Photo: Dblcut3 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Youngstown, OH: what to set up and who to call
Youngstown has its own drop-off, YSU Recycling Center. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Youngstown; 22% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Youngstown, 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 Youngstown.
Power comes from Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Youngstown. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 72% of Ohio Edison’s home customers do, and Ohio Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Youngstown City PWS
Youngstown City PWS supplies almost all of Youngstown. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mahoning Valley Sanitary District as seller) and serves 130,530 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH5002303.
5 home internet providers serve Youngstown
93% of 26,083 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| lumos | Fiber | 13% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Youngstown
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Youngstown, from the town’s own site.
YSU Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From youngstownohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Youngstown (99%) is in Youngstown City School District.
C−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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Youngstown spans 11 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Youngstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Youngstown | ZIP’s residents in Youngstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44509 | Youngstown, OH | 18% | 98% |
| 44511 | Youngstown, OH | 18% | 57% |
| 44505 | Youngstown, OH | 17% | 60% |
| 44502 | Youngstown, OH | 15% | 100% |
| 44507 | Youngstown, OH | 8% | 99% |
| 44504 | Youngstown, OH | 7% | 97% |
| 44506 | Youngstown, OH | 4% | 100% |
| 44514 | Youngstown, OH | 3% | 9% |
| 44510 | Youngstown, OH | 3% | 100% |
| 44503 | Youngstown, OH | 3% | 100% |
| 44512 | Youngstown, OH | 3% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 44555, 44436. 44501, 44513 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Youngstown
Who supplies Youngstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Youngstown City PWS (EPA ID OH5002303). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Youngstown?
Ohio Edison (Ohio Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Youngstown?
Spectrum, AT&T, lumos, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Youngstown?
44509 (18%), 44511 (18%), 44505 (17%), 44502 (15%), 44507 (8%), 44504 (7%), 44506 (4%), 44514 (3%), 44510 (3%), 44503 (3%), 44512 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Youngstown in?
Youngstown City School District.
How do I register to vote in Youngstown?
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, Mahoning 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: Youngstown’s own website (youngstownohio.gov), read Oct 21, 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.