Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Whiteoak Township, OH: what to set up and who to call
Whiteoak Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 45133 holds the most residents (37%). Most homes in Whiteoak Township have two wired internet choices, AT&T and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Whiteoak 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 Whiteoak Township.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Whiteoak 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.
Water comes from Sardinia Village PWS
Sardinia Village PWS supplies Whiteoak Township: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 69% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Brown County Rural Water as seller) and serves 952 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH0801511.
7 home internet providers serve Whiteoak Township
76% of 659 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 58% | 100/20 |
| Frontier | DSL | 55% | 90/5 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 49% | 1,000/1,000 |
| connectSCP | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Whiteoak Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Whiteoak Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Whiteoak Township (90%) is in Bright Local School District; parts are in Lynchburg-Clay Local School District (8%).
A−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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Whiteoak Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Whiteoak Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Whiteoak Township | ZIP’s residents in Whiteoak Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45133 | Hillsboro, OH | 37% | 2% |
| 45171 | Sardinia, OH | 31% | 7% |
| 45155 | Mowrystown, OH | 30% | 100% |
| 45697 | Winchester, OH | 2% | 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 Whiteoak Township
Who supplies Whiteoak Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sardinia Village PWS (EPA ID OH0801511). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Whiteoak 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 Whiteoak Township?
AT&T, Frontier, Spectrum, connectSCP, Ohio Transparent Telecom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Whiteoak Township?
45133 (37%), 45171 (31%), 45155 (30%), 45697 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Whiteoak Township in?
Bright Local School District. Parts of the city are in Lynchburg-Clay Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Whiteoak 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, Highland 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.