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The Sandy Township handbook

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

Most mail in Sandy Township goes to 44656 (46% of residents), one of 6 ZIP codes in town. Union Hospital, 8.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sandy 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 Sandy Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sandy 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 East Sparta Village PWS

East Sparta Village PWS supplies Sandy Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 850 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. OH7601612.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Sandy Township

88% of 1,499 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber79%1,000/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL39%25/3
FrontierDSL29%70/3
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless74%250/50
VerizonFixed wireless43%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless34%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 Sandy Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sandy Township.

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

Sandy Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Sandy Township (52%) is in Sandy Valley Local School District; parts are in Tuscarawas Valley Local School District (48%).

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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sandy Township spans 6 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sandy TownshipZIP’s residents in Sandy Township
44656Mineral City, OH46%52%
44643Magnolia, OH33%30%
44671Sandyville, OH12%100%
44612Bolivar, OH5%2%
44697Zoar, OH2%24%
44626East Sparta, OH2%2%

A few homes fall in 44622.

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 Sandy Township

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

East Sparta Village PWS (EPA ID OH7601612). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sandy 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 Sandy Township?

Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Smart Way Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sandy Township?

44656 (46%), 44643 (33%), 44671 (12%), 44612 (5%), 44697 (2%), 44626 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sandy Township in?

Sandy Valley Local School District. Parts of the city are in Tuscarawas Valley Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Sandy 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, Tuscarawas 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.