Photo: NOAA's National Ocean Service · CC BY 2.0Living in Put-in-Bay, OH: what to set up and who to call
The Put-In-Bay Village water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Dec 2022. For home internet, most of Put-in-Bay can choose between Amplex Wireless and Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Put-in-Bay, 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 Put-in-Bay.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Put-in-Bay. 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 Put-In-Bay Village water system
The Put-In-Bay Village water system supplies Put-in-Bay: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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 5,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Dec 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 10.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.6 ppb. That’s higher than 99% 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. OH6203311.
5 home internet providers serve Put-in-Bay
100% of 258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplex Wireless | Fixed wireless, DSL | 98% | 100/20 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 59% | 90/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Put-in-Bay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Put-in-Bay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Put-in-Bay is in Put-in-Bay Local School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Put-in-Bay is in ZIP code 43456
ZIP codes where Put-in-Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Put-in-Bay | ZIP’s residents in Put-in-Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43456 | Put In Bay, OH | 100% | 23% |
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 Put-in-Bay
Who supplies Put-in-Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Put-In-Bay Village water system (EPA ID OH6203311). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Put-in-Bay?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Put-in-Bay?
Amplex Wireless, Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Put-in-Bay?
43456. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Put-in-Bay in?
Put-in-Bay Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Put-in-Bay?
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, Ottawa 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.