Photo: Jason Zhang · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Toledo, OH: what to set up and who to call
The City of Toledo water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Mar 2023. Trains stop in Toledo.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Toledo, 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 Toledo.
Power comes from The Toledo Edison
The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Toledo. 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 City of Toledo water system
The City of Toledo water system supplies almost all of Toledo. It draws surface water and serves 360,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Mar 2023. 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people had none.
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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4801411.
6 home internet providers serve Toledo
99% of 101,349 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Cablesystem | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 70% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 3% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
| Amplex Wireless | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Toledo is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Toledo, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on toledo.oh.gov
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on toledo.oh.gov →
Clean Toledo Recycling Center
3900 Creekside Ave., Toledo, OH 43612
- Tue8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8:30 am–4:30 pm
Clean Toledo Recycling Center
3900 Creekside Ave., Toledo, OH 43612
From toledo.oh.gov, cdn.toledo.oh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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 Toledo (74%) is in Toledo City School District; parts are in Washington Local School District (22%).
CSchool 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.
Toledo spans 14 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Toledo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Toledo | ZIP’s residents in Toledo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43613 | Toledo, OH | 12% | 100% |
| 43614 | Toledo, OH | 11% | 100% |
| 43612 | Toledo, OH | 11% | 98% |
| 43615 | Toledo, OH | 10% | 71% |
| 43605 | Toledo, OH | 9% | 98% |
| 43606 | Toledo, OH | 8% | 88% |
| 43609 | Toledo, OH | 8% | 100% |
| 43607 | Toledo, OH | 8% | 100% |
| 43611 | Toledo, OH | 6% | 87% |
| 43623 | Toledo, OH | 6% | 75% |
| 43608 | Toledo, OH | 5% | 100% |
| 43604 | Toledo, OH | 3% | 100% |
| 43620 | Toledo, OH | 2% | 100% |
| 43610 | Toledo, OH | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 43537. 43405, 43601, 43603, 43635, 43652, 43654, 43656, 43657, 43659, 43660, 43661, 43666, 43667, 43681, 43682, 43697, 43699 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Toledo
Who supplies Toledo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Toledo water system (EPA ID OH4801411). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 86% 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 Toledo?
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 Toledo?
Buckeye Cablesystem, AT&T, Omni Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Amplex Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Toledo?
43613 (12%), 43614 (11%), 43612 (11%), 43615 (10%), 43605 (9%), 43606 (8%), 43609 (8%), 43607 (8%), 43611 (6%), 43623 (6%), 43608 (5%), 43604 (3%), 43620 (2%), 43610 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Toledo in?
Toledo City School District. Parts of the city are in Washington Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Toledo?
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: Toledo’s own website (toledo.oh.gov, cdn.toledo.oh.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.