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The Parma handbook

Living in Parma, OH: what to set up and who to call

Tap water in Parma comes from Cleveland Water, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 18% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Children in Parma attend Parma City School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Parma, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Parma.

Electricity

Power comes from The Illuminating Company

The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Parma. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $103 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 80% of The Illuminating Company’s home customers do, and The Illuminating Company still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cleveland Water

Cleveland Water supplies almost all of Parma. It draws surface water and serves 1,308,955 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH1801212.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Parma

100% of 30,124 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber97%2,000/100
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless97%5,000/5,000
BreezelineCable96%1,000/50
SpectrumCable, Fiber7%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless84%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless50%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Parma is any weekday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Parma, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homecityofparma-oh.gov
Trash dayAny weekdayDepends on your addressLook up your day on cityofparma-oh.gov →
Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Cans
  • Cartons
  • Glass
  • Paper
  • Boxes
  • Plastic bottles and jugs
The town’s guidesRumpke Recycling Details →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEvery weekResidents can have bulk garbage picked up on their weekly rubbish days; appliances, mattresses, box springs, sofas and large furniture go on the tree lawn; mattresses, box springs and upholstered furniture must be wrapped in sealable plastic.
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagecityofparma-oh.gov →

From cityofparma-oh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Parma kids go to
K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Normandy High SchoolParma City School District

Parma is in Parma 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Parma spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Parma residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ParmaZIP’s residents in Parma
44134Cleveland, OH47%99%
44129Cleveland, OH36%100%
44130Cleveland, OH17%27%

A few homes fall in 44133, 44131.

Area codes216, 440Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Parma

Who supplies Parma’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Cleveland Water (EPA ID OH1801212). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Parma?

The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Parma?

Cox Communications, AT&T, Breezeline, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Parma?

44134 (47%), 44129 (36%), 44130 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Parma in?

Parma City School District.

How do I register to vote in Parma?

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, Cuyahoga 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: Parma’s own website (cityofparma-oh.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.