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The Tiffin handbook

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

All of Tiffin gets its mail under one ZIP code, 44883. Tiffin-Seneca Public Library, at 77 Jefferson St, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Tiffin, 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 Tiffin.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

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

Aqua Ohio - Tiffin supplies almost all of Tiffin. It draws surface water and serves 20,279 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. The highest in five years was 10.0 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH7400614.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Tiffin

100% of 6,831 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
Omni FiberFiber78%10,000/10,000
Bascom CommunicationsFixed wireless, Fiber65%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL35%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless93%400/40
T-MobileFixed wireless79%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Tiffin’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tiffin.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Tiffin kids go to
K–1Washington K-1 Elementary SchoolTiffin City School District
2–3Krout 2-3 ElementaryTiffin City School District
6–8Tiffin Middle SchoolTiffin City School District
9–12Columbian High SchoolTiffin City School District

Most of Tiffin (93%) is in Tiffin City School District; parts are in Hopewell-Loudon Local School District (7%).

BSchool 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

Tiffin is in ZIP code 44883

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of TiffinZIP’s residents in Tiffin
44883Tiffin, OH100%63%

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 Tiffin

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

Aqua Ohio - Tiffin (EPA ID OH7400614). 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 Tiffin?

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

What internet providers serve Tiffin?

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

What ZIP codes are in Tiffin?

44883. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Tiffin in?

Tiffin City School District. Parts of the city are in Hopewell-Loudon Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Tiffin?

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, Seneca 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.