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The Smithfield Township handbook

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

Most mail in Smithfield Township goes to 43917 (41% of residents), one of 5 ZIP codes in town. Smithfield Township has its own library, Adena Branch, at 167 Hanna Ave.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Smithfield 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 Dillonvale water system

The Dillonvale water system supplies Smithfield Township: about 30% of residents live in its service area. Adena Village PWS serves another 20%. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Mount Pleasant PWS as seller) and serves 665 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 percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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. OH4100512.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Smithfield Township

89% of 1,845 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable71%2,000/250
FrontierFiber, DSL44%5,000/5,000
Jefferson County CableCable31%400/40
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless55%250/50
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless19%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless14%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Smithfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smithfield Township.

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

Smithfield Township kids go to
PK–5Buckeye West Elementary SchoolBuckeye Local School District
6–8Buckeye Local Junior Highin Rayland
9–12Buckeye Local High Schoolin Rayland

Smithfield Township is in Buckeye 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Smithfield Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Smithfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Smithfield Township
43917Dillonvale, OH41%47%
43901Adena, OH30%43%
43948Smithfield, OH17%100%
43943Rayland, OH10%9%
43907Cadiz, OH2%1%

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 Smithfield Township

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

The Dillonvale water system (EPA ID OH4100512). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township?

Xfinity, Frontier, Jefferson County Cable, Smart Way Communications, Ohio Transparent Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Smithfield Township?

43917 (41%), 43901 (30%), 43948 (17%), 43943 (10%), 43907 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Smithfield Township in?

Buckeye Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Smithfield 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, Jefferson 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.