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The Plain Township handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Plain Township is Recycling Drop Off, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Plain Township; 60% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Plain 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 Plain Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 74.6% of Plain Township 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Canton Public Water System

Canton Public Water System supplies Plain Township: about 47% of residents live in its service area. North Canton City PWS serves another 43%. About 12% 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 107,113 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.0 ppb. That’s higher than 82% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH7608112.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Plain Township

99% of 20,885 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/35
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless94%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless47%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless39%300/20

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 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Plain Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.9 mi from the center of Plain Township

Recycling Drop Off

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

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

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Plain Township kids go to
K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Plain Township (71%) is in Plain Local School District; parts are in North Canton City School District (27%).

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

Plain Township spans 8 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Plain TownshipZIP’s residents in Plain Township
44720North Canton, OH43%56%
44721Canton, OH22%89%
44705Canton, OH11%33%
44709Canton, OH8%22%
44708Canton, OH6%13%
44714Canton, OH5%29%
44718Canton, OH4%17%
44652Middlebranch, OH1%100%

A few homes fall in 44641.

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 Plain Township

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

Canton Public Water System (EPA ID OH7608112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Plain Township?

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 Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Plain Township?

44720 (43%), 44721 (22%), 44705 (11%), 44709 (8%), 44708 (6%), 44714 (5%), 44718 (4%), 44652 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plain Township in?

Plain Local School District. Parts of the city are in North Canton City School District.

How do I register to vote in Plain 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.