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Washington Township northeast of Zanesville, aerialPhoto: Ohio Redevelopment Projects · CC BY 2.0
The Washington Township handbook

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

Washington Township has its own drop-off, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, on 2179 Adamsville Road. Muskingum County Library System, 4.7 miles away, is the closest library to Washington Township.

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.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Washington Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Washington Township. 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 Muskingum County Water - Se

Muskingum County Water - Se supplies Washington Township: about 87% of residents live in its service area. Greenlawn Estates MHP serves another 7%. About 9% 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 21,540 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. OH6000412.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Washington Township

96% of 2,014 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL50%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless62%300/20
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless18%250/50

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

Trash & recycling

Washington Township has its own drop-off: Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Where to take trash and recycling in Washington Township, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by not listed

Rumpke Waste & Recycling

2179 Adamsville Road, Zanesville, OH, 43701

Before you go, check the rules on rumpke.com.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Washington Township kids go to
PK–6National RoadZanesville City School District
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Washington Township (73%) is in Tri-Valley Local School District; parts are in Zanesville City School District (27%).

B−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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Washington Township is in ZIP code 43701

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Washington TownshipZIP’s residents in Washington Township
43701Zanesville, OH100%7%

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 Washington Township

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

Muskingum County Water - Se (EPA ID OH6000412). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Washington Township?

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

What internet providers serve Washington Township?

Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Smart Way Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Washington Township?

43701. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Washington Township in?

Tri-Valley Local School District. Parts of the city are in Zanesville City 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, Muskingum 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.