Dr. A. C. Lewis House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Winchester, OH: what to set up and who to call
All of Winchester gets its mail under one ZIP code, 45697. North Adams Public Library (Adams County Public Library), 3.9 miles away, is the closest library to Winchester.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winchester, 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 Winchester.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Winchester. 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 Winchester Public Water System
Winchester Public Water System supplies Winchester: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Adams County Regional WD PWS serves another 11%. About 7% 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 Adams County Regional WD PWS as seller) and serves 1,052 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. OH0100603.
5 home internet providers serve Winchester
94% of 466 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 11% | 10/1 |
| Ohio Transparent Telecom | Fixed wireless | 79% | 50/10 |
| Southern Ohio Communications | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Winchester’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Winchester.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Winchester is in Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Winchester is in ZIP code 45697
ZIP codes where Winchester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winchester | ZIP’s residents in Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45697 | Winchester, OH | 100% | 20% |
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 Winchester
Who supplies Winchester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Winchester Public Water System (EPA ID OH0100603). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Winchester?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Winchester?
Spectrum, AT&T, Ohio Transparent Telecom, Southern Ohio Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winchester?
45697. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winchester in?
Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Winchester?
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, Adams 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.