Living in Sharon Center, OH: what to set up and who to call
Sharon Center has no town government of its own, so Medina County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Highland Local School District. The closest public drop-off to Sharon Center is Wadsworth Solid Waste Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sharon Center, 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 Sharon Center.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sharon Center. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Medina Co/Sharon-Wadsworth PWS
Medina Co/Sharon-Wadsworth PWS supplies Sharon Center: about 10% 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 buys treated ground water (EPA lists Wadsworth City PWS as seller) and serves 566 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. OH5202003.
7 home internet providers serve Sharon Center
97% of 471 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CityLink | Fiber, Cable | 42% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sharon Center.
Wadsworth Solid Waste Transfer Station
165 Auble Street, Wadsworth, OH, 44281 · run by City of Wadsworth
This isn’t Sharon Center’s own facility. Whether Sharon Center 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.
Sharon Center is in Highland Local School District.
A+School 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
Sharon Center is unincorporated, so Medina 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.
Sharon Center spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sharon Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sharon Center | ZIP’s residents in Sharon Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44281 | Wadsworth, OH | 69% | 2% |
| 44274 | Sharon Center, OH | 29% | 100% |
| 44256 | Medina, OH | 2% | 0% |
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 Sharon Center
Who supplies Sharon Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Medina Co/Sharon-Wadsworth PWS (EPA ID OH5202003). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sharon Center?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sharon Center?
Spectrum, CityLink, Omni Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sharon Center?
44281 (69%), 44274 (29%), 44256 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sharon Center in?
Highland Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Sharon Center?
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, Medina 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.