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Conneaut

City · Ashtabula County · 12,318 residents · 1.65% municipal income tax

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Local events in Conneaut

2 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Conneaut

  1. 3 Peace Band

    5 to 8 p.m. · Buccia Vineyards Winery and B&B · From Visit Ashtabula County

  2. Family Holiday Party

    4 to 6 p.m. · From Conneaut Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Lakes near Conneaut

The history under the water: the valley before, the dam, the stories. All Ohio lakes

How Conneaut began

Conneaut holds the distinction of being the first place Americans settled in the Connecticut Western Reserve: a Connecticut Land Company survey party under Moses Cleaveland landed at the mouth of Conneaut Creek on July 4, 1796, three weeks before founding Cleveland. Permanent settlement followed in 1798, and the town grew around its natural harbor, becoming a major Great Lakes ore and coal port; local inventor George Hulett built the first working Hulett ore unloader here in 1899, transforming Great Lakes cargo handling. Conneaut incorporated as a village in 1832 and a city in 1898. The town endured a deadly triple-train collision in 1953 and today hosts the largest World War II D-Day reenactment in the United States, drawing on the resemblance between its lakeside bluffs and the beaches of Normandy.

Settled 1796 (survey landing), 1798 (permanent settlement), incorporated 1832 (village), 1898 (city), by Connecticut Land Company survey party under Moses Cleaveland.

Where the name comes from

Conneaut's name comes from the Seneca language; Wikipedia describes the meaning as disputed, while Henry Howe's 1852 county history gives the confident contemporary gloss "many fish," the same general sense attached to neighboring Ashtabula.

Before the town

Conneaut sits at the center of the county's best-documented Native history. A Mississauga (Ojibwe) village stood at or near the mouth of Conneaut Creek around 1747, on a trail later used by westbound American pioneers, and the 1796 survey party's own landing here was met with initial objection from nearby Native people, defused with gifts of beads and whiskey before the survey proceeded. Centuries earlier, Whittlesey-culture people built and occupied Conneaut Fort, a circular earthen-walled village on a shale bluff above the creek, roughly AD 1000-1640; 1970s excavations suggested a second, possibly Erie, village once stood across the river. An extensive burial ground on the creek bank, examined by settler Aaron Wright in 1800 and containing an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 graves across about four acres, gave rise to a popular nineteenth-century legend of a lost race of giants, though modern anthropologists find no evidence for the claim.

Nations recorded here: Whittlesey culture, Ojibwe (Mississauga), Erie, Seneca.

  • Conneaut Fort (Conneaut Works) (earthwork) — shale bluff above Conneaut Creek, Whittlesey culture, c. AD 1000-1640 (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Indian burial ground on Conneaut Creek (burial) — bank of Conneaut Creek, west of the original village, undetermined; examined 1800 (conneautohio.us)
  • Mississauga village (village) — mouth of Conneaut Creek, c. 1747 (en.wikipedia.org)

Timeline

  1. — A Connecticut Land Company survey party of about 50 people under Moses Cleaveland lands at the mouth of Conneaut Creek, naming the site Port Independence -- the first American settlement in the Connecticut Western Reserve.
  2. — Permanent settlement of Conneaut begins, initially under the name New Salem.
  3. — Conneaut incorporates as a village.
  4. — David Cummins, founder of the Cummins Canning Company, builds the octagon house at 301 Liberty Street later known as the David Cummins Octagon House; a tunnel to Conneaut Creek beneath the house fed a later, disputed claim that it served the Underground Railroad.
  5. — Conneaut incorporates as a city.
  6. — Conneaut-based inventor George Hulett, who patented his ore-unloading machine in 1898, builds the first working Hulett unloader at Conneaut Harbor, cutting the cost of unloading Great Lakes ore ships from about 19 cents to 6 cents a ton.
  7. — The David Cummins Octagon House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  8. — A New York Central passenger train derails 2.4 miles east of Conneaut after striking pipe that had fallen from a freight car and shifted the track, and a second passenger train strikes the wreckage before it can be protected; 21 people die and 49 are injured.
  9. — Conneaut holds its first annual D-Day reenactment on its Lake Erie bluffs, chosen for their resemblance to the Normandy coast; it later grows into the largest event of its kind in the United States.

Stories

The night three trains met east of Conneaut

Just before 10:02 p.m. on March 27, 1953, nine sections of pipe worked loose from an improperly secured gondola car on an eastbound New York Central freight train 2.4 miles east of Conneaut. The falling pipe wedged against the track structure and a passing boxcar, shoving the adjacent westbound passenger rail about 18 inches out of line. Minutes later the westbound Mohawk, a passenger train running 76 miles an hour, hit the damaged track and derailed, plowing into a westbound freight train standing nearby. Before crews could get flagmen out to protect the wreck, the eastbound Southwestern Limited, moving 71 miles an hour, came around the curve and struck the derailed equipment head-on. Twenty-one people died and forty-nine were injured; because the crash site sat well back from any road, rescuers carried the injured out on stretchers and handcars, some waiting up to four hours before reaching help, and roughly a hundred people received treatment at the scene before sixty-two were hospitalized. The Interstate Commerce Commission's investigation traced the entire chain of destruction back to a single freight car's improperly sealed tie-down bands.

Photographs

Conneaut lighthouse keeper's dwelling, 1059 Harbor Street; modern photograph
Conneaut lighthouse keeper's dwelling, 1059 Harbor Street; modern photograph (2013)
Photo: Ymblanter, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · conneautohio.us · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

6 places in Conneaut on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Cleveland Hotel, TheBuilding · Conneaut · listed 2007
    Address
    230-238 State St.
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County · ZIP 44030
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2007
    NRIS reference number
    07001294
    Coordinates
    41.94621, -80.55523

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  2. Conneaut Light Station Keeper's DwellingBuilding · Conneaut · listed 1992
    Address
    1059 Harbor St.
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County · ZIP 44030
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1992
    NRIS reference number
    92001078
    Coordinates
    41.96691, -80.55183

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  3. Cummins, David, Octagon HouseBuilding · Conneaut · listed 1974
    Address
    301 Liberty St.
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County · ZIP 44030
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001394
    Coordinates
    41.94117, -80.55695

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  4. Harwood BlockBuilding · Conneaut · listed 1978
    Address
    246, 250, 256 Main St.
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County · ZIP 44030
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1978
    NRIS reference number
    78002002
    Coordinates
    41.94414, -80.55573

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  5. Kilpi HallBuilding · Conneaut · listed 1976
    Address
    1025 Buffalo St.
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County · ZIP 44030
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001365
    Coordinates
    41.96539, -80.55510

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  6. Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Passenger DepotBuilding · Conneaut · listed 1975
    Address
    342 Depot St.
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County · ZIP 44030
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001314
    Coordinates
    41.94983, -80.55895

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

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Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Conneaut's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 nursing home, 2 fire and EMS stations, 4 public schools, 2 poor-rated bridges, 1 library, 2 museums, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 2 Superfund sites, 12 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 16 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Uh Conneaut Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Conneaut
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    158 W Main Road, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Beds
    25
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center
    Phone
    (440) 593-1131
    Medicare ID
    361308

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Nursing homes (1)

  1. Lake Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center3 of 5 stars · Conneaut
    Address
    22 Parrish Road, Conneaut, OH 44030
    Certified beds
    74
    Residents on an average day
    57
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    AOM HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 593-6266
    Medicare ID
    365441

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (2)

  1. Conneaut Fire Department Station 1Conneaut
    Address
    294 Main Street, Conneaut, OH 44030
    Coordinates
    41.94299, -80.55704

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Conneaut Fire Department Station 3Conneaut
    Address
    392 Middle Road, Conneaut, OH 44030
    Coordinates
    41.93928, -80.54235

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Public schools (4)

  1. Conneaut High School2.5 of 5 stars · Conneaut
    Address
    381 Mill St, Conneaut, OH 44030
    School district
    Conneaut Area City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    396
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    70.4%
    Four-year graduation rate
    88.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    007211
    NCES school ID
    390438100747

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Conneaut Middle School4 of 5 stars · Conneaut
    Address
    230 Gateway Avenue, Conneaut, OH 44030
    School district
    Conneaut Area City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    367
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    73.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    032813
    NCES school ID
    390438100750

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Gateway Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Conneaut
    Address
    229 Gateway Av, Conneaut, OH 44030
    School district
    Conneaut Area City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    349
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    000388
    NCES school ID
    390438105273

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Lakeshore Primary Elementary School1 of 5 stars · Conneaut
    Address
    755 Chestnut St, Conneaut, OH 44030
    School district
    Conneaut Area City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    458
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26
    Report card, 2025-26
    1 of 5 stars
    Ohio building IRN
    000389
    NCES school ID
    390438105274

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Bridges rated poor (2)

  1. Middle Road over Conneaut CreekPoor · built 1868
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1868
    Length
    42 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    100
    Coordinates
    41.90190, -80.54663

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Old Main Road over Conneaut CreekPoor · built 1909
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1909
    Length
    43 ft
    Owner
    City
    Vehicles a day
    600
    Coordinates
    41.94360, -80.55067

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Conneaut Public LibraryCentral library · Conneaut
    Address
    304 Buffalo Street, Conneaut, OH 44030
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Conneaut Public Library
    Open
    2,080 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    16,200 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    35,100
    System's loans, FY2024
    79,122
    People the system serves
    13,950
    Phone
    (440) 795-5026

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)

  1. Conneaut Historical RailroadHistorical society · Conneaut
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Conneaut
    Coordinates
    41.94883, -80.56362

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Conneaut Historical SocietyHistorical society · Conneaut
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Conneaut
    Coordinates
    41.93201, -80.57918

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (1)

  1. Conneaut Police DepartmentConneaut
    Address
    294 Main Street, Conneaut, OH 44030
    Coordinates
    41.94288, -80.55699

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Public EV charging (1)

  1. Conneaut OH 12769649 DC fast6 DC fast · Conneaut
    Address
    780 OH-7, Conneaut, OH 44030
    Ports
    6 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    SHELL_RECHARGE
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    855-900-7584

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Superfund sites (2)

  1. Conneaut Drum SiteSuperfund program · Conneaut
    Address
    506 Gore Road, Conneaut, OH 44068
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OH0001406693
    EPA registry ID
    110009320430

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. North Kingsville LandfillSuperfund program · North Kingsville
    Address
    Off Route #20 at City Boundary, North Kingsville, OH 44068
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHD980679930
    EPA registry ID
    110009304528

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (12)

  1. Conneaut Leather IncToxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    525 West Adams Street, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44030CNNTLWADAM
    EPA registry ID
    110001617910

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Crawford Container CoToxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    394 Whitney Rd., Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    44030CRWFR394WH
    EPA registry ID
    110002110135

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Crawford Container CoToxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    1500 Chamberlain Blvd., Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44030CRWFR1500C
    EPA registry ID
    110002110126

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Csp Innovations IncToxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    333 Gore Rd, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44030TRNSP333GO
    EPA registry ID
    110041996285

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Cw Ohio, Inc. (0204020069)Toxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    1209 Maple Ave., Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44030CWHNC1209M
    EPA registry ID
    110000385342

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Ge Lighting Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    880 Maple Avenue, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44030GNRLL880MA
    EPA registry ID
    110000385351

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. General Aluminum Manufacturing *Toxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    1370 Chamberlain Blvd, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4403WGNRLL137CH
    EPA registry ID
    110004725913

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. General Aluminum Manufacturing CoToxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    1043 Chamberlain Blvd, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44030GNRLL1043C
    EPA registry ID
    110004725904

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Independent Can Co.Toxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    1049 Chamberlain Blvd, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4403WNDPND149CH
    EPA registry ID
    110055606278

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Overhead Door Conneaut PlantToxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    1001 Chamberlain Blvd, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    4403WVRHDD11CHA
    EPA registry ID
    110040447521

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Spartech Polycom IncToxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    859 Jackson St., Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44030PLYCM859JA
    EPA registry ID
    110000385360

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. Vesuvius Usa Corp. - Conneaut Plant (0204020036)Toxics Release Inventory · Conneaut
    Address
    1100 Maple Ave, Conneaut, OH 44030
    County
    Ashtabula County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44030XMTNC1100M
    EPA registry ID
    110000385388

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Spills reported since 2021 (16)

  1. Waste Chemical(S) Nos2025-08-06 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2025-08-06
    What spilled
    Waste Chemical(S) Nos
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2508EPA0001328

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2025-07-31 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2025-07-31
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001289

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-05-21 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2025-05-21
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000809

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Storm Water2025-01-18 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2025-01-18
    What spilled
    Storm Water
    Largest amount reported
    4,258,027 gallons
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2501EPA0000067

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2024-12-03 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2024-12-03
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2412EPA0001965

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2024-11-20 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2024-11-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Largest amount reported
    200 gallons
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2411EPA0001912

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Waste Water2024-08-04 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2024-08-04
    What spilled
    Waste Water; Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001341

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Tires2024-03-30 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2024-03-30
    What spilled
    Tires
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000499

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2023-07-22 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2023-07-22
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Reached a waterway
    Lake Erie
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001245

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2023-01-08 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2023-01-08
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    Lake Erie
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2301EPA0000046

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-08-03 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2022-08-03
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001170

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-05-26 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2022-05-26
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    125 gallons
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000773

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  13. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2021-08-30 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2021-08-30
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Largest amount reported
    250 gallons
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001363

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  14. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-07-23 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2021-07-23
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    04 - Lake Erie
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001117

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  15. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-01-20 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2021-01-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2101EPA0000076

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  16. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2021-01-20 · Conneaut
    Reported
    2021-01-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Conneaut, Ashtabula County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2101EPA0000075

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Conneaut, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44030 Conneaut 78% Lake Erie 4.7 pCi/L average radon Parcel list only Conneaut Area City · 3 stars overall 2.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Conneaut, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 4 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 36: 36 Conneaut City 1.9M Library Exp (1.9 mills) 1,7211,371Passed (55.66% for)
2023-11-07 37: 37 Conneaut City 2.75M Roads (2.75 mills) 1,8231,276Passed (58.83% for)
2023-05-02 17: 17 Conneaut City 4.75M Roads (4.75 mills) 367518Failed (41.47% for)
2022-11-08 8: 8 Conneaut City Roads+Bridges 4.75 Mills (4.75 mills) 1,5281,705Failed (47.26% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 President of Council Terry A. Moisio Jr. 2,512, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 4 Nic Church 382, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 3 Oakey Emery 751, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 2 Chris A. Castrilla 781, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 1 Richard Gaugh 496, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large Mariana Branch 1,433, 42.4%; Nicholas Perkoski 1,947, 57.6%
2019-11-05 President of Council Jon J. Arcaro 2,081, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Member of Council, Ward 4 Thomas E. Kozesky 325, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Member of Council, Ward 3 Joseph Emery 678, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Member of Council, Ward 2 Terry A. Moisio Jr. 692, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Member of Council, Ward 1 Richard L. Gaugh 380, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Member of Council at Large Angel McVoy 1,611, 51.75%; Tammy Ledford 1,502, 48.25%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Ashtabula County: 15 ZIP codes, 38 cities, villages and townships, 98,190 people.

Nearby places

North Kingsville Monroe Township, Ashtabula County Kingsville Township, Ashtabula County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Conneaut, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.99 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
32.0 in
4.6 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
55.8 in
a normal year brings 93.5 in
a normal year
44.1 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.97 — 28
September 2026 3.07 — 30
August 2026 6.00 — 31
July 2026 2.66 — 31
June 2026 3.44 — 30
May 2026 4.02 — 31
April 2026 4.69 0.0 30
March 2026 4.21 5.9 31
February 2026 0.64 12.5 28
January 2026 2.35 37.4 31
December 2025 3.33 29.7 31
November 2025 2.18 12.4 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 61.4 in
Driest year1963 — 27.8 in
Snowiest year1916 — 142.8 in
Wettest day on record14 October 1893 — 4.31 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day12 December 1944 — 17.32 in
Deepest snow on the ground18 February 1910 — 40.00 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Conneaut, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.

48,878 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Conneaut: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
41
those placed on the map inside Conneaut
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste10
Air pollution6
Wastewater and stormwater discharge6
Site assessment5
Sewer and water-line construction4
State sewer loans4
Contaminated-site cleanup3
Composting1
Public drinking water1
Underground injection wells1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water monitoring results
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
CSP OF OHIO LLC Air pollution permit
CONNEAUT CLARK #1672 Underground injection wells inspection
CONNEAUT CLARK #1672 Underground injection wells monitoring results
CSP OF OHIO LLC Air pollution permit
PITTSBURGH & CONNEAUT DOCK CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CSP OF OHIO LLC Air pollution permit
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water monitoring results
CW OHIO, INC. Air pollution compliance letter
PITTSBURGH & CONNEAUT DOCK CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CW OHIO INC Air pollution permit
VESUVIUS USA CORP. - CONNEAUT PLANT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PITTSBURGH & CONNEAUT DOCK CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CW OHIO INC Air pollution permit
CONNEAUT COMPOSTING FACILITY Composting report
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water monitoring results
CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS OF OHIO LLC AKA CSP OH Air pollution compliance letter
FORMER SERVICE STATION Hazardous waste compliance letter
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
CONNEAUT CITY PWS Public drinking water monitoring results
CW OHIO INC Air pollution permit
PITTSBURGH & CONNEAUT DOCK CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge report

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Conneaut, Ohio in?

Conneaut is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, with 12,318 residents.

When was Conneaut, Ohio founded?

Conneaut was settled 1796 (survey landing), 1798 (permanent settlement); incorporated 1832 (village), 1898 (city). Founders on record: Connecticut Land Company survey party under Moses Cleaveland. Source

How did Conneaut, Ohio get its name?

Conneaut's name comes from the Seneca language; Wikipedia describes the meaning as disputed, while Henry Howe's 1852 county history gives the confident contemporary gloss "many fish," the same general sense attached to neighboring Ashtabula. Source

What ZIP code is Conneaut, Ohio?

Most of Conneaut is in ZIP code 44030.

Where does Conneaut, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Conneaut (Conneaut): Lake Erie.

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