Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Wayne Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Waynesfield Village PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Wayne Township comes from Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wayne 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 Wayne Township.
Power comes from Mid-Ohio Energy Coop
Mid-Ohio Energy Coop (Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 95.9% of Wayne Township residents.
Start or move service: midwestrec.com · (419) 394-4110
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Waynesfield Village PWS
Waynesfield Village PWS supplies Wayne Township: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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 831 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH0600912.
9 home internet providers serve Wayne Township
88% of 748 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 72% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TSC | Fiber | 64% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 48% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 64% | 400/40 |
| Speedwavz | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wayne Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wayne Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wayne Township (95%) is in Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District; parts are in Upper Scioto Valley Local School District (5%).
BSchool 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.
Wayne Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wayne Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wayne Township | ZIP’s residents in Wayne Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45896 | Waynesfield, OH | 97% | 73% |
| 45850 | Harrod, OH | 3% | 1% |
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 Wayne Township
Who supplies Wayne Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waynesfield Village PWS (EPA ID OH0600912). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wayne Township?
Mid-Ohio Energy Coop (Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Wayne Township?
Spectrum, TSC, Brightspeed, Verizon, Watch Communications, Speedwavz (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wayne Township?
45896 (97%), 45850 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wayne Township in?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District. Parts of the city are in Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Wayne 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, Auglaize 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.