Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Paxton Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Paxton Township is in ZIP code 45612. Paxton Branch Library, at 113 Dewey St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paxton 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 Paxton Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Paxton Township. 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 Bainbridge Village PWS
Bainbridge Village PWS supplies Paxton Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Ross County Water Co Inc serves another 24%. About 37% 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 900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH7100012.
9 home internet providers serve Paxton Township
76% of 918 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 64% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Glo Internet | DSL | 52% | 25/5 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 48% | 1,000/1,000 |
| connectSCP | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Paxton Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paxton Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Paxton Township is in Paint Valley Local School District.
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 Oct 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Paxton Township is in ZIP code 45612
ZIP codes where Paxton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paxton Township | ZIP’s residents in Paxton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45612 | Bainbridge, OH | 100% | 38% |
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 Paxton Township
Who supplies Paxton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bainbridge Village PWS (EPA ID OH7100012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Paxton Township?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Paxton Township?
Spectrum, Glo Internet, Glo Fiber, connectSCP, Ohio Transparent Telecom, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paxton Township?
45612. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paxton Township in?
Paint Valley Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Paxton 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, Ross 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.