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The Rush Creek Township handbook

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

Rush Creek Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 43107 holds the most residents (77%). The closest ER is Fairfield Medical Center, 8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rush Creek 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 Rush Creek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rush Creek Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Bremen Village water system

The Bremen Village water system supplies Rush Creek Township: about 37% of residents live in its service area. About 63% 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 1,425 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2300212.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Rush Creek Township

70% of 1,728 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber61%1,000/50
FrontierDSL42%90/5
VerizonFixed wireless53%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless8%25/3
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless7%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless6%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Rush Creek Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rush Creek Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Rush Creek Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rush Creek Township kids go to
K–4Bremen Elementary SchoolFairfield Union Local School District
5–8Fairfield Union Rushville Middle Schoolin Lancaster
9–12Fairfield Union High Schoolin Lancaster

Rush Creek Township is in Fairfield Union Local School District.

B+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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rush Creek Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rush Creek TownshipZIP’s residents in Rush Creek Township
43107Bremen, OH77%95%
43130Lancaster, OH17%1%
43150Rushville, OH4%7%
43155Sugar Grove, OH2%3%

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 Rush Creek Township

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

The Bremen Village water system (EPA ID OH2300212). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rush Creek Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Rush Creek Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, Ohio Transparent Telecom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rush Creek Township?

43107 (77%), 43130 (17%), 43150 (4%), 43155 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rush Creek Township in?

Fairfield Union Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Rush Creek 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, Fairfield 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.