Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Prospect, OH: what to set up and who to call
Prospect runs its own electric utility, Prospect Corporation. Public schools here are run by Elgin Local School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prospect, 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 Prospect.
Power comes from Prospect Corporation
Prospect Corporation (Prospect Corporation), a municipal utility, serves all of Prospect.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Ohio - Marion
Aqua Ohio - Marion supplies almost all of Prospect. It draws surface water and serves 47,102 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. OH5100414.
5 home internet providers serve Prospect
96% of 505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 92% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 89% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Prospect’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prospect.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Prospect is in Elgin 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Prospect is in ZIP code 43342
ZIP codes where Prospect residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prospect | ZIP’s residents in Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43342 | Prospect, OH | 100% | 33% |
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 Prospect
Who supplies Prospect’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Ohio - Marion (EPA ID OH5100414). 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 3.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prospect?
Prospect Corporation (Prospect Corporation), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Prospect?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prospect?
43342. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prospect in?
Elgin Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Prospect?
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, Marion 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.