Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY 4.0Living in Portsmouth, OH: what to set up and who to call
Portsmouth has its own drop-off, Shawnee Sanitation. Portsmouth has its own library, Scioto County Public Library, at 1220 Gallia St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth City water system
The Portsmouth City water system supplies almost all of Portsmouth. It draws surface water and serves 40,475 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. OH7300111.
7 home internet providers serve Portsmouth
96% of 7,773 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Riverside Broadband | Fixed wireless | 75% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 38% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Portsmouth has its own drop-off: Shawnee Sanitation
Where to take trash and recycling in Portsmouth, and where the rules are.
Shawnee Sanitation
Before you go, check the rules on portsmouthoh.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2017). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Portsmouth is in Portsmouth City School District.
CSchool 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Portsmouth is in ZIP code 45662
ZIP codes where Portsmouth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Portsmouth | ZIP’s residents in Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45662 | Portsmouth, OH | 100% | 66% |
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 Portsmouth
Who supplies Portsmouth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Portsmouth City water system (EPA ID OH7300111). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Portsmouth?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Portsmouth?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Riverside Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Portsmouth?
45662. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Portsmouth in?
Portsmouth City School District.
How do I register to vote in Portsmouth?
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, Scioto 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.