Photo: USDA Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Nelsonville, OH: what to set up and who to call
Nelsonville PWS reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×9. 80% of systems its size reported none. Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital, 10.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nelsonville, 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 Nelsonville.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Nelsonville. 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 Nelsonville PWS
Nelsonville PWS supplies Nelsonville: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 6,656 people in all.
9 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×9, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. OH0501214.
6 home internet providers serve Nelsonville
100% of 1,797 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsonville TV Cable | Cable | 100% | 500/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 11% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 9% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Nelsonville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Nelsonville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofnelsonville.gov →
From cityofnelsonville.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Nelsonville is in Nelsonville-York City School District.
CSchool 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Nelsonville is in ZIP code 45764
ZIP codes where Nelsonville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nelsonville | ZIP’s residents in Nelsonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45764 | Nelsonville, OH | 100% | 58% |
A few homes fall in 45716.
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 Nelsonville
Who supplies Nelsonville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nelsonville PWS (EPA ID OH0501214). It reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×9. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nelsonville?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Nelsonville?
Nelsonville TV Cable, AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Nelsonville?
45764. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nelsonville in?
Nelsonville-York City School District.
How do I register to vote in Nelsonville?
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, Athens 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: Nelsonville’s own website (cityofnelsonville.gov), read Oct 23, 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.