Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in New Russia Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Fridays in New Russia Township, collected by Republic Services. For a library card, the closest branch is Oberlin Public Library, 2.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Russia Township, 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 New Russia Township.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Russia Township. 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 Rural Lorain County Water Authority
The Rural Lorain County Water Authority supplies New Russia Township: about 77% of residents live in its service area. About 23% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ashland City and New London Village PWS and Avon Lake City PWS as sellers) and serves 73,125 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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. The highest in five years was 1.5 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4701803.
Which providers serve New Russia Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in New Russia Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Trash day in New Russia Township is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Russia Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Detergent containers
- Water bottles
- Clean, hard plastic food containers
- Aluminum soda cans
- Metal cans from vegetables, fruit or beans
- Metal cans from meat, fish or pet food
- Newspaper
- Mail and magazines
- Office paper
- Food boxes-cereal, crackers or cookies
- Shipping boxes
From newrussiatownship-oh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 3/17/2026. 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 New Russia Township (90%) is in Oberlin City School District; parts are in Firelands Local School District (9%).
B+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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
New Russia Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Russia Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Russia Township | ZIP’s residents in New Russia Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44074 | Oberlin, OH | 63% | 13% |
| 44001 | Amherst, OH | 31% | 4% |
| 44035 | Elyria, OH | 7% | 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 New Russia Township
Who supplies New Russia Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rural Lorain County Water Authority (EPA ID OH4701803). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 New Russia Township?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in New Russia Township?
44074 (63%), 44001 (31%), 44035 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Russia Township in?
Oberlin City School District. Parts of the city are in Firelands Local School District.
How do I register to vote in New Russia 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, Lorain 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: New Russia Township’s own website (newrussiatownship-oh.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): pending.