Photo: Public domain · Public domainLiving in Mount Gilead, OH: what to set up and who to call
Mt Gilead Village PWS has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.6 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital, 1.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Gilead, 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 Mount Gilead.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Gilead. 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 Mt Gilead Village PWS
Mt Gilead Village PWS supplies Mount Gilead: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Del-Co Water serves another 6%. About 10% 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 3,503 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 8.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.6 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5900712.
9 home internet providers serve Mount Gilead
98% of 1,502 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 70% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Mount Gilead is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mount Gilead, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Wed)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
From mountgilead.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2019, January 1, 2019. 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.
Mount Gilead is in Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District.
C+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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Mount Gilead is in ZIP code 43338
ZIP codes where Mount Gilead residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Gilead | ZIP’s residents in Mount Gilead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43338 | Mount Gilead, OH | 100% | 34% |
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 Mount Gilead
Who supplies Mount Gilead’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mt Gilead Village PWS (EPA ID OH5900712). 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 8.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Gilead?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mount Gilead?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Omni Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Gilead?
43338. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Gilead in?
Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Mount Gilead?
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, Morrow 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: Mount Gilead’s own website (mountgilead.net), 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.