Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Obetz, OH: what to set up and who to call
Obetz runs its own electric utility, Village of Obetz. In Obetz, trash day is Friday (Waste Management Inc. collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Obetz, 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 Obetz.
Power comes from Village of Obetz
Village of Obetz (Village of Obetz - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves all of Obetz.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Columbus Public Water System
Columbus Public Water System supplies Obetz: about 48% of residents live in its service area. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,305,946 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 68% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2504412.
6 home internet providers serve Obetz
99% of 2,436 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 89% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 7% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Obetz is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Obetz, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From obetz.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-06-30, 2026-10-21. 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 Obetz (67%) is in Hamilton Local School District; parts are in Groveport Madison Local School District (33%).
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Obetz spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Obetz residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Obetz | ZIP’s residents in Obetz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43207 | Columbus, OH | 75% | 9% |
| 43125 | Groveport, OH | 25% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 43137.
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 Obetz
Who supplies Obetz’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Columbus Public Water System (EPA ID OH2504412). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Obetz?
Village of Obetz (Village of Obetz - (OH)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Obetz?
Spectrum, AT&T, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Obetz?
43207 (75%), 43125 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Obetz in?
Hamilton Local School District. Parts of the city are in Groveport Madison Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Obetz?
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, Franklin 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: Obetz’s own website (obetz.gov), 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.