Photo: Weatherman1126 · Public domainLiving in Oberlin, OH: what to set up and who to call
Oberlin runs its own electric utility, City of Oberlin. Mercy Allen Hospital, 0.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oberlin, 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 Oberlin.
Power comes from City of Oberlin
City of Oberlin (City of Oberlin - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves 94.4% of Oberlin residents.
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 Oberlin: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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.
8 home internet providers serve Oberlin
100% of 2,163 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cable Co-op | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 7% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Oberlin depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Oberlin, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofoberlin.com →
Oberlin Glass Recycling Drop-off Site
505 Hill Creek Dr., Oberlin, OH
- Tue10 am–3 pm
- Wed10 am–3 pm
- Thu10 am–3 pm
- Fri10 am–3 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From cityofoberlin.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 2025, October 2025. 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.
Oberlin is in Oberlin City School District.
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.
Oberlin is in ZIP code 44074
ZIP codes where Oberlin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oberlin | ZIP’s residents in Oberlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44074 | Oberlin, OH | 100% | 72% |
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 Oberlin
Who supplies Oberlin’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 Oberlin?
City of Oberlin (City of Oberlin - (OH)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Oberlin?
Cable Co-op, Breezeline, Frontier, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oberlin?
44074. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oberlin in?
Oberlin City School District.
How do I register to vote in Oberlin?
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: Oberlin’s own website (cityofoberlin.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.