Photo: Rickofwood · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wadsworth Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Wadsworth Township is Wadsworth Solid Waste Transfer Station, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The nearest library is Ella M. Everhard Public Library, 1.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wadsworth Township, 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 Wadsworth Township.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wadsworth Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wadsworth City PWS
Wadsworth City PWS supplies Wadsworth Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. About 57% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 24,356 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 Jul–Dec 2025, 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. OH5201712.
8 home internet providers serve Wadsworth Township
100% of 1,812 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| CityLink | Cable, Fiber | 43% | 600/25 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 30% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Untangled.Network | Fixed wireless | 86% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wadsworth Township is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wadsworth Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on wadsworthcity.com
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From wadsworthcity.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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 Wadsworth Township (99%) is in Wadsworth City School District.
ASchool 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Wadsworth Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wadsworth Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wadsworth Township | ZIP’s residents in Wadsworth Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44281 | Wadsworth, OH | 80% | 11% |
| 44270 | Rittman, OH | 10% | 5% |
| 44230 | Doylestown, OH | 9% | 5% |
| 44203 | Barberton, OH | 2% | 0% |
44282 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 Wadsworth Township
Who supplies Wadsworth Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wadsworth City PWS (EPA ID OH5201712). 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 (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wadsworth Township?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wadsworth Township?
Spectrum, CityLink, Frontier, Omni Fiber, Untangled.Network, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wadsworth Township?
44281 (80%), 44270 (10%), 44230 (9%), 44203 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wadsworth Township in?
Wadsworth City School District.
How do I register to vote in Wadsworth Township?
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, Medina 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: Wadsworth Township’s own website (wadsworthcity.com), 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.