Photo: Tmariemdith · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Oxford Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
All of Oxford Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 45056. Oxford Branch, at 15 S. College Ave, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oxford Township, 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 Oxford Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves 96.8% of Oxford Township residents. 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 Oxford City PWS
Oxford City PWS supplies Oxford Township: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Southwest Regional Water District serves another 9%. It draws ground water and serves 24,000 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 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. OH0902312.
8 home internet providers serve Oxford Township
99% of 4,893 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 58% | 45/3 |
| altafiber Extended Territories | Fiber | 17% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 73% | 400/40 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oxford Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oxford Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Oxford Township (96%) is in Talawanda City School District; parts are in College Corner Local School District (4%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Oxford Township is in ZIP code 45056
ZIP codes where Oxford Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oxford Township | ZIP’s residents in Oxford Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45056 | Oxford, OH | 99% | 87% |
A few homes fall in 45003.
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 Oxford Township
Who supplies Oxford Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oxford City PWS (EPA ID OH0902312). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oxford Township?
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 Oxford Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, altafiber Extended Territories, Watch Communications, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oxford Township?
45056. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oxford Township in?
Talawanda City School District. Parts of the city are in College Corner Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Oxford Township?
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, Butler 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.