Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Living in Mount Pleasant, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Mount Pleasant comes from Mount Pleasant PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. For a library card, the closest branch is Martins Ferry Public Library, 6.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Pleasant, 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 Pleasant.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Pleasant. 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.
Water comes from Mount Pleasant PWS
Mount Pleasant PWS supplies Mount Pleasant: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Dillonvale as seller) and serves 450 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. OH4101712.
4 home internet providers serve Mount Pleasant
100% of 237 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Smart Way Communications | Fixed wireless | 87% | 50/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mount Pleasant’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Pleasant.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mount Pleasant is in Buckeye Local School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Mount Pleasant spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mount Pleasant residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Pleasant | ZIP’s residents in Mount Pleasant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43939 | Mount Pleasant, OH | 99% | 89% |
| 43917 | Dillonvale, 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 Mount Pleasant
Who supplies Mount Pleasant’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mount Pleasant PWS (EPA ID OH4101712). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Pleasant?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mount Pleasant?
Xfinity, Smart Way Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Pleasant?
43939 (99%), 43917 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Pleasant in?
Buckeye Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Mount Pleasant?
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, Jefferson 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.