Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Niles, OH: what to set up and who to call
Niles runs its own electric utility, City of Niles; its homes paid 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025. MH St. Joseph Warren Hospital, 3.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Niles, 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 Niles.
Power comes from City of Niles
City of Niles (City of Niles - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves all of Niles. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $79 a month (its average across Ohio).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Niles City PWS
Niles City PWS supplies almost all of Niles. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mahoning Valley Sanitary District as seller) and serves 21,961 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. OH7802403.
5 home internet providers serve Niles
98% of 7,273 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 88% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Niles
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Niles, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check thecityofniles.com →
From thecityofniles.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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 Niles (75%) is in Niles City School District; parts are in Howland Local School District (17%) and Weathersfield Local School District (8%).
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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Niles is in ZIP code 44446
ZIP codes where Niles residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Niles | ZIP’s residents in Niles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44446 | Niles, OH | 99% | 90% |
A few homes fall in 44484, 44440.
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 Niles
Who supplies Niles’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Niles City PWS (EPA ID OH7802403). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Niles?
City of Niles (City of Niles - (OH)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Niles?
Spectrum, AT&T, Omni Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Niles?
44446. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Niles in?
Niles City School District. Parts of the city are in Howland Local School District and Weathersfield Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Niles?
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, Trumbull 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: Niles’ own website (thecityofniles.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.