Photo: Tony Alter · CC BY 2.0Living in Riverside, OH: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Riverside is Oakwood Recycling Facility, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, Riverside is closest to Dayton Childrens Hospital, 2.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Riverside, 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 Riverside.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Riverside. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS
Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS supplies Riverside: about 66% of residents live in its service area. Dayton Public Water System serves another 16%. Montgomery County Water Services 2 PWS serves another 13%. About 16% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Dayton Public Water System as seller) and serves 150,207 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. 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. OH5701315.
6 home internet providers serve Riverside
99% of 8,839 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 11% | 5,120/5,120 |
| altafiber Extended Territories | Fiber, DSL | 7% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riverside.
Oakwood Recycling Facility
210 Shafor Boulevard, Oakwood, OH, 45419 · run by City of Oakwood
This isn’t Riverside’s own facility. Whether Riverside residents may use it is the town’s rule: check riverside.oh.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Riverside (80%) is in Mad River Local School District; parts are in Dayton City School District (8%) and Beavercreek City School District (6%) and Fairborn City School District (6%).
C+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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Riverside spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Riverside residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Riverside | ZIP’s residents in Riverside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45431 | Dayton, OH | 49% | 45% |
| 45424 | Dayton, OH | 20% | 10% |
| 45404 | Dayton, OH | 16% | 36% |
| 45432 | Dayton, OH | 15% | 24% |
A few homes fall in 45420.
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 Riverside
Who supplies Riverside’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Montgomery County Water Services 1 PWS (EPA ID OH5701315). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Riverside?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Riverside?
Spectrum, AT&T, Metronet, altafiber Extended Territories, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Riverside?
45431 (49%), 45424 (20%), 45404 (16%), 45432 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Riverside in?
Mad River Local School District. Parts of the city are in Dayton City School District and Beavercreek City School District and Fairborn City School District.
How do I register to vote in Riverside?
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, Montgomery 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.