Photo: Jamie Holly · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Yellow Springs, OH: what to set up and who to call
Yellow Springs runs its own electric utility, Village of Yellow Springs. Yellow Springs Branch Library, at 415 Xenia Ave, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Yellow Springs, 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 Yellow Springs.
Power comes from Village of Yellow Springs
Village of Yellow Springs (Village of Yellow Springs - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves 99.3% of Yellow Springs residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Yellow Springs Village PWS
Yellow Springs Village PWS supplies almost all of Yellow Springs. It draws ground water and serves 3,761 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.7 ppb. That’s higher than 89% 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. OH2903012.
4 home internet providers serve Yellow Springs
98% of 1,664 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Rumpke Waste & Recycling picks up trash in Yellow Springs
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Yellow Springs, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check yellowsprings.gov →
From yellowsprings.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Yellow Springs is in Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District.
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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Yellow Springs is in ZIP code 45387
ZIP codes where Yellow Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Yellow Springs | ZIP’s residents in Yellow Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45387 | Yellow Springs, OH | 100% | 69% |
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 Yellow Springs
Who supplies Yellow Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Yellow Springs Village PWS (EPA ID OH2903012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Yellow Springs?
Village of Yellow Springs (Village of Yellow Springs - (OH)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Yellow Springs?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Yellow Springs?
45387. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Yellow Springs in?
Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District.
How do I register to vote in Yellow Springs?
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, Greene 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: Yellow Springs’ own website (yellowsprings.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.