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The Salem Township handbook

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

Salem Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 45365 holds the most residents (53%). For a library card, the closest branch is Shelby County Libraries - Amos Memorial, 7.1 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Salem 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 Salem Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AES Ohio

AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Salem Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Hidden Valley MHP PWS

Hidden Valley MHP PWS supplies Salem Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 85 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 55% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH7500412.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Salem Township

98% of 1,009 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber71%1,000/1,000
NKTelcoFiber22%1,000/1,000
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless79%400/40
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
NKTELCO - GoldstarFixed wireless53%50/5
AT&TFixed wireless14%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Salem Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Salem Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Salem 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.

Salem Township kids go to
K–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–4Northwood Intermediate Schoolin Sidney
5–8Sidney Middle Schoolin Sidney
9–12Sidney High Schoolin Sidney

Most of Salem Township (79%) is in Sidney City School District; parts are in Fairlawn Local School District (11%) and Anna Local School District (8%) and Jackson Center Local School District (2%).

C+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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Salem Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Salem TownshipZIP’s residents in Salem Township
45365Sidney, OH53%4%
45340Maplewood, OH33%80%
45360Port Jefferson, OH14%100%

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 Salem Township

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

Hidden Valley MHP PWS (EPA ID OH7500412). 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 0.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Salem Township?

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 Salem Township?

Spectrum, NKTelco, Watch Communications, Verizon, NKTELCO - Goldstar, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Salem Township?

45365 (53%), 45340 (33%), 45360 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Salem Township in?

Sidney City School District. Parts of the city are in Fairlawn Local School District and Anna Local School District and Jackson Center Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Salem 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, Shelby 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.