Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Troy, OH: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Troy is in ZIP code 45373. Almost every address in Troy can get fiber (94%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Troy, 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 Troy.
Power comes from AES Ohio
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Troy. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Troy City PWS
Troy City PWS supplies almost all of Troy. It draws ground water and serves 26,305 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.7 ppb. That’s lower than 65% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5501612.
9 home internet providers serve Troy
100% of 9,821 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 96% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 58% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 40% | 400/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Troy: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Troy, from the town’s own site.
Dye Mill Road Compost Facility
400 Dye Mill Road, Troy, OH 45373
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: Free of charge for Troy residents within city limits; proof of residency may be required
From troyohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-07-05, 2025-12-10. 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 Troy (88%) is in Troy City School District; parts are in Miami East Local School District (12%).
B+School 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Troy is in ZIP code 45373
ZIP codes where Troy residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Troy | ZIP’s residents in Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45373 | Troy, OH | 100% | 71% |
45374 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Troy
Who supplies Troy’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Troy City PWS (EPA ID OH5501612). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Troy?
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Troy?
Spectrum, Metronet, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Troy?
45373. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Troy in?
Troy City School District. Parts of the city are in Miami East Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Troy?
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, Miami 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: Troy’s own website (troyohio.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.