Photo: Christopher L. Riley · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Napoleon, OH: what to set up and who to call
Napoleon runs its own electric utility, City of Napoleon. Tap water in Napoleon comes from the Napoleon City water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Napoleon, 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 Napoleon.
Power comes from City of Napoleon
City of Napoleon (City of Napoleon - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves 98.3% of Napoleon residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Napoleon City water system
The Napoleon City water system supplies almost all of Napoleon. It draws surface water and serves 8,858 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 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. OH3500811.
6 home internet providers serve Napoleon
99% of 3,734 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright.net | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 25/5 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Napoleon is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Napoleon, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Napoleon Yard Waste Site
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Food Boxes
- Newspapers
- Junk Mail/Magazines/Catalogs/Slick Inserts
- Beverage Cans: aluminum and bi-metal
- Steel/Tin Cans
- #1 Plastic Bottles: water, soda, juice, ketchup and dressing bottles
- #2 Natural Plastic: milk/juice jugs
- #2 Colored Plastic: laundry, bath and kitchen bottles and containers
From napoleonohio.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2010, 2026. 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.
Most of Napoleon (88%) is in Napoleon Area City School District; parts are in Liberty Center Local School District (12%).
A−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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Napoleon is in ZIP code 43545
ZIP codes where Napoleon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Napoleon | ZIP’s residents in Napoleon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43545 | Napoleon, OH | 100% | 64% |
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 Napoleon
Who supplies Napoleon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Napoleon City water system (EPA ID OH3500811). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Napoleon?
City of Napoleon (City of Napoleon - (OH)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Napoleon?
bright.net, Spectrum, Brightspeed, MetaLINK, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Napoleon?
43545. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Napoleon in?
Napoleon Area City School District. Parts of the city are in Liberty Center Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Napoleon?
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, Henry 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: Napoleon’s own website (napoleonohio.com), 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.