Living in Richville, OH: what to set up and who to call
Richville has no town government of its own, so Stark County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Perry Local School District. For emergencies, Richville is closest to Aultman Hospital, 4.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richville, 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 Richville.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richville. 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 Aqua Ohio - Massillon PWS
Aqua Ohio - Massillon PWS supplies Richville: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Canton Public Water System serves another 19%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 95,636 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
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. OH7604512.
7 home internet providers serve Richville
100% of 1,366 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCTV | Fiber, Cable | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 69% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 29% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Untangled.Network | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
| Smart Way Communications | Fixed wireless | 22% | 250/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Richville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Richville is in Perry Local School District.
A−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
Richville is unincorporated, so Stark County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Richville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richville | ZIP’s residents in Richville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44706 | Canton, OH | 67% | 13% |
| 44662 | Navarre, OH | 19% | 6% |
| 44646 | Massillon, OH | 14% | 1% |
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 Richville
Who supplies Richville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Ohio - Massillon PWS (EPA ID OH7604512). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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.
Who provides electricity in Richville?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Richville?
MCTV, AT&T, Spectrum, Untangled.Network, Verizon, Smart Way Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richville?
44706 (67%), 44662 (19%), 44646 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richville in?
Perry Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Richville?
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, Stark 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.