Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Washington Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Washington Township comes from City of Columbus, a municipal utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Washington Township can choose between Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Power comes from City of Columbus
City of Columbus (City of Columbus - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves 98.0% of Washington Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $77 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 Columbus Public Water System
Columbus Public Water System supplies almost all of Washington Township. 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.
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.
7 home internet providers serve Washington Township
100% of 15,153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| altafiber Extended Territories | Fiber | 83% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 69% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 5% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Washington Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Washington Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Washington Township (68%) is in Dublin City School District; parts are in Hilliard City School District (29%) and Jonathan Alder Local School District (3%).
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.
Washington Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Washington Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Washington Township | ZIP’s residents in Washington Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43017 | Dublin, OH | 55% | 65% |
| 43016 | Dublin, OH | 45% | 53% |
A few homes fall in 43026, 43065, 43064, 43221.
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 Washington Township
Who supplies Washington Township’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 Washington Township?
City of Columbus (City of Columbus - (OH)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Washington Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, altafiber Extended Territories, Breezeline, Frontier, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Washington Township?
43017 (55%), 43016 (45%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Washington Township in?
Dublin City School District. Parts of the city are in Hilliard City School District and Jonathan Alder Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Washington 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, 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.