Local events in Falls Township, Muskingum County
Falls Township itself has 2 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in Falls Township, Muskingum County
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Falls Township, Muskingum County began
Falls Township was organized in 1808, and much of the city of Zanesville, the county seat, now occupies its eastern part. The township was a milling and small-industry community through the nineteenth century.
Incorporated 1808.
Where the name comes from
No source consulted states which falls the township was named for.
Before the town
No Native village, camp, or earthwork site specific to Falls Township was found in the sources checked. The wider county was Shawnee, Lenape, Wyandot and Mingo hunting and travel country before 1795, with Adena and Hopewell mound and flint-quarry sites along the Muskingum valley.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee.
Timeline
- — Falls Township is organized as one of Muskingum County's original townships.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Historic places
1 place in Falls Township, Muskingum County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Tanner, William C., HouseBuilding · Zanesville · listed 1979
- Address
- NW of Zanesville
- Where
- Zanesville, Muskingum County · ZIP 43701
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001922
- Coordinates
- 39.99714, -82.09795
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.
Water
Wells in the eastern floodplain of the Muskingum River along Lewis Drive/SR 666 (Riverside Park well field, reportedly in use since about 1917), adjacent to the treatment plant on Buckeye Drive The water here
- Zanesville67% of residentsMuskingum River valley aquifer (wells)
- Muskingum County Water - Se21% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- South Zanesville6% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Maysville Regional Water5% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- Greenlawn Estates MHP1% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Falls Township, Muskingum County's boundary: 2 dialysis centers, 1 nursing home, 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 high-hazard dam, 3 public schools, 3 poor-rated bridges, 1 museum, 1 shale or injection well, 1 Superfund site, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 9 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Dialysis centers (2)
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Davita Zanesville DialysisDialysis · Zanesville
- Address
- 3120 Newark Road, Zanesville, OH 43701
- Dialysis stations
- 22
- Medicare star rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
- Shift starting after 5 pm
- Yes
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- DaVita
- Medicare certified since
- 1989-11-12
- Phone
- (740) 454-2911
- Medicare ID
- 362518
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Kidney Care Centers Of ZanesvilleDialysis · Zanesville
- Address
- 3239 Maple Avenue, Zanesville, OH 43701
- Dialysis stations
- 25
- Medicare star rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- American Renal Associates
- Medicare certified since
- 2008-12-17
- Phone
- (740) 450-1655
- Medicare ID
- 362733
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).
Nursing homes (1)
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Adams Lane Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center2 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 1856 Adams Lane, Zanesville, OH 43701
- Certified beds
- 114
- Residents on an average day
- 105
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 3 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- 2 fines totalling $33,203 (latest 2025-07-23)
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- CERTUS HEALTHCARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (740) 454-9769
- Medicare ID
- 365394
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)
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Falls Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 301Zanesville
- Address
- 3095 Dillon Falls Road, Zanesville, OH 43701
- Coordinates
- 39.97090, -82.05855
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Falls Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 302Zanesville
- Address
- 565 Richey Road, Zanesville, OH 43701
- Coordinates
- 39.99559, -82.00861
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.
High-hazard dams (1)
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Dillon DamLicking River · condition: not available
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Not Available
- River or stream
- Licking River
- Purpose
- Flood Risk Reduction;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 118 ft
- Storage
- 274,000 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1960
- Owner type
- Federal
- County
- Muskingum County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Zanesville
- Last inspection
- 09/09/2024
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00007
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (3)
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West Muskingum Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 200 Kimes Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701
- School district
- West Muskingum Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 702
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 33
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 88%
- Ohio building IRN
- 008508
- NCES school ID
- 390488803439
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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West Muskingum High School3 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 150 Kimes Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701
- School district
- West Muskingum Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 376
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21.24
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 74.8%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 038836
- NCES school ID
- 390488803443
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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West Muskingum Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 100 Kimes Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701
- School district
- West Muskingum Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 528
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 067850
- NCES school ID
- 390488803444
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 (3)
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Kopchak Road over Timber RunPoor · built 1900
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1900
- Length
- 15 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,695
- Coordinates
- 39.95267, -82.06353
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sally Road over Timber RunPoor · built 2005
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Culvert
- Built
- 2005
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,295
- Coordinates
- 39.95291, -82.08839
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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South Rehl Road over Timber RunPoor · built 1965
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1965
- Length
- 29 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 51
- Coordinates
- 39.94683, -82.04465
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.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Zanesville Museum Of ArtArt museum · Zanesville
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Zanesville
- Coordinates
- 39.97889, -82.00894
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.
Shale and injection wells (1)
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Kent {Swiw #18} 1 InjectionInjection well (Class II)
- What it is
- Injection well (Class II)
- Operator
- Mpj Energy Services Llc
- County
- Muskingum County
- API well number
- 34119273500000
- Coordinates
- 39.94698, -82.05329
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources well inventory (September 2026): drilled Utica, Marcellus and horizontal wells and Class II injection wells not plugged. Older vertical wells are on the full map.
Superfund sites (1)
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Kay Drive Mercury SpillSuperfund program · Zanesville
- Address
- 3659 Kay Drive, Zanesville, OH 43701
- County
- Muskingum County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000508677
- EPA registry ID
- 110013715408
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 (1)
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Casting Solutions LlcToxics Release Inventory · Zanesville
- Address
- 2345 Licking Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701
- County
- Muskingum County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 43702BRNHM2345L
- EPA registry ID
- 110000384502
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 (9)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-06-04 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2025-06-04
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2506EPA0000902
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Brown2025-03-08 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2025-03-08
- What spilled
- Material Brown
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000321
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2023-09-26 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2023-09-26
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 5 gallons
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2309EPA0001673
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-12-30 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2022-12-30
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 300 gallons
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2212EPA0001935
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-11-25 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2021-11-25
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2111EPA0001779
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-07-20 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2021-07-20
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Reached a waterway
- 60 - Timber Run
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2107EPA0001094
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Reported spill2021-03-01 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2021-03-01
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2103EPA0000264
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Battery / Batteries Dry Cell2026-09-02 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2026-09-02
- What spilled
- Battery / Batteries Dry Cell
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2609EPA0001640
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-03-13 · Falls Twp
- Reported
- 2026-03-13
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 12 gallons
- Where
- Falls Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000373
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 Falls Township, Muskingum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43701 Zanesville | 16% | Wells in the eastern floodplain of the Muskingum River along Lewis Drive/SR 666 (Riverside Park well field, reportedly in use since about 1917), adjacent to the treatment plant on Buckeye Drive | 6.5 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Zanesville City · 3 stars overall | 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43830 Muskingum Township and Nashport | 2% | Mostly private wells | 7.1 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Tri-Valley Local · 4 stars overall | 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Falls Township, Muskingum County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2017: 1 of 2 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: Falls Fire Renew 2.5 mil 5 yrs (2.5 mills, renewal) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Falls Twp Fire, 1.2 mills 5 yrs Renewal (1.2 mills, renewal) | 1,762 | 541 | Passed (76.51% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Trustee | Steve Dillon 900, 52.26%; Chuck Archer 822, 47.74% |
| 2019-11-05 | Trustee | John Huey 1,377, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Fiscal Officer | Gary E. Hamilton 1,317, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-06-23
The county
Muskingum County: 17 ZIP codes, 38 cities, villages and townships, 91,875 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Falls Township, Ohio in?
Falls Township, Muskingum County is a township in Muskingum County, Ohio, with 8,876 residents.
When was Falls Township, Ohio founded?
Falls Township, Muskingum County was incorporated 1808. Source
What ZIP code is Falls Township, Ohio?
Most of Falls Township, Muskingum County is in ZIP code 43701.
Where does Falls Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Falls Township, Muskingum County (Zanesville): Wells in the eastern floodplain of the Muskingum River along Lewis Drive/SR 666 (Riverside Park well field, reportedly in use since about 1917), adjacent to the treatment plant on Buckeye Drive.
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