Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Palmer Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Palmer Township comes from Midwest Electric, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Putnam County District Library, 8.7 miles away, is the closest library to Palmer Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palmer 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 Palmer Township.
Power comes from Midwest Electric
Midwest Electric (Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Palmer Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $213 a month (its average across Ohio).
Start or move service: ncelec.org · (419) 426-3072
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Country Acres Golf Club water system
The Country Acres Golf Club water system supplies Palmer Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 265 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. 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. OH6901412.
Which providers serve Palmer Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Palmer Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Palmer Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Palmer Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Palmer Township (47%) is in Miller City-New Cleveland Local School District; parts are in Continental Local School District (46%) and Leipsic Local School District (7%).
A+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.
Palmer Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palmer Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palmer Township | ZIP’s residents in Palmer Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45831 | Continental, OH | 50% | 19% |
| 45856 | Leipsic, OH | 31% | 7% |
| 45864 | Miller City, OH | 14% | 100% |
| 45875 | Ottawa, OH | 4% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 43548.
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 Palmer Township
Who supplies Palmer Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Country Acres Golf Club water system (EPA ID OH6901412). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Palmer Township?
Midwest Electric (Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Palmer Township?
45831 (50%), 45856 (31%), 45864 (14%), 45875 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palmer Township in?
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School District. Parts of the city are in Continental Local School District and Leipsic Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Palmer 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, Putnam 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): pending.