Living in Tuppers Plains, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tuppers Plains has no town government of its own, so Meigs County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Eastern Local School District. The nearest emergency room is Camden Clark Medical Center, 15.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tuppers Plains, 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 Tuppers Plains.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tuppers Plains. 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.
Water comes from Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District
Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District supplies almost all of Tuppers Plains. It draws ground water and serves 16,087 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 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.2 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5300612.
6 home internet providers serve Tuppers Plains
90% of 283 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 74% | 2,000/2,000 |
| New Era Broadband | Fixed wireless | 70% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 5% | 300/20 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tuppers Plains’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tuppers Plains.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tuppers Plains is in Eastern Local School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Tuppers Plains is unincorporated, so Meigs County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Tuppers Plains spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tuppers Plains residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tuppers Plains | ZIP’s residents in Tuppers Plains |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45783 | Tuppers Plains, OH | 41% | 100% |
| 45723 | Coolville, OH | 32% | 4% |
| 45772 | Reedsville, OH | 26% | 7% |
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 Tuppers Plains
Who supplies Tuppers Plains’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District (EPA ID OH5300612). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tuppers Plains?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tuppers Plains?
Spectrum, Kinetic, New Era Broadband, Verizon, Ohio Transparent Telecom, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tuppers Plains?
45783 (41%), 45723 (32%), 45772 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tuppers Plains in?
Eastern Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Tuppers Plains?
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, Meigs 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.