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Fremont

City · Sandusky County · 15,954 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

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  1. Recipe Swap Board

    9 a.m. to 8 p.m. · Main Library (Fremont) · From Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County

  2. Recipe Swap Board

    9 a.m. to 8 p.m. · Main Library (Fremont) · From Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County

  3. Makerspace Demo

    4 to 5 p.m. · Main Library (Fremont) · From Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County

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How Fremont began

Fremont grew up on the site of Junquindundeh, a Wyandot village at the lower rapids of the Sandusky River, where the U.S. Army built Fort Sandusky in 1812 and, after it was rebuilt and enlarged the next spring, Fort Stephenson -- the post Major George Croghan's garrison defended in the Battle of Fort Stephenson of August 1813. A settlement grew around the fort after the war under the name Lower Sandusky, became the seat of the newly formed Sandusky County in 1821, and was renamed Fremont in 1849 for explorer and soldier John C. Fremont. The city became a cutlery and manufacturing center through the late 19th and 20th centuries and is known today as the home of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th U.S. president, whose Spiegel Grove estate and presidential library sit within the city.

Settled 1816, platted 1817, by settlement grew around the federal Two Mile Square Reserve and Fort Stephenson after the War of 1812.

Where the name comes from

Known first as Lower Sandusky, for its position on the lower part of the Sandusky River, the town was renamed Fremont in 1849 to honor John C. Fremont, the explorer and soldier who had helped the United States acquire California during the Mexican-American War.

Before the town

Fremont occupies the site of Junquindundeh, a Wyandot village at the lower rapids of the Sandusky River; French traders kept a post nearby in the 1750s before British forces took the region after the French and Indian War. An 1882 county history records a Wyandot tradition of two 'cities of refuge' near these same rapids, considered neutral ground where warriors from warring nations could pass safely, and places a separate Delaware (Lenape)/Munsee village about three miles downstream. Before General Anthony Wayne's 1794-95 campaign broke organized Native resistance in the region, the Wyandot war chief Tarhe ('the Crane'), later a signer of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, made his home at Lower Sandusky. An 1817 treaty opened this land to settlement.

Nations recorded here: Wyandot, Lenape (Delaware).

  • Junquindundeh (village) — site of present downtown Fremont, 18th century to 1790s (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Fort Sandusky / Fort Stephenson (other) — west bank of the Sandusky River, downtown Fremont, 1812-1813 (en.wikipedia.org)

Timeline

  1. — The U.S. Army built a stockade and blockhouse, Fort Sandusky, on the west bank of the Sandusky River to guard supply lines in the War of 1812.
  2. — Captain Eleazar Wood rebuilt and enlarged the fort, which was renamed Fort Stephenson.
  3. — Major George Croghan's garrison of about 160 men repelled a British and Native assault on Fort Stephenson, killing the British assault commander with a single cannon shot from the gun "Old Betsy."
  4. — Croghansville, named for the fort's defender, was settled on the east side of the Sandusky River.
  5. — The federal Two Mile Square Reserve on the west side of the river was surveyed and offered for sale, forming the core of Lower Sandusky.
  6. — Lower Sandusky was designated the seat of the newly organized Sandusky County.
  7. — Lower Sandusky was renamed Fremont, for explorer John C. Fremont.
  8. — Rutherford B. Hayes, then Ohio's governor and soon to be U.S. president, moved to Spiegel Grove in Fremont; a bequest from his uncle Sardis Birchard that year endowed the city's public library.
  9. — Fremont's population reached 8,440, more than doubling the 1870 figure as cutlery and manufacturing firms including the Clauss Cutlery Company grew in the city.
  10. — The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center opened at Spiegel Grove, the first presidential library in the United States.

Stories

Old Betsy holds the line

By late July 1813, British Major General Henry Procter had failed twice to take Fort Meigs and turned instead to the smaller, more exposed Fort Stephenson at Lower Sandusky, held by only about 160 American regulars under 21-year-old Major George Croghan. Procter arrived on July 31 with roughly 390 British regulars and several hundred allied Native warriors and, after a day of bombardment, ordered a direct assault on August 2 against the fort's northwest angle -- the point Croghan had judged weakest and had quietly reinforced. Croghan had hidden the garrison's single six-pounder cannon, nicknamed Old Betsy, behind a screen at that same angle; when the attacking column under Lieutenant Colonel William Shortt closed to within thirty feet, the gun crew uncovered the cannon and fired point-blank into the packed ranks, killing Shortt and breaking the assault. The British lost 26 killed, 41 wounded, and 29 missing against a single American killed and seven wounded, and Procter withdrew the next day. Congress later struck a gold medal for Croghan, one of the few awarded for a War of 1812 land action, and Old Betsy still stands today, alongside a historical marker, on the fort's former ground in downtown Fremont.

A president's library, first of its kind

Rutherford B. Hayes settled at Spiegel Grove, on the edge of Fremont, in 1873, three years before he was elected the nineteenth president of the United States. His uncle and benefactor Sardis Birchard left the city $50,000 that same year to found a public library, which opened in 1874, and after Hayes's death in 1893 his son Webb built a library and museum on the Spiegel Grove grounds to house the former president's papers and collections. That building opened in 1916 as the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, the first purpose-built presidential library in the United States, a model that later presidents' libraries, run through the National Archives, would follow decades afterward.

Photographs

Birchard Park, Fremont, Ohio, photographed in 1939.
Birchard Park, Fremont, Ohio, photographed in 1939. (1939)
Photo: Ohio Federal Writers' Project, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Fremont, Ohio, county seat of Sandusky County.
Fremont, Ohio, county seat of Sandusky County. (2012)
Photo: Ken Lund, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · rbhayes.org · archive.org · touringohio.com · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

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

  1. Bartlett, Joseph and Rachel, HouseBuilding · Fremont · listed 1990
    Address
    212 Park Ave.
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County · ZIP 43420
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1990
    NRIS reference number
    90000388
    Coordinates
    41.34506, -83.09396

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  2. Buckland, Ralph P., HouseBuilding · Fremont · listed 1974
    Address
    300 S. Park Ave.
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County · ZIP 43420
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001620
    Coordinates
    41.34381, -83.11782

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  3. Fabing, Frederick, HouseBuilding · Fremont · listed 1983
    Address
    201 S. Park Ave.
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County · ZIP 43420
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83002054
    Coordinates
    41.34508, -83.11714

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  4. Sandusky County Jail and Sheriff's HouseBuilding · Fremont · listed 1997
    Address
    622 Croghan St.
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County · ZIP 43420
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1997
    NRIS reference number
    97000198
    Coordinates
    41.34686, -83.11840

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  5. St. Paul's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · Fremont · listed 1977
    Address
    200 N. Park Ave.
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County · ZIP 43420
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1977
    NRIS reference number
    77001085
    Coordinates
    41.34760, -83.11770

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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

Sandusky River (surface water). River water is reportedly pumped to the city's off-line Fremont Reservoir, then flows by gravity to the treatment plant. The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Fremont's boundary: 1 hospital, 2 health centers, 2 dialysis centers, 4 nursing homes, 2 fire and EMS stations, 2 colleges, 1 power plant, 8 public schools, 4 private schools, 1 library, 2 museums, 2 police stations, 4 public charging sites, 2 Superfund sites, 16 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 7 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Fremont
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    715 S Taft Avenue, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Beds
    43
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Phone
    (419) 334-6625
    Medicare ID
    360156

    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.

Community health centers (2)

  1. Community Health Services - EastHealth center · Fremont
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Fremont
    Coordinates
    41.34288, -83.09585

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  2. Community Health Services - WestHealth center · Fremont
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Fremont
    Coordinates
    41.35996, -83.14323

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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.

Dialysis centers (2)

  1. Davita Fremont Regional DialysisDialysis · Fremont
    Address
    100 Pinnacle Dr, Fremont, OH 43420
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2013-01-03
    Phone
    (419) 332-0310
    Medicare ID
    362791

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Usrc Fremont DialysisDialysis · Fremont
    Address
    2400 Enterprise St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Dialysis stations
    11
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    US Renal Care, Inc.
    Medicare certified since
    2001-02-21
    Phone
    (419) 332-9104
    Medicare ID
    362631

    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 (4)

  1. Bethesda Care Center2 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    600 N Brush St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Certified beds
    89
    Residents on an average day
    82
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $64,604 (latest 2024-12-13)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    GARDEN SPRINGS HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 334-9521
    Medicare ID
    365510

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  2. Countryside Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Llc1 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    1865 Countryside Drive, Fremont, OH 43420
    Certified beds
    82
    Residents on an average day
    73
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    3 fines totalling $59,623 (latest 2026-03-05)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    CCH HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 334-2602
    Medicare ID
    365418

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

  3. Parkview Care Center2 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    1406 Oak Harbor Rd, Fremont, OH 43420
    Certified beds
    38
    Residents on an average day
    33
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    3 fines totalling $159,322 (latest 2026-01-13)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    AOM HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 332-2589
    Medicare ID
    366081

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

  4. Valley View Health Campus4 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    1247 North River Rd, Fremont, OH 43420
    Certified beds
    60
    Residents on an average day
    58
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $16,801 (latest 2024-03-21)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 332-0357
    Medicare ID
    365841

    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. Fremont Fire Department Central StationFremont
    Address
    1145 West State Street, Fremont, OH 43420
    Coordinates
    41.35156, -83.12511

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  2. Fremont Fire Department East Side StationFremont
    Address
    506 Pine Street, Fremont, OH 43420
    Coordinates
    41.34846, -83.10285

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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.

Colleges (2)

  1. Terra State Community CollegePublic two-year college · Fremont
    What it is
    Public two-year college
    City
    Fremont
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,858
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $5,660
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $10,316
    Graduation rate
    36% within three years (a class of 202)
    IPEDS unit ID
    206011

    College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology CenterPublic career school · Fremont
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Fremont
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    23
    IPEDS unit ID
    421717

    College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.

Power plants (1)

  1. Fremont Energy Center 100 MW or moreNatural gas · 685 MW
    Capacity
    685 MW
    Main source
    Natural gas
    Technology
    Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
    Operator
    American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County
    Generating units
    3
    Built
    2012
    EIA plant code
    55701

    EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.

Public schools (8)

  1. Atkinson Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    1100 Delaware Ave, Fremont, OH 43420
    School district
    Fremont City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    338
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    19.2
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    001172
    NCES school ID
    390440100971

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

  2. Buckeye Community School - FremontFremont
    Address
    401 S Front St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    0
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3
    NCES school ID
    391005110869

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Croghan Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    414 N Pennsylvania Ave, Fremont, OH 43420
    School district
    Fremont City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    385
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    19.8
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    67.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    007815
    NCES school ID
    390440100972

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

  4. Fremont Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    1250 North St, Fremont, OH 43420
    School district
    Fremont City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    809
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    53.8
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    69.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    012492
    NCES school ID
    390440100973

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

  5. Fremont Ross High School3.5 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    1100 North St, Fremont, OH 43420
    School district
    Fremont City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    995
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    52.2
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75.7%
    Four-year graduation rate
    96.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    012500
    NCES school ID
    390440100974

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

  6. Otis Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Fremont
    Address
    718 N Brush St, Fremont, OH 43420
    School district
    Fremont City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    382
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17.4
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    83.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    028852
    NCES school ID
    390440100977

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

  7. Technology CenterFremont
    Address
    1220 Cedar St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Kind (NCES)
    Career and Technical School
    Students, 2023-24
    92
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    18
    NCES school ID
    390514501496

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Vanguard Tech CenterFremont
    Address
    1306 Cedar St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Kind (NCES)
    Career and Technical School
    Students, 2023-24
    157
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26.13
    NCES school ID
    390514504086

    NCES school record ↗ 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.

Private schools (4)

  1. Bishop Hoffman Catholic SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Fremont
    Address
    702 Croghan St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    451
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    38.1
    Students per teacher
    11.8373
    Phone
    (419) 332-9947
    NCES private school ID
    01060863

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Sacred Heart CampusPrivate, Catholic · Fremont
    Address
    500 Smith Rd, Fremont, OH 43420
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    6
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1
    Students per teacher
    6
    Phone
    (419) 332-7102
    NCES private school ID
    A1702887

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Sandusky County Board of Dd - School of HopePrivate, special education · Fremont
    Address
    1001 Castalia St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Kind
    special education
    Students, 2023-24
    12
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3
    Students per teacher
    4
    Phone
    (419) 332-9296
    NCES private school ID
    A2103000

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. St Joseph Central Catholic High SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Fremont
    Address
    702 Croghan St, Fremont, OH 43420
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    451
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    33.1
    Students per teacher
    13.6254
    Phone
    (419) 332-9947
    NCES private school ID
    01060896

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Birchard Public Library of Sandusky CountyCentral library · Fremont
    Address
    423 Croghan St., Fremont, OH 43420
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County
    Open
    3,458 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    33,916 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    85,176
    System's loans, FY2024
    364,239
    People the system serves
    41,427
    Phone
    (419) 334-7101

    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. Rutherford B Hayes Presidential CenterHistory museum · Fremont
    What it is
    History museum
    City
    Fremont
    Coordinates
    41.34846, -83.11681

    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. Sandusky County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Fremont
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Fremont
    Coordinates
    41.34690, -83.09903

    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 (2)

  1. Fremont Police DepartmentFremont
    Address
    1141 West State Street, Fremont, OH 43420
    Coordinates
    41.35159, -83.12478

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

  2. Sandusky County Sheriff's OfficeFremont
    Address
    2323 Countryside Drive, Fremont, OH 43420
    Coordinates
    41.35728, -83.08372

    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 (4)

  1. RB Hayes EV Charging2 Level 2 · Fremont
    Address
    Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH 43420
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    NOODOE
    Phone
    888-222-6618

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

  2. Steinle GMC Cadillac DC fast2 DC fast · Fremont
    Address
    2149 W STATE ST, Fremont, OH 43420
    Ports
    2 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS
    Network
    EV Connect
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    866-816-7584

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

  3. TSCC TERRACH1 LEFT2 Level 2 · Fremont
    Address
    2830 Napoleon Road, Fremont, OH 43420
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  4. TSCC TERRACH1 RIGHT2 Level 2 · Fremont
    Address
    2830 Napoleon Rd, Fremont, OH 43420
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    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. American Welding & Tank ErSuperfund program · Fremont
    Address
    721 Grahman Drive, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510310
    EPA registry ID
    110037286718

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

  2. Fremont Vapor Intrusion ErSuperfund program · Fremont
    Address
    Near 332 Justice Street, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000507867
    EPA registry ID
    110071102272

    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 (16)

  1. Ardagh Metal Packaging Usa Corp. (0372030005)Toxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    2145 Cedar Street, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420MRCNN2145C
    EPA registry ID
    110000500066

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

  2. Armstrong Air Conditioning IncToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    800 Hagerty Dr., Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420RMSTR800HA
    EPA registry ID
    110000383228

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

  3. Burns Iron & Metal Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    911 N Front St, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    TRI_OFFSITE_321
    EPA registry ID
    110070690118

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

  4. Chemi-Trol Chemical CoToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    2098 W State Street, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420CHMTR2098W
    EPA registry ID
    110001623556

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

  5. Crown Battery Manufacturing CoToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    1445 Majestic Dr, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420CRWNB1445M
    EPA registry ID
    110000383200

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

  6. Eaton Corp Controls DivToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    2260 Cedar St, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420TNCRP2260C
    EPA registry ID
    110002109566

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

  7. Eveready Battery Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    1501 W. State St., Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420VRDYB1501W
    EPA registry ID
    110000383255

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

  8. Great Lakes Sugar Company (0372030103)Toxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    1101 North Front Street, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420GRTLK1101N
    EPA registry ID
    110001129476

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

  9. H J Heinz Co - Heinz North AmericaToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    1200 N 5Th St, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420HJHNZ1200N
    EPA registry ID
    110002109548

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

  10. Kellogg's SnacksToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    922 - 932 Wolfe Ave., Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420SNSHN922WO
    EPA registry ID
    110000383237

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

  11. Kelsey-Hayes Cpd Fremont FoundryToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    1017 Dickinson St, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420KLSYH1017D
    EPA registry ID
    110000853933

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

  12. Ludlow Composites CorpToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    2100 Commerce Dr., Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420LYDLW2100C
    EPA registry ID
    110000383219

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

  13. Mead Paper Fremont PlantToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    2275 Commerce Drive, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420MDPPR2275C
    EPA registry ID
    110000904665

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

  14. Quality Steel Corporation of MsToxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    721 Graham Drive, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420CHMTR721GR
    EPA registry ID
    110000383193

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

  15. Style Crest Enterprises, Inc. (0372030210)Toxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    600 Hagerty Dr., Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420STYLC600HA
    EPA registry ID
    110000383246

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

  16. Woodbridge Corporation (0372030220)Toxics Release Inventory · Fremont
    Address
    827 Graham Dr, Fremont, OH 43420
    County
    Sandusky County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43420WDBRD827GR
    EPA registry ID
    110000383264

    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 (7)

  1. Food Grade Product Liquid2025-07-23 · Fremont
    Reported
    2025-07-23
    What spilled
    Food Grade Product Liquid
    Largest amount reported
    300 gallons
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001230

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

  2. Sewage Human Reached water2024-10-01 · Fremont
    Reported
    2024-10-01
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    72 - Minnow Creek
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2410EPA0001686

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

  3. Material Unknown2024-06-17 · Fremont
    Reported
    2024-06-17
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2406EPA0001021

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

  4. Material Unknown2023-09-30 · Fremont
    Reported
    2023-09-30
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001704

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

  5. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2023-08-29 · Fremont
    Reported
    2023-08-29
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001522

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

  6. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2023-01-24 · Sandusky Twp
    Reported
    2023-01-24
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Sandusky Twp, Sandusky County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2301EPA0000116

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

  7. Material Undetermined / Other Reached water2021-03-03 · Fremont
    Reported
    2021-03-03
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Fremont, Sandusky County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000278

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
43420 Fremont 54% Sandusky River (surface water). River water is reportedly pumped to the city's off-line Fremont Reservoir, then flows by gravity to the treatment plant. 4.8 pCi/L average radon Appraisal records without year built Fremont City · 3.5 stars overall 3.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 0 of 2 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 Issue: Fremont City Municipal Income Tax 1,9102,238Failed (46.05% for)
2022-05-03 Issue: Fremont City Proposed Municipal Income Tax 7571,153Failed (39.63% for)
2021-11-02 Issue: Fremont City Municipal Income Tax 00Failed
2019-11-05 Issue: City of Fremont Zoning Referendum 1,3601,671Failed (44.87% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Kathleen A. Nalley 42, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Joseph F. Albrechta 51, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Margaret Wolf 57, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) James S. Sleek 47, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Sharie Chagnon-Murray 49, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Angie Ruiz 54, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Marsha Guffey 89, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Tammy Calhoun 86, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Christopher E. Liebold 62, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Democratic primary) Gary William Yambert 61, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Republican primary) Denis Otte 44, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Republican primary) Lisa LeJeune 46, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Republican primary) Rebecca K. Hoffman 51, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Republican primary) Richard A. Root 60, 100.0%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Republican primary) George T. Dunlap IV 62, 50.41%; Justin C. Smith 60, 48.78%
2026-05-05 Member of County Central Committee (Republican primary) Terry Thatcher 2, 25.0%
2025-11-04 Treasurer Holly Elder (Democratic) 1,556, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council Third Ward Angie Ruiz (Democratic) 327, 53.96%; Richard Schwable (Republican) 279, 46.04%
2025-11-04 Member of Council Second Ward Jim Sleek (Democratic) 336, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council Fourth Ward Christopher E. Liebold (Democratic) 349, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council First Ward Danielle Kay Briggs (Democratic) 312, 56.52%; Seth Frasure (Republican) 240, 43.48%
2023-11-07 President of Council Jamie Hafford 2,858, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large John S. Elder (Democratic) 2,318, 37.67%; Kristine Weiss (Republican) 2,031, 33.0%; Denis Otte (Republican) 1,805, 29.33%
2023-11-07 Mayor Daniel R. Sanchez (Republican) 3,257, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Director of Law James F. Melle (Democratic) 2,788, 100.0%

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

Auditor of State record

The county

Sandusky County: 9 ZIP codes, 23 cities, villages and townships, 64,229 people.

Nearby places

Ballville Township, Sandusky County Sandusky Township, Sandusky County Green Creek Township, Sandusky County Rice Township, Sandusky County Riley Township, Sandusky County Jackson Township, Sandusky County Washington Township, Sandusky County

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.72 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
37.3 in
4.7 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
12.8 in
a normal year brings 28.2 in
a normal year
38.4 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.72 — 28
September 2026 3.38 — 30
August 2026 4.77 — 31
July 2026 4.74 — 31
June 2026 5.32 — 30
May 2026 4.23 — 31
April 2026 8.38 — 30
March 2026 3.15 — 31
February 2026 0.36 2.7 28
January 2026 1.27 10.1 31
December 2025 1.19 3.9 31
November 2025 1.59 1.4 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 58.1 in
Driest year1963 — 18.9 in
Snowiest year2014 — 70.1 in
Wettest day on record5 July 1969 — 7.95 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day5 March 1917 — 12.99 in
Deepest snow on the ground1 February 1978 — 20.89 in

82% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Fremont; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,745 days of records, 1893-04-01 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 Fremont: 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
102
those placed on the map inside Fremont

Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:

  • AMP FREMONT ENERGY CENTER (air pollution, hazardous waste, latest Nov 4, 2024)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste37
Air pollution14
Wastewater and stormwater discharge14
State sewer loans9
Voluntary cleanup9
Public drinking water7
Sewer and water-line construction3
Contaminated-site cleanup2
State water loans2
Underground injection wells2
Brownfield1
Federal Facilities1
1 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CROWN BATTERY MANUFACTURING CO Air pollution permit
MICHAEL E GRILLIS DO MEDICAL OFFICE PWS Public drinking water inspection
CHESTNUT AMRP PH1 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MICHAEL E GRILLIS DO MEDICAL OFFICE PWS Source-water protection letter
MICHAEL E GRILLIS DO MEDICAL OFFICE PWS Public drinking water violation resolved
MICHAEL E GRILLIS DO MEDICAL OFFICE PWS Public drinking water inspection
FREMONT CITY PWS Public drinking water violation resolved
FREMONT CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
FREMONT CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
FREMONT CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
STYLE CREST ENTERPRISES INC Air pollution permit
FREMONT STATION IMPROVEMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
STYLE CREST ENTERPRISES INC Air pollution permit
STYLE CREST ENTERPRISES INC Air pollution permit
KRAFT HEINZ CO Hazardous waste director's orders
FOSBEL WAHL HOLDINGS LLC Air pollution inspection
SHOREWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION PWS Public drinking water report
MICHAEL E GRILLIS DO MEDICAL OFFICE PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
LUDLOW COMPOSITES CORP Air pollution permit
LUDLOW COMPOSITES CORP Air pollution permit
FREMONT CITY PWS Public drinking water report
FREMONT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LUDLOW COMPOSITES CORP Air pollution report
KFVJHI LLC WAREHOUSE II Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
STYLE CREST ENTERPRISES INC Air pollution permit

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 Fremont, Ohio in?

Fremont is a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, with 15,954 residents.

When was Fremont, Ohio founded?

Fremont was settled 1816; laid out 1817. Founders on record: settlement grew around the federal Two Mile Square Reserve and Fort Stephenson after the War of 1812. Source

How did Fremont, Ohio get its name?

Known first as Lower Sandusky, for its position on the lower part of the Sandusky River, the town was renamed Fremont in 1849 to honor John C. Source

What ZIP code is Fremont, Ohio?

Most of Fremont is in ZIP code 43420.

Where does Fremont, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Fremont (Fremont City): Sandusky River (surface water). River water is reportedly pumped to the city's off-line Fremont Reservoir, then flows by gravity to the treatment plant.

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