Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ross, OH: what to set up and who to call
Ross has no town government of its own, so Butler County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ross Local School District. Fiber reaches 97% of addresses in Ross.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ross, 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 Ross.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ross. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of Duke Energy’s home customers do, and Duke Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Southwest Regional Water District
Southwest Regional Water District supplies Ross: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 42,856 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 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. OH0903912.
5 home internet providers serve Ross
99% of 1,486 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| altafiber | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ross’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ross.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ross is in Ross Local School District.
ASchool 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
Ross is unincorporated, so Butler 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.
Ross spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ross residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ross | ZIP’s residents in Ross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45014 | Fairfield, OH | 53% | 4% |
| 45013 | Hamilton, OH | 47% | 3% |
45061 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Ross
Who supplies Ross’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Southwest Regional Water District (EPA ID OH0903912). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ross?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ross?
altafiber, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ross?
45014 (53%), 45013 (47%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ross in?
Ross Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Ross?
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, Butler 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.