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The Urbancrest handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Urbancrest is Franklin County Sanitary Landfill - SWACO;Franklin County Sanitary Landfill, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The closest ER is Doctors Hospital, 4.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Urbancrest, 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 Urbancrest.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Urbancrest. 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 Columbus Public Water System

Columbus Public Water System supplies almost all of Urbancrest. It draws surface water and serves 1,305,946 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 68% 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. OH2504412.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Urbancrest

96% of 275 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL, Fiber96%100/20
SpectrumCable93%1,000/35
BreezelineCable91%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless80%100/20
Bresco BroadbandFixed wireless23%100/100

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Urbancrest.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.7 mi from the center of Urbancrest

Franklin County Sanitary Landfill - SWACO;Franklin County Sanitary Landfill

4239 London-Groveport Road, Grove City;Jackson, OH, 43123 · run by Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio: SWACO

This isn’t Urbancrest’s own facility. Whether Urbancrest residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Urbancrest kids go to
K–416 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Urbancrest is in South-Western City School District.

C+School 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

Urbancrest is in ZIP code 43123

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of UrbancrestZIP’s residents in Urbancrest
43123Grove City, OH100%2%

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 Urbancrest

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

Columbus Public Water System (EPA ID OH2504412). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Urbancrest?

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

What internet providers serve Urbancrest?

AT&T, Spectrum, Breezeline, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bresco Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Urbancrest?

43123. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Urbancrest in?

South-Western City School District.

How do I register to vote in Urbancrest?

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, Franklin 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.