Photo: Kevin Myers at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in North Bend, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in North Bend comes from Cleves Village PWS, 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. Three Rivers Local School District runs the public schools in North Bend.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Bend, 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 North Bend.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Bend. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of Duke Energy’s home customers do, and Duke Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cleves Village PWS
Cleves Village PWS supplies almost all of North Bend. It draws ground water (EPA lists Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) as seller) and serves 6,000 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. The highest in five years was 0.9 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH3100512.
5 home internet providers serve North Bend
98% of 362 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| altafiber | Fiber | 91% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Bend’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Bend.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Bend is in Three Rivers 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
North Bend is in ZIP code 45052
ZIP codes where North Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Bend | ZIP’s residents in North Bend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45052 | North Bend, OH | 100% | 22% |
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 North Bend
Who supplies North Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cleves Village PWS (EPA ID OH3100512). 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 North Bend?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Bend?
Spectrum, altafiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Bend?
45052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Bend in?
Three Rivers Local School District.
How do I register to vote in North Bend?
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, Hamilton 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.