Photo: Bwsmith84 at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Living in Old Washington, OH: what to set up and who to call
Guernsey Co. Water Dept. reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024. Kinetic and Optimum wire most of Old Washington, and 94% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Old Washington, 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 Old Washington.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Old Washington. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Guernsey Co. Water Dept.
Guernsey Co. Water Dept. supplies Old Washington: about 34% of residents live in its service area. About 66% 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 City of Cambridge as seller) and serves 8,891 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. OH3000603.
6 home internet providers serve Old Washington
99% of 148 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 71% | 500/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 63% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Smart Way Communications | Fixed wireless | 16% | 250/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Old Washington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Old Washington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Old Washington is in East Guernsey 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Old Washington is in ZIP code 43768
ZIP codes where Old Washington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Old Washington | ZIP’s residents in Old Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43768 | Old Washington, OH | 100% | 100% |
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 Old Washington
Who supplies Old Washington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Guernsey Co. Water Dept. (EPA ID OH3000603). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Old Washington?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Old Washington?
Kinetic, Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Smart Way Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Old Washington?
43768. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Old Washington in?
East Guernsey Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Old Washington?
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, Guernsey 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.