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The Perry Township handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Perry Township is Recycling Drop Off, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, Perry Township is closest to Aultman Hospital, 3.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Perry Township, 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 Perry Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 96.6% of Perry Township residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Aqua Ohio - Massillon PWS

Aqua Ohio - Massillon PWS supplies Perry Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Canton Public Water System serves another 37%. About 4% 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 95,636 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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. OH7604512.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Perry Township

100% of 11,923 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber78%100/20
SpectrumCable, Fiber54%1,000/35
MCTVFiber, Cable50%1,000/1,000
Untangled.NetworkFixed wireless100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless40%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Perry Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 5.0 mi from the center of Perry Township

Recycling Drop Off

This isn’t Perry Township’s own facility. Whether Perry Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Perry Township kids go to
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Edison Middle SchoolPerry Local School District
9–12Perry High SchoolPerry Local School District

Most of Perry Township (90%) is in Perry Local School District; parts are in Tuslaw Local School District (7%) and Fairless Local School District (3%).

A−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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Perry Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Perry TownshipZIP’s residents in Perry Township
44646Massillon, OH45%27%
44708Canton, OH22%24%
44706Canton, OH17%28%
44710Canton, OH10%30%
44662Navarre, OH5%16%

A few homes fall in 44647.

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 Perry Township

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

Aqua Ohio - Massillon PWS (EPA ID OH7604512). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Perry 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 Perry Township?

AT&T, Spectrum, MCTV, Untangled.Network, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Perry Township?

44646 (45%), 44708 (22%), 44706 (17%), 44710 (10%), 44662 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Perry Township in?

Perry Local School District. Parts of the city are in Tuslaw Local School District and Fairless Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Perry 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, Stark 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.