Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Plain City, OH: what to set up and who to call
Mid-Ohio WSD - Jackson Street WTP has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.3 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). In Plain City, trash day is Thursday (Local Waste Services collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Plain City, 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 Plain City.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 94.1% of Plain City residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mid-Ohio WSD - Jackson Street WTP
Mid-Ohio WSD - Jackson Street WTP supplies Plain City: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 4,467 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.3 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. OH4901112.
7 home internet providers serve Plain City
98% of 1,720 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 100/20 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Bresco Broadband | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/50 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/4 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Plain City is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Plain City, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated cardboard
- Paperboard
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Phone books
- Office paper
- Clear, green and brown glass bottles
- Plastic bottles and jugs #1 & #2
- Steel food cans
- Aluminum cans
Kurtz Brothers
6279 Houchard Road, Dublin, OH 43016
From plaincityohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Plain City is in Jonathan Alder Local School District.
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Plain City is in ZIP code 43064
ZIP codes where Plain City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Plain City | ZIP’s residents in Plain City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43064 | Plain City, OH | 100% | 24% |
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 Plain City
Who supplies Plain City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mid-Ohio WSD - Jackson Street WTP (EPA ID OH4901112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Plain City?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Plain City?
AT&T, Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, Bresco Broadband, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Plain City?
43064. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Plain City in?
Jonathan Alder Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Plain City?
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, Madison 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: Plain City’s own website (plaincityohio.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.