The story
Local history for this place is being researched county by county outward from Franklin County; here is what the records say.
Water
Lake Erie, drawn through 54-inch and 36-inch intake pipes extending offshore from the Avon Lake filtration plant on Lake Road The water here
- Rural Lorain Co. Water A50% of residentsMostly Lake Erie (bought from Avon Lake); some New London Reservoir and Ashland wells
- Wellington Village42% of residentsCharlemont Creek, via Wellington Upground Reservoir
- New London Village6% of residentsBuck Creek, impounded in New London's upground reservoir
- Wakeman Village1% of residentsLake Erie
- Pheasant Run Association1% of residentsLake Erie
- Northern Ohio Rural Water0% of residentsLake Erie
- Firelands Manor MHP0% of residentsLake Erie via Avon Lake Regional Water (blended with Rural Lorain Co. Water Authority supply)
- Erie Co. Vermilion District0% of residentsLake Erie
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Brighton Township, Lorain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44090 Wellington | 6% | Lake Erie, drawn through 54-inch and 36-inch intake pipes extending offshore from the Avon Lake filtration plant on Lake Road | 4.1 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1974 | Wellington Exempted Village · 3 stars overall | 3.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44851 New London | 2% | New London's upground reservoir, filled by pumping from Buck Creek, just outside the Village of New London | 5.2 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | New London Local · 3 stars overall | 1.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44889 Wakeman Township and Wakeman | 1% | Mostly private wells | 5.9 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | Western Reserve Local · 3.5 stars overall | 7.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
The county
Lorain County: 15 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 304,042 people.
Nearby places
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Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), "Brighton Township, Lorain County", https://crackedbuckeye.com/place/brighton-township-lorain-county/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].
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