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The Monterey Township handbook

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

Most mail in Monterey Township goes to 45876 (47% of residents), one of 5 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Monterey Township: the closest is Paulding County Hospital, 18 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Monterey Township, 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 Monterey Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ottoville Village PWS

Ottoville Village PWS supplies Monterey Township: about 44% of residents live in its service area. About 56% 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 976 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. OH6900812.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Monterey Township

100% of 1,015 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Ottoville Mutual Telephone CompanyFiber99%1,000/1,000
MetaLINKFixed wireless97%500/100
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless68%400/40
T-MobileFixed wireless56%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless46%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless16%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Monterey Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monterey Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Monterey Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Monterey Township kids go to
K–6Ottoville Elementary SchoolOttoville Local School District
7–12Ottoville High SchoolOttoville Local School District

Most of Monterey Township (93%) is in Ottoville Local School District; parts are in Wayne Trace Local School District (7%).

A+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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Monterey Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Monterey TownshipZIP’s residents in Monterey Township
45876Ottoville, OH47%100%
45844Fort Jennings, OH27%17%
45827Cloverdale, OH19%17%
45833Delphos, OH5%1%
45849Grover Hill, OH1%2%

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 Monterey Township

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

Ottoville Village PWS (EPA ID OH6900812). 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–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Monterey Township?

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

What internet providers serve Monterey Township?

Ottoville Mutual Telephone Company, MetaLINK, Watch Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Monterey Township?

45876 (47%), 45844 (27%), 45827 (19%), 45833 (5%), 45849 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Monterey Township in?

Ottoville Local School District. Parts of the city are in Wayne Trace Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Monterey 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, Putnam 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.