Photo: Rickofwood · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wadsworth, OH: what to set up and who to call
Wadsworth runs its own electric utility, City of Wadsworth; its homes paid 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Wadsworth has its own drop-off, Wadsworth Solid Waste Transfer Station, on 165 Auble Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wadsworth, 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.
Power comes from City of Wadsworth
City of Wadsworth (City of Wadsworth - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves all of Wadsworth. Its homes paid an average of 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $96 a month (its average across Ohio).
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 almost all of Wadsworth. 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
100% of 8,359 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CityLink | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 50% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Untangled.Network | Fixed wireless | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wadsworth is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wadsworth, 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
Wadsworth Drop-off
165 Auble Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat9 am–1 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From wadsworthcity.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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 (97%) is in Wadsworth City School District; parts are in Highland Local School District (3%).
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 is in ZIP code 44281
ZIP codes where Wadsworth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wadsworth | ZIP’s residents in Wadsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44281 | Wadsworth, OH | 100% | 72% |
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
Who supplies Wadsworth’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?
City of Wadsworth (City of Wadsworth - (OH)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wadsworth?
CityLink, Spectrum, Frontier, Untangled.Network, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wadsworth?
44281. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wadsworth in?
Wadsworth City School District. Parts of the city are in Highland Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Wadsworth?
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’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.