Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Portage Lakes, OH: what to set up and who to call
Portage Lakes has no town government of its own, so Summit County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Coventry Local School District. Akron City PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Portage Lakes, 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 Portage Lakes.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Portage Lakes. 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 Akron City PWS
Akron City PWS supplies Portage Lakes: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 28% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 280,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2025. 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. OH7700011.
4 home internet providers serve Portage Lakes
99% of 3,138 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Portage Lakes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Portage Lakes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Portage Lakes is in Coventry Local 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Portage Lakes is unincorporated, so Summit County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Portage Lakes is in ZIP code 44319
ZIP codes where Portage Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Portage Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Portage Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44319 | Akron, OH | 100% | 29% |
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 Portage Lakes
Who supplies Portage Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Akron City PWS (EPA ID OH7700011). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Portage Lakes?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Portage Lakes?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Portage Lakes?
44319. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Portage Lakes in?
Coventry Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Portage Lakes?
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, Summit 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.