Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Scioto Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Scioto Township is Franklin County Sanitary Landfill - SWACO;Franklin County Sanitary Landfill, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Mt Sterling Public Library, 10.8 miles away, is the closest library to Scioto Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Scioto Township, 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 Scioto Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 88.7% of Scioto Township residents. 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 Commercial Point Village water system
The Commercial Point Village water system supplies Scioto Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 3,497 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. OH6503512.
6 home internet providers serve Scioto Township
67% of 3,324 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 62% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 21% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Scioto Township.
Franklin County Sanitary Landfill - SWACO;Franklin County Sanitary Landfill
4239 London-Groveport Road, Grove City;Jackson, OH, 43123 · run by Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio: SWACO
This isn’t Scioto Township’s own facility. Whether Scioto Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Scioto Township is in Teays Valley 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.
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.
Scioto Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Scioto Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scioto Township | ZIP’s residents in Scioto Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43146 | Orient, OH | 65% | 60% |
| 43116 | Commercial Point, OH | 23% | 100% |
| 43103 | Ashville, OH | 11% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 43137, 43113.
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 Scioto Township
Who supplies Scioto Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Commercial Point Village water system (EPA ID OH6503512). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Scioto 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 Scioto Township?
Point Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Scioto Township?
43146 (65%), 43116 (23%), 43103 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scioto Township in?
Teays Valley Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Scioto 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, Pickaway 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.