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The Silverton handbook

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

Most mail in Silverton goes to 45236 (87% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, Silverton is closest to The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health, 1.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Silverton, 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 Silverton.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Silverton. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of Duke Energy’s home customers do, and Duke Energy 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 Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW)

Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) supplies almost all of Silverton. It draws surface water and serves 750,200 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.7 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. OH3102612.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Silverton

100% of 1,867 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
altafiberFiber, DSL91%3,000/3,000
T-MobileFixed wireless95%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless64%1,000/75
AT&TFixed wireless29%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 Silverton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Silverton.

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

Silverton kids go to
PK–6Silverton ElementaryCincinnati City School District
7–1231 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Silverton (96%) is in Cincinnati City School District; parts are in Deer Park Community City School District (4%).

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Silverton spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SilvertonZIP’s residents in Silverton
45236Cincinnati, OH87%18%
45213Cincinnati, OH12%5%

A few homes fall in 45227, 45243.

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 Silverton

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

Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) (EPA ID OH3102612). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Silverton?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Silverton?

Spectrum, altafiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Silverton?

45236 (87%), 45213 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Silverton in?

Cincinnati City School District. Parts of the city are in Deer Park Community City School District.

How do I register to vote in Silverton?

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, Hamilton 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.