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The Richfield Township handbook

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

Tap water in most of Richfield Township comes from Cleveland Water, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 18% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Summa Western Reserve Hospital, 10.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Richfield 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 Richfield Township.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cleveland Water

Cleveland Water supplies Richfield Township: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 1,308,955 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. OH1801212.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Richfield Township

99% of 2,805 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/35
KineticFiber, DSL71%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless71%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless58%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless53%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Richfield Township is any weekday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Richfield Township, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

Recycling drop-off

Village Hall Bins

4410 West Streetsboro Road, Richfield, OH 44286

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to book

From richfieldvillageohio.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Richfield Township kids go to
PK–2Richfield Elementary SchoolRevere Local School District
3–5Bath Elementary Schoolin Akron
6–8Revere Middle Schoolin Akron
9–12Revere High Schoolin Richfield

Most of Richfield Township (97%) is in Revere Local School District; parts are in Woodridge Local School District (3%).

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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Richfield Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Richfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Richfield Township
44286Richfield, OH95%97%
44141Brecksville, OH5%2%

A few homes fall in 44333, 44264.

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 Richfield Township

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

Cleveland Water (EPA ID OH1801212). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Richfield Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Richfield Township?

44286 (95%), 44141 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Richfield Township in?

Revere Local School District. Parts of the city are in Woodridge Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Richfield 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, 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.
  • Trash: Richfield Township’s own website (richfieldvillageohio.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.