The story
Local history for this place is being researched county by county outward from Franklin County; here is what the records say.
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Athens58% of residentsHocking River Valley aquifer (wells)
- Burr Oak Regional Water District14% of residentsHocking River Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Amesville Public Water System12% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Glouster Public Water System8% of residentsHocking River Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Sunday Creek Valley Water6% of residentsHocking River Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Little Hocking Water Association, Inc.0% of residentsOhio River Valley Aquifer (own wells, Porterfield wellfield)
- Le-ax Regional Water District0% of residentsHocking River Valley aquifer (horizontal collector wells)
- Athens Co., the Plains S.d. 10% of residentsHocking River Valley aquifer (wells)
- Trimble Village0% of residentsHocking River Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Southern Perry Co-irish Ridge0% of residentsHocking River Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Ames Township, Athens County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45711 Bern Township and Amesville | 31% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Parcel list only | Federal Hocking Local · 3 stars overall | 4.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45761 Dover Township and Millfield | 16% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Parcel list only | Athens City · 4 stars overall | 7.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45732 Glouster | 2% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Parcel list only | Trimble Local · 2.5 stars overall | 11% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45701 Athens | 1% | Wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer at the city's West State Street well field, about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking River | 2.5 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | Athens City · 4 stars overall | 29% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
The county
Athens County: 16 ZIP codes, 29 cities, villages and townships, 67,237 people.
Nearby places
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Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), "Ames Township, Athens County", https://crackedbuckeye.com/place/ames-township-athens-county/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].
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