Photo: SalamanderEmergency · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Swanton Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
In Swanton Township, trash day is Monday (Stevens Disposal collects). University of Toledo Medical Center, 12.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Swanton Township, 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 Swanton Township.
Power comes from The Toledo Edison
The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Swanton Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 69% of The Toledo Edison’s home customers do, and The Toledo Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Arrowhead Lake MHP
Arrowhead Lake MHP supplies Swanton Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. Swanton Village serves another 6%. City of Toledo serves another 6%. About 79% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 327 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. 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. OH4800112.
8 home internet providers serve Swanton Township
94% of 1,256 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 14% | 25/3 |
| Windstream Ohio | DSL, Fiber | 7% | 200/20 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Buckeye Cablesystem | Fiber | 5% | 10,000/10,000 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 81% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Swanton Township is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Swanton Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From swantontownshipoh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-22, 2026-07-22T01:49:59+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Swanton Township (56%) is in Swanton Local School District; parts are in Anthony Wayne Local School District (44%).
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Swanton Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Swanton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Swanton Township | ZIP’s residents in Swanton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43558 | Swanton, OH | 82% | 18% |
| 43571 | Whitehouse, OH | 15% | 6% |
| 43542 | Monclova, OH | 3% | 2% |
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 Swanton Township
Who supplies Swanton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Arrowhead Lake MHP (EPA ID OH4800112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Swanton Township?
The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Swanton Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, Windstream Ohio, Brightspeed, Buckeye Cablesystem, MetaLINK (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Swanton Township?
43558 (82%), 43571 (15%), 43542 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Swanton Township in?
Swanton Local School District. Parts of the city are in Anthony Wayne Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Swanton 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, Lucas 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: Swanton Township’s own website (swantontownshipoh.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.