Wakefield is an unincorporated community in southwestern Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it historically had a post office, with the ZIP code of 45687. Although the post office was closed on September 2, 2005, the community retains its ZIP code. It lies along U.S. Route 23.

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What is utilities law?

Public utilities provide electric, gas, water or telephone service to customers in a specified area. Utilities have a duty to provide safe and adequate service on reasonable terms to anyone who lives within the service area on without discriminating between customers. Because most utilities operate in near monopolistic conditions, they can be heavily regulated by local, state, and federal authorities. Generally, the local and state agencies are called Public Service Commissions (PSC) or Public Utility Commissions (PUC). Municipal Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives may be unregulated though.