Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Living in Zanesville, OH: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Zanesville is Rumpke Waste & Recycling, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, Zanesville is closest to Genesis Hospital, 1.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Zanesville, 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 Zanesville.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Zanesville. 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 Zanesville PWS
Zanesville PWS supplies Zanesville: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 29,381 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH6002712.
6 home internet providers serve Zanesville
95% of 9,793 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 84% | 100/20 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
| Smart Way Communications | Fixed wireless | 5% | 200/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Zanesville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Zanesville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check coz.org →
From coz.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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 Zanesville (73%) is in Zanesville City School District; parts are in West Muskingum Local School District (24%) and Tri-Valley Local School District (2%).
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.
Zanesville is in ZIP code 43701
ZIP codes where Zanesville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Zanesville | ZIP’s residents in Zanesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43701 | Zanesville, OH | 100% | 45% |
43702 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Zanesville
Who supplies Zanesville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Zanesville PWS (EPA ID OH6002712). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Zanesville?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Zanesville?
Spectrum, AT&T, Glo Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Smart Way Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Zanesville?
43701. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Zanesville in?
Zanesville City School District. Parts of the city are in West Muskingum Local School District and Tri-Valley Local School District.
How do I register to vote in Zanesville?
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, Muskingum 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: Zanesville’s own website (coz.org), 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.