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Franklin

City · Warren County · 11,714 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Franklin

17 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in Franklin

  1. Beggars' Night

    6 to 8 p.m. · From City of Franklin

  2. Baby Storytime (Franklin)

    9:30 to 10 a.m. · Franklin Library · From Franklin-Springboro Public Library

  3. Toddler Storytime (Franklin)

    10:30 to 11 a.m. · Franklin Library · From Franklin-Springboro Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Franklin began

Franklin was founded in 1796 by General William C. Schenck on the Great Miami River and named for Benjamin Franklin. It grew as a Miami and Erie Canal town in the 1820s-40s, then as a paper-mill and railroad center through the late 1800s, surviving the catastrophic Great Miami River flood of March 1913. It was incorporated as a town in 1814 and became a city in 1951, and today sits at the northwest corner of Warren County beside Franklin Township and Carlisle.

Settled 1796, platted 1796, incorporated 1814 (town); 1951 (city), by General William C. Schenck.

Where the name comes from

The settlement was named for Benjamin Franklin.

Before the town

No Native American village or settlement site specific to what became the city of Franklin is recorded in the sources reviewed. The land was ceded by the Miami, Shawnee, Wyandot, Delaware and other nations at the Treaty of Greenville (August 3, 1795), a year before Schenck's party arrived, and lies within the Symmes Purchase between the Great and Little Miami Rivers, which the Miami people under Little Turtle (Meshekinoquah) had used as hunting ground. The one confirmed prehistoric site inside city limits is the Hill-Kinder Mound, an Adena burial mound in fields northeast of downtown Franklin (junction of Deardorff Road and Arlington Avenue), listed on the National Register in 1971. Elsewhere in Warren County, the Native record includes the Fort Ancient earthworks on the Little Miami.

Nations recorded here: Miami, Shawnee, Adena culture.

  • Hill-Kinder Mound (mound) — fields northeast of downtown Franklin, near Deardorff Road and Arlington Avenue, Adena culture (c. 800 BC - AD 100) (commons.wikimedia.org)

Timeline

  1. — General William C. Schenck founds Franklin on the Great Miami River.
  2. — The log building later known as the Old Log Post Office is built at 310 South River Street; it is the oldest surviving building in Franklin.
  3. — President Thomas Jefferson appoints John N. C. Schenck, the founder's brother, as Franklin's first postmaster, one of Warren County's first four post offices.
  4. — Franklin is incorporated as a town.
  5. — Construction of the Miami and Erie Canal through Franklin spurs a pork slaughterhouse, a barrel factory, a sawmill and a whiskey distillery.
  6. — Five paper mills are operating in Franklin.
  7. — Franklin's only bank fails after an embezzlement.
  8. — Town marshal George Basore is fatally shot while making an arrest; a lynch mob gathers but is dispersed.
  9. — The Great Miami River overflows its banks in the March 1913 flood, devastating the town.
  10. — Franklin becomes a city.
  11. — Franklin opens what is considered the world's first garbage-recycling plant, built by the Black Clawson Company, recovering metals from solid waste.
  12. — US EPA Region V determines the Buried Valley Aquifer System-South is the sole or principal drinking-water source for the Franklin area.
  13. — The city removes a Confederate monument following the Charlottesville rally.
  14. — Franklin samples for PFAS under the fifth federal Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5), detecting nine PFAS compounds plus lithium.

Stories

The oldest building in town started as a log post office

In 1802, before Ohio was even a state, settlers on South River Street raised a two-story log cabin that would become Franklin's post office. On April 1, 1805, President Thomas Jefferson signed the appointment of John N. C. Schenck, brother of the town's founder, as postmaster, making the little log building the seat of one of Warren County's first four post offices. It kept working long after log construction had gone out of style, and it survives today as the oldest building in Franklin. In 1974 the building was moved from its original riverside lot to a new site at River and Fifth streets to save it from demolition, and it is now run as a small museum by the Franklin Area Historical Society.

A garbage plant ahead of its time

In 1971, at a moment when most American cities were still simply burying or burning their trash, Franklin opened a solid-waste recycling plant built and designed by the Black Clawson Company that was described at the time as the first of its kind in the world. The plant pulled metals back out of the municipal garbage stream for resale rather than letting them go to landfill, an idea that would not become common practice in American cities for another generation. A 1970s federal photograph shows a Logan-Long Recycling Plant employee in Franklin demonstrating the recovered, recyclable products to visitors.

The flood of 1913

In late March 1913, days of heavy rain sent the Great Miami River far over its banks across the Miami Valley, and Franklin, sitting low along the river, was hit hard. Homes and businesses flooded, and a surviving photograph -- captioned simply 'Franklin, Ohio - Flood of 1913' -- shows the scale of the water in the streets. The disaster was part of the same statewide flood that devastated Dayton and led, within two years, to the creation of the Miami Conservancy District and its system of flood-control dams upstream.

Photographs

Flooding in Franklin, Ohio during the Great Flood of March 1913
Flooding in Franklin, Ohio during the Great Flood of March 1913 (1913)
Photo: Warren County OHGenWeb (uploader); photographer unknown, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Hill-Kinder Mound, an Adena burial mound northeast of downtown Franklin, viewed from the southwest
The Hill-Kinder Mound, an Adena burial mound northeast of downtown Franklin, viewed from the southwest (2012)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Charles Butler House, an 1860 octagon house at 13 E. Jackson Street, Franklin
The Charles Butler House, an 1860 octagon house at 13 E. Jackson Street, Franklin (2012)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · hmdb.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · dam.assets.ohio.gov · cms2.revize.com

Historic places

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

  1. Butler, Charles, HouseBuilding · Franklin · listed 1982
    Address
    13 E. Jackson St.
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County · ZIP 45005
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82003664
    Coordinates
    39.56468, -84.29983

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

  2. Old Log Post OfficeBuilding · Franklin · listed 1976
    Address
    5th and River Sts.
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County · ZIP 45005
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001541
    Coordinates
    39.55961, -84.30666

    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

Five high-production wells drawing from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, treated at the city's 5 MGD iron/manganese filtration plant near the Great Miami River. The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Franklin's boundary: 2 health centers, 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 7 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 1 police station, 2 public charging sites, 2 Superfund sites, 22 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 10 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Community health centers (2)

  1. Centerpoint Health Medical FranklinHealth center · Franklin
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Franklin
    Coordinates
    39.55627, -84.28038

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Centerpoint Health Suite DHealth center · Franklin
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Franklin
    Coordinates
    39.55627, -84.28038

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Nursing homes (1)

  1. Momentous Health at Franklin1 of 5 stars · Franklin
    Address
    421 Mission Lane, Franklin, OH 45005
    Certified beds
    79
    Residents on an average day
    71
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Individual
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (937) 746-3943
    Medicare ID
    365595

    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 (1)

  1. Franklin Division of FireFranklin
    Address
    45 East 4th Street, Franklin, OH 45005
    Coordinates
    39.55999, -84.30202

    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 (7)

  1. Anthony Wayne Elementary SchoolFranklin
    Address
    16 Farm Ave, Franklin, OH 45005
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    299
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17
    NCES school ID
    390440000962

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Franklin High School4 of 5 stars · Franklin
    Address
    750 E 4th St, Franklin, OH 45005
    School district
    Franklin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    679
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    36
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    79.8%
    Four-year graduation rate
    96.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    012310
    NCES school ID
    390440000963

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

  3. Franklin Intermediate School3 of 5 stars · Franklin
    Address
    752 E 4th St, Franklin, OH 45005
    School district
    Franklin City School District
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    021610
    NCES school ID
    390440010916

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

  4. Franklin Junior High School3.5 of 5 stars · Franklin
    Address
    750 E 4th St, Franklin, OH 45005
    School district
    Franklin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    401
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    70.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    062331
    NCES school ID
    390440000964

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

  5. George H Gerke Elementary School1 of 5 stars · Franklin
    Address
    312 Sherman Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    School district
    Franklin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    322
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    14
    Report card, 2025-26
    1 of 5 stars
    Ohio building IRN
    013276
    NCES school ID
    390440000965

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

  6. Pennyroyal Elementary SchoolFranklin
    Address
    4203 Pennyroyal Rd, Franklin, OH 45005
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    290
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16
    NCES school ID
    390440000969

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. William C Schenck Elementary School1 of 5 stars · Franklin
    Address
    350 Arlington Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    School district
    Franklin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    204
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    12
    Report card, 2025-26
    1 of 5 stars
    Ohio building IRN
    041327
    NCES school ID
    390440000970

    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 (1)

  1. Franklin-Trenton over Dry RunPoor · built 1981
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1981
    Length
    14 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    4,573
    Coordinates
    39.55673, -84.33115

    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. Franklin Public LibraryCentral library · Franklin
    Address
    44 E. 4Th St, Franklin, OH 45005
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Franklin Public Library
    Open
    3,328 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    24,800 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    111,124
    System's loans, FY2024
    535,948
    People the system serves
    54,450
    Phone
    (937) 746-2665

    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.

Police stations (1)

  1. Franklin City Police DepartmentFranklin
    Address
    400 Anderson Street, Franklin, OH 45005
    Coordinates
    39.55859, -84.30193

    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 (2)

  1. FRANKLINWILDCAT CHARGER 14 Level 2 · Franklin
    Address
    1 Ben Franklin Way, Franklin, OH 45005
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  2. Pilot Travel Center 9 DC fast4 DC fast · Franklin
    Address
    6830 Franklin-Lebanon Road, Franklin, OH 45005
    Ports
    4 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS
    Network
    eVgo Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    877-455-3833

    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. Franklin Ohio Residential Mercury SpillSuperfund program · Frankin
    Address
    307 East Fourth Street, Frankin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000507550
    EPA registry ID
    110071101472

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

  2. Franklin Voc PlumeSuperfund program · Franklin
    Address
    Georgia Pacific Road and Dayton-Oxford (Miami) Rd., Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000507846
    EPA registry ID
    110071102161

    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 (22)

  1. A & B Foundry & MachiningToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    835 N. Main St., Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005BFNDR835NM
    EPA registry ID
    110000392067

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

  2. Atlas Roofing Corporation - Felt Plant (1483040158)Toxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    125 N River St, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005GRGPC125NR
    EPA registry ID
    110001626759

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

  3. Atlas Roofing Corporation, Franklin Roofing Facility (1483040201)Toxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    675 Oxford Road, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005TLSRF675OX
    EPA registry ID
    110000392101

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

  4. Cheney Pulp and Paper CoToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    1000 Anderson St., Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005CHNYP1000A
    EPA registry ID
    110000392076

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

  5. Faurecia Exhaust Sys Inc Franklin PlantToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    2301 Commerce Center Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    45005PTMTV2301C
    EPA registry ID
    110000766886

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

  6. Ferco TechToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    291 Conover Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4500WFRCTC291CN
    EPA registry ID
    110069312470

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

  7. Franklin Boxboard CorporationToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    50 East Sixth Street, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    45005FRNKL50EAS
    EPA registry ID
    110001626740

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

  8. Iko Production IncToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    1200 South Main Street, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005KPRDC1200S
    EPA registry ID
    110001626884

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

  9. Lynx Chemicals of DaytonToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    370 Industrial Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    4500WLYNXC37IND
    EPA registry ID
    110042000991

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

  10. Marble Arch Products Inc. (1483040411)Toxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    263 Industrial Dr., Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005MRBLR263IN
    EPA registry ID
    110012705901

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

  11. Morris Material Handling - Kone CranesToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    213 Industrial Drive, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005MPHCR213IN
    EPA registry ID
    110004726976

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

  12. Ncp FranklinToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    300 Chestnut Street, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    4500WNCPFR3CHES
    EPA registry ID
    110067129636

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

  13. Newark Custom Paperboard (Ncp)Toxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    300 Chestnut St, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005BKCVR3CHES
    EPA registry ID
    110031000672

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

  14. Pharmacia Hepar IncToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    160 Industrial Dr., Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005HPRND160IN
    EPA registry ID
    110000392094

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

  15. R.L. Drake LlcToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    230 Industrial Drive, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005RLDRK230IN
    EPA registry ID
    110000850507

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

  16. Rotadyne Roll GroupToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    315 Industrial Dr., Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005DLRLL315IN
    EPA registry ID
    110000392085

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

  17. Rps Composites Ohio IncToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    2501 Shotwell Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005RPSCM25SHT
    EPA registry ID
    110069533669

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

  18. Sun Chemical CorpToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    125 Jay Gee Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43302BSFCR125JA
    EPA registry ID
    110009424060

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

  19. Sunstar Engineering Americas IncToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    700 Watkins Glenn Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005SNNXN7WATK
    EPA registry ID
    110031019608

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

  20. Tech-Way Industries IncToxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    301 Indl Dr, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005TCHWY301IN
    EPA registry ID
    110002112641

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

  21. Temple-Inland Food ServicesToxics Release Inventory · Carlisle
    Address
    300 Ind. Drive, Carlisle, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45005TMPLN300IN
    EPA registry ID
    110002112650

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

  22. Toppan Packaging Usa Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Franklin
    Address
    708 South Ave, Franklin, OH 45005
    County
    Warren County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45001GRPHC708SO
    EPA registry ID
    110000392049

    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 (10)

  1. Fish Kill2024-04-27 · Franklin
    Reported
    2024-04-27
    What spilled
    Fish Kill
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2404EPA0000698

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

  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-02-05 · Franklin
    Reported
    2024-02-05
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000194

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

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-01-26 · Franklin
    Reported
    2024-01-26
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2401EPA0000137

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

  4. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-09-03 · Franklin
    Reported
    2022-09-03
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2209EPA0001351

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

  5. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-08-10 · Franklin
    Reported
    2022-08-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    120 gallons
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001214

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

  6. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-02-22 · Franklin
    Reported
    2022-02-22
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000222

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

  7. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2021-07-28 · Franklin
    Reported
    2021-07-28
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    1 gallons
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001142

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

  8. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2021-03-11 · Franklin
    Reported
    2021-03-11
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000317

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

  9. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2026-04-09 · Franklin
    Reported
    2026-04-09
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Material Unknown; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2604EPA0000598

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

  10. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-02-03 · Franklin
    Reported
    2026-02-03
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2602EPA0000123

    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 Franklin, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45005 Franklin Township and Franklin 37% Five high-production wells drawing from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, treated at the city's 5 MGD iron/manganese filtration plant near the Great Miami River. 5.9 pCi/L average radon Appraisal records without year built Franklin City · 3 stars overall 7.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2017-11-07 Issue 3: 3 City of Franklin Charter Amendment 936639Passed (59.43% for)
2017-11-07 Issue 4: 4 City of Franklin Charter Amendment 884609Passed (59.21% for)
2017-11-07 Issue 5: 5 Franklin Charter Amendment 1,002504Passed (66.53% for)
2017-11-07 Issue 6: 6 City of Franklin Charter Amendment 942538Passed (63.65% for)
2017-11-07 Issue 7: 7 City of Franklin Charter Amendment 776715Passed (52.05% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2017-11-07 Member of Council Michael Aldridge 960, 26.89%; Dennis D. Centers 922, 25.83%; Matt Wilcher 850, 23.81%; Carl Bray 838, 23.47%
2015-11-03 Member of Council Brent W. Centers 1,374, 19.34%; Paul Ruppert 1,197, 16.85%; Todd Hall 1,085, 15.27%; Debbie Fouts 1,064, 14.98%; Jason Faulkner 1,063, 14.96%; Matt Wilcher 826, 11.63%; Douglas Greathouse 495, 6.97%

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

Auditor of State record

The county

Warren County: 12 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 222,825 people.

Nearby places

Franklin Township, Warren County Carlisle Middletown Turtle Creek Township, Warren County Clearcreek Township, Warren County

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
0.77 in
2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
rain so far in 2026
50.1 in
15.2 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
17.5 in
a normal year brings 11.3 in
a normal year
41.3 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.77 — 30
September 2026 5.24 — 30
August 2026 11.76 — 31
July 2026 2.29 — 31
June 2026 5.78 — 30
May 2026 8.39 — 31
April 2026 3.77 — 30
March 2026 8.01 — 31
February 2026 2.54 3.4 28
January 2026 1.52 14.1 31
December 2025 2.39 9.4 31
November 2025 2.87 1.0 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year1990 — 60.0 in
Driest year1901 — 23.3 in
Snowiest year1906 — 61.2 in
Wettest day on record6 October 1910 — 6.58 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day25 January 2026 — 10.98 in
Deepest snow on the ground15 January 1918 — 17.17 in

75% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Franklin; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,874 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-30. 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 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 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 Franklin: 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
64
those placed on the map inside Franklin
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste18
Air pollution16
Site assessment9
Wastewater and stormwater discharge9
State water loans4
Sewer and water-line construction2
Contaminated-site cleanup1
Landfills1
Medical waste1
Public drinking water1
Scrap tires1
Voluntary cleanup1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
TOPPAN PACKAGING USA INC Hazardous waste violation resolved
FRANKLIN PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water inspection
FRANKLIN REGIONAL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
FORMER FRANKLIN BOXBOARD FACILITY Voluntary cleanup technical help
TOPPAN PACKAGING USA INC Hazardous waste notice of violation
PHARMACIA HEPAR LLC Medical waste inspection
FRANKLIN REGIONAL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
FRANKLIN REGIONAL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
FORMER FRANKLIN BOXBOARD FACILITY Voluntary cleanup technical help
FORMER FRANKLIN BOXBOARD FACILITY Voluntary cleanup technical help
TOPPAN PACKAGING USA INC Air pollution permit
MARBLE ARCH PRODUCTS INC Air pollution permit
VALLEY ASPHALT PLANT # 28 - 2020 Air pollution permit
FRANKLIN REGIONAL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
VALLEY ASPHALT PLANT # 28 - 2020 Air pollution permit
TOPPAN PACKAGING USA INC Air pollution inspection
MARBLE ARCH PRODUCTS INC Air pollution violation resolved
TOPPAN PACKAGING USA INC Air pollution permit
MARBLE ARCH PRODUCTS INC Air pollution permit
PHARMACIA HEPAR LLC Medical waste inspection
FRANKLIN REGIONAL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
FAURECIA Air pollution report
A&B FOUNDRY LLC Air pollution report
BILLY D ESTES OIL CO BULK STATION NO 8555 Air pollution report
SUN CHEMICAL CORP Air pollution 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 Franklin, Ohio in?

Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, with 11,714 residents.

When was Franklin, Ohio founded?

Franklin was settled 1796; laid out 1796; incorporated 1814 (town); 1951 (city). Founders on record: General William C. Schenck. Source

How did Franklin, Ohio get its name?

The settlement was named for Benjamin Franklin. Source

What ZIP code is Franklin, Ohio?

Most of Franklin is in ZIP code 45005.

Where does Franklin, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Franklin (Franklin Public Water System): Five high-production wells drawing from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, treated at the city's 5 MGD iron/manganese filtration plant near the Great Miami River.

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