Living in Rome, OH: what to set up and who to call
Rome has no town government of its own, so Adams County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Manchester Local School District. The ER is a drive from Rome: the closest is Adams County Regional Medical Center, 21.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rome, 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 Rome.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rome. 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 Adams County Regional WD PWS
Adams County Regional WD PWS supplies almost all of Rome. It draws ground water and serves 21,810 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–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. OH0100012.
4 home internet providers serve Rome
99% of 63 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Ohio Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 79% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rome’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rome.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rome is in Manchester 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Rome is unincorporated, so Adams County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Rome is in ZIP code 45684
ZIP codes where Rome residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rome | ZIP’s residents in Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45684 | Stout, OH | 100% | 5% |
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 Rome
Who supplies Rome’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Adams County Regional WD PWS (EPA ID OH0100012). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rome?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rome?
Southern Ohio Communications, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rome?
45684. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rome in?
Manchester Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Rome?
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, Adams 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.