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The Stony Prairie handbook

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

Stony Prairie has no town government of its own, so Sandusky County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fremont City School District. The nearest emergency room is Magruder Hospital, 15.4 miles away.

Stony Prairie has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Sandusky County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Stony Prairie’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Stony Prairie, 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 Stony Prairie.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stony Prairie. 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 Fremont City water system

The Fremont City water system supplies Stony Prairie: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 18,319 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. OH7200311.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Stony Prairie

99% of 638 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber93%1,000/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL93%100/20
Omni FiberFiber50%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless76%400/40

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Stony Prairie’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stony Prairie.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileStony Prairie has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Stony Prairie kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Fremont Middle Schoolin Fremont
9–12Fremont Ross High Schoolin Fremont

Stony Prairie is in Fremont City School District.

C+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

No town hall: the county runs things

Stony Prairie is unincorporated, so Sandusky County is the local government.

Local governmentSandusky CountyStony Prairie is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDirector, Sandusky County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Sandusky County (county election office). 2020 Countryside Dr, Fremont, OH 43420-9574 · (419) 334-6180 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2019
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Stony Prairie is in ZIP code 43420

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Stony PrairieZIP’s residents in Stony Prairie
43420Fremont, OH100%4%

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 Stony Prairie

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

The Fremont City water system (EPA ID OH7200311). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Stony Prairie?

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

What internet providers serve Stony Prairie?

Spectrum, AT&T, Omni Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Stony Prairie?

43420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Stony Prairie in?

Fremont City School District.

How do I register to vote in Stony Prairie?

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, Sandusky 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.