Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Wren, OH: what to set up and who to call
Willshire 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. For emergencies, Wren is closest to Adams Memorial Hospital, 7.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wren, 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 Wren.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wren. 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 Willshire Village PWS
Willshire Village PWS supplies Wren: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 405 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. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 8.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. OH8100911.
6 home internet providers serve Wren
100% of 110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/50 |
| Nuwave Technology | Fixed wireless | 95% | 10/1 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 83% | 400/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/6 |
| Wabash Communications | Fixed wireless | 5% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wren’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wren.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wren is in Crestview 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Wren is in ZIP code 45899
ZIP codes where Wren residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wren | ZIP’s residents in Wren |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45899 | Wren, OH | 100% | 100% |
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 Wren
Who supplies Wren’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Willshire Village PWS (EPA ID OH8100911). 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). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wren?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wren?
Spectrum, MetaLINK, Nuwave Technology, Watch Communications, Verizon, Wabash Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wren?
45899. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wren in?
Crestview Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Wren?
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, Van Wert 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.