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Sinking Spring, Ohio looking south on Main Street (Ohio Highway 41).Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sinking Spring handbook

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

Most mail in Sinking Spring goes to 45172 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Sinking Spring.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sinking Spring, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerAEP Ohioinvestor-owned utility · 19.0¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sinking Spring’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAdams County/Ohio Valley Local School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes45172, 45133Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Sinking Spring.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sinking Spring. 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Sinking Spring

100% of 83 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Southern Ohio CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL53%115/7
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless41%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless7%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sinking Spring’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sinking Spring.

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

Sinking Spring kids go to
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Sinking Spring is in Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSinking Spring’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Highland County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Highland County (county election office). 1575 N High St., Suite 200, Hillsboro, OH 45133 · (937) 393-9961 · [email protected]FVAP, Feb 2022
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.ohiosos.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sinking Spring spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sinking SpringZIP’s residents in Sinking Spring
45172Sinking Spring, OH98%100%
45133Hillsboro, OH2%0%

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.

Nearest emergency roomAdams County Regional Medical Center14.4 miles awayGet a library cardAdams County Public LibraryNearest branch: Peebles Public Library, 157 High St. · (937) 587-2085

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Sinking Spring

Who provides electricity in Sinking Spring?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sinking Spring?

Southern Ohio Communications, Frontier, Ohio Transparent Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sinking Spring?

45172 (98%), 45133 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sinking Spring in?

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Sinking Spring?

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, Highland 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.

  • 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.