Dayton Utility Setup Blueprint: The Phone Numbers and Links to Turn On Water, Trash, Gas, and Power in 15 Municipalities

Setting up utilities in the Dayton area is usually four calls, not one: AES Ohio for electricity in thirteen of the fifteen cities below, Ohio Edison (a FirstEnergy company) in Springfield, and Tipp City Electric as the municipal utility in Tipp City. Natural gas is a single provider across all fifteen, now National Fuel Gas Distribution of Ohio after the October 1, 2026 purchase of the former CenterPoint Energy Ohio system. Water is split between city departments and county systems, and trash ranges from city crews to Rumpke and Republic Services contracts. The reference list below gives the working phone number and web link for every one of the 15 municipalities.

In our practice helping buyers coordinate closings across the Miami Valley, the most common closing-week surprise is the assumption that one phone call turns everything on. In practice it is usually four or five calls, and in a city like Oakwood or Centerville the water and trash offices are different departments of the same city hall. The good news is the list is short and stable, and this page is the reference we hand buyers before closing. Every number and link below was checked against city, county, and utility records in October 2026. This is general education about utility account setup, not legal, tax, title, or mortgage advice; confirm the current process with each provider before you act.

Which utility providers serve the 15 Dayton-area municipalities?

The table below is the single-page reference: for each city and village, the water office, the trash program, the gas provider, and the electric provider, with the phone number that starts or transfers an account. Gas is identical everywhere in this list, because National Fuel inherited the former Vectren / CenterPoint Energy Ohio territory that covers Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, and Warren counties. Electric is identical in thirteen cities through AES Ohio, with Springfield on Ohio Edison and Tipp City on its own municipal Tipp City Electric.

City (county)	Water	Trash	Gas	Electric
Dayton (Montgomery)	City of Dayton Water · 937-333-3550	Rumpke (city contract) · 800-828-8171	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Kettering (Montgomery)	Montgomery County Environmental Services · 937-781-2688	Rumpke (city program) · 800-828-8171	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Centerville (Montgomery)	Montgomery County Environmental Services · 937-781-2688	City of Centerville Public Works · 937-428-4782	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Huber Heights (Montgomery)	City of Huber Heights Water & Wastewater · 937-233-3292	Republic Services (required) · 800-543-1339	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Miamisburg (Montgomery)	City of Miamisburg Utility Billing · 937-847-6460	Rumpke (city contract) · 800-223-3960	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Oakwood (Montgomery)	City of Oakwood Utility Billing · 937-298-0400	City of Oakwood Public Works · 937-298-0777	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Vandalia (Montgomery)	City of Vandalia Utilities Division · 937-415-2231	Rumpke (city contract) · 800-828-8171	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Beavercreek (Greene)	Greene County Sanitary Engineering · 937-562-7450	Choose your hauler (Rumpke / Republic / WM)	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Fairborn (Greene)	City of Fairborn Utility Billing · 937-754-3007	Rumpke (city contract) · 800-828-8171	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Xenia (Greene)	City of Xenia Utility Billing · 937-376-7242	Rumpke (billed via city) · 800-223-3960	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Bellbrook (Greene)	City of Bellbrook Utility Billing · 937-848-4638	Rumpke (billed via city) · 800-828-8171	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Springfield (Clark)	City of Springfield Service Center · 937-525-5800	Choose your hauler (see list below)	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy) · 800-633-4766
Troy (Miami)	City of Troy Utility Billing · 937-335-4151	City of Troy Solid Waste · 937-335-1914	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500
Tipp City (Miami)	City of Tipp City Utility Billing · 937-667-8424	Republic Services (required) · 877-535-0573	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	Tipp City Electric (municipal) · 937-667-8424
Waynesville (Warren)	Village of Waynesville Utility Billing · 513-897-8015	Village of Waynesville (billed via village) · 513-897-8015	National Fuel · 800-838-0933	AES Ohio · 800-433-8500

Reporting note: every provider and phone number was verified against the city, county, and utility source listed in the Sources section, accessed October 9, 2026. Gas service in all 15 municipalities is delivered by National Fuel Gas Distribution of Ohio, LLC, the company that completed its purchase of the former CenterPoint Energy Ohio (Vectren) system on October 1, 2026. Phone numbers and program rules change; confirm the current number with the provider before your move.

What changed with natural gas in the Dayton area in 2026?

On October 1, 2026, National Fuel Gas Company completed its $2.62 billion purchase of the Ohio natural gas utility that had operated for years as Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio and then CenterPoint Energy Ohio. The utility now operates as National Fuel Gas Distribution of Ohio, LLC, serving roughly 335,000 metered customers across 16 counties in west-central Ohio, including the Miami Valley. National Fuel has stated that gas service continues without interruption and that no customer action is required for the change. The practical difference is only in the name you see on the bill and the number you call: Ohio residential customers reach National Fuel at 1-800-838-0933, and online start, stop, and transfer forms are published on the National Fuel Ohio page while the migration from the CenterPoint systems finishes.

This is worth knowing before closing because gas is the one service where a same-day setup is not always possible. A transfer on an existing meter is usually fast, but a new service line or a meter set at a new build can require an appointment with a utility locator and an inspector. Buyers who order gas service two weeks before the move date, rather than on move-in day, remove the most common utility delay we see in new-construction closings.

Provider	Service	Serves	New service phone	Website
AES Ohio	Electric	13 of the 15 cities listed (Dayton, Kettering, Centerville, Huber Heights, Miamisburg, Oakwood, Vandalia, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia, Bellbrook, Troy, Waynesville)	800-433-8500	aes-ohio.com
Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy)	Electric	Springfield (Clark County)	800-633-4766	firstenergycorp.com
Tipp City Electric	Electric (municipal)	Tipp City only; the only municipal electric utility among the 15	937-667-8424	tippcityohio.gov/149/Electric
National Fuel Gas Distribution of Ohio	Natural gas	All 15 municipalities; the former CenterPoint Energy Ohio (Vectren) territory	800-838-0933 (also the 24-hour gas emergency line)	nationalfuel.com

Sources: AES Ohio residential service page; FirstEnergy contact page; City of Tipp City Electric page; National Fuel Ohio start, stop, and transfer page, all accessed October 9, 2026.

Which of these cities run their own municipal utilities?

Only one of the 15 operates a municipal electric utility: Tipp City Electric, which bills through the city and means Tipp City residents make one call to the same city number for water, electric, and refuse. Springfield is often assumed to run its own power because the city runs an electric aggregation program, but the distribution utility is Ohio Edison; the city's Utility Billing Division handles water, sewer, and stormwater only. The municipal utilities that do exist in this list are on the water and trash side: Oakwood operates its own water, sewer, stormwater, and refuse service, Centerville runs its own trash and recycling crews, Troy runs its own solid waste collection, and Waynesville provides water and refuse through village billing. For buyers, a city-run utility usually means a deposit held by the city and a single utility account, which can simplify a closing-day checklist.

Water: which cities run their own, and which buy from the county?

Water is where the provider map genuinely splits, because it follows service districts rather than city lines. Dayton, Huber Heights, Miamisburg, Oakwood, Vandalia, Fairborn, Xenia, Bellbrook, Springfield, Troy, Tipp City, and Waynesville all bill water through their own city or village offices. Kettering and Centerville do not operate water plants; their water and sewer service comes from Montgomery County Environmental Services, so the county is the account you open. Beavercreek is served by Greene County Sanitary Engineering, the same county office that supplies much of Greene County, with a separate billing line. A useful detail from our transaction practice: in Kettering the county bills water, but the city still handles the solid waste account, so a new Kettering buyer opens two accounts, not one.

Service model	Municipalities	What it means for setup
City-run water and sewer	Dayton, Huber Heights, Miamisburg, Oakwood, Vandalia, Fairborn, Xenia, Bellbrook, Springfield, Troy, Tipp City, Waynesville	One account with the city or village; deposit rules set locally (Waynesville water requires a $200 deposit)
County water service	Kettering, Centerville (Montgomery County Environmental Services); Beavercreek (Greene County Sanitary Engineering)	Open the account with the county office; sewer deduct-meter rules in Kettering and Centerville are set by Montgomery County

Source: each municipality's official utilities page, accessed October 9, 2026. County lines and special districts can split a single property, so confirm the account office for your exact address.

Trash: Rumpke, Republic Services, or city crews?

Trash is the least uniform service, and the way it is billed changes who you call. Rumpke holds the residential contracts in Dayton (since 1987), Kettering, Miamisburg (since 2013), Vandalia, Fairborn, Xenia, and Bellbrook; in Xenia and Bellbrook the trash charge rides on the city utility bill, so the city number is the one to call. Republic Services is the required hauler in Huber Heights and Tipp City. Centerville, Oakwood, Troy, and Waynesville collect with their own crews, so the public works or utility office is the contact. Two of the 15 leave the choice to you: Beavercreek and Springfield let residents contract with any licensed hauler, and in Springfield the Clark County resource list includes H.W. Mann & Sons Hauling at 937-324-1324, Rumpke at 800-223-3960, WM at 800-343-6047, and CJ's Refuse Hauling at 937-244-8779.

Hauler model	Municipalities	Contact
Rumpke contract	Dayton, Kettering, Miamisburg, Vandalia, Fairborn, Xenia, Bellbrook	800-828-8171 (Xenia and Miamisburg city pages list 800-223-3960); Xenia and Bellbrook bill via the city utility account
Republic Services contract	Huber Heights, Tipp City	Huber Heights 800-543-1339; Tipp City 877-535-0573 (service required for all dwellings)
City-run collection	Centerville, Oakwood, Troy, Waynesville	Centerville 937-428-4782; Oakwood 937-298-0777; Troy 937-335-1914; Waynesville 513-897-8015
Choose your hauler	Beavercreek, Springfield	Beavercreek: Rumpke 800-828-8171, Republic 800-543-1339, WM; Springfield: H.W. Mann 937-324-1324, Rumpke 800-223-3960, WM 800-343-6047, CJ's Refuse 937-244-8779

Source: city trash and recycling pages and the Clark County local resources list, accessed October 9, 2026. Contract haulers change at each renewal, so confirm the current hauler for your address.

What do you need ready before you call?

The account-opening requirements are similar across the 15 cities. Every provider asks for your new address and a move-in date, and most ask for a government-issued photo ID. Huber Heights publishes that starting water service requires a signed lease or closing documents plus a driver's license or state ID. Fairborn requires residents to contract with the city for water, sewer, and sanitation within one week of taking possession. Waynesville collects a $200 water deposit at account setup. Some electric and gas accounts also run a credit check or require a deposit for customers without an established payment history, and several city-run utilities waive or reduce deposits with proof of prior on-time payment. The fastest path in nearly every city is to open the electric and gas accounts online before the move, then call the water and trash offices on the first business day after closing.

When should you set up utilities when closing on a Dayton-area home?

Two to three weeks before the closing date is the right window for gas and electric, because transfer dates can be scheduled precisely and new-service appointments fill up. Water and trash accounts are typically opened for the closing date itself, and in the cities that bill trash through the utility account, the water call covers both. If the home is vacant and winterized, confirm with the seller and the water office whether the water was shut off and needs a meter set, because a reconnection can add a day. For sellers, the mirror-image checklist is to give final meter reads and closing dates to the same providers so the buyer's transfer and the seller's final bill line up.

A note on electric supply: in Ohio's deregulated market, AES Ohio and Ohio Edison deliver the power and issue the bill, but many of these cities run electric aggregation programs that pick a generation supplier for the whole community, usually with an opt-out notice mailed to each address. Whether you stay on the city's aggregation rate or choose your own supplier is a separate decision from setting up delivery service. Our guide to Dayton suburb electric aggregation walks through the program rates for Kettering, Centerville, Huber Heights, Troy, Beavercreek, and Fairborn versus the AES Ohio standard offer.

The utility checklist is one of the practical steps in any Dayton-area move, and it pairs naturally with the other guides in this series. Our sewer deduct meter guide explains how a second water meter cuts the sewer portion of Kettering and Centerville water bills, and our electric aggregation guide covers the community rate programs that sit on top of AES Ohio delivery. For the full picture of what moving to the region involves, our guide to moving to Dayton covers neighborhoods, schools, commute times, and the cost-of-living questions that come with a relocation.