facility. Whether Monroe Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Monroe Township kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Monroe Township (35%) is in Columbus Grove Local School District; parts are in Bath Local School District (35%) and Bluffton Exempted Village School District (30%).

ASchool 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMonroe Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Allen County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Allen County (county election office). 204 N Main St, Lima, OH 45801-4457 · (419) 223-8530 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Monroe Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Monroe TownshipZIP’s residents in Monroe Township
45830Columbus Grove, OH48%17%
45807Lima, OH26%4%
45820Cairo, OH25%100%
45801Lima, OH1%0%

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.

Nearest emergency roomBluffton Hospital8.7 miles awayGet a library cardLima Public LibraryNearest branch: Cairo Branch Library, 108 Everett Dr · (419) 641-7744

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Monroe Township

Who provides electricity in Monroe Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Monroe Township?

45830 (48%), 45807 (26%), 45820 (25%), 45801 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Monroe Township in?

Columbus Grove Local School District. Parts of the city are in Bath Local School District and Bluffton Exempted Village School District.

How do I register to vote in Monroe 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, Allen 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.

  • 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): pending.