Hamilton

City · Butler County · 63,399 residents · 2% municipal income tax

Butler County

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  1. Beginner French

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Notable people from Hamilton

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How Hamilton began

Hamilton grew up around Fort Hamilton, a frontier supply post General Arthur St. Clair's troops built on the Great Miami River in 1791 and named for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, with a civilian settlement platted alongside it as Fairfield in 1794. It became the seat of Butler County in 1803 and, after decades split with its river-crossing twin Rossville, grew through the 19th century into a mill and manufacturing city powered by a hydraulic canal system, making paper, safes, and machine tools. A catastrophic flood in March 1913 killed roughly 100 residents and reshaped the city's relationship with the river; Hamilton rebuilt as an industrial center through the 20th century and is today Butler County's largest city and government seat.

Settled 1791, platted 1794 (as Fairfield), incorporated 1810 (city status 1857), by General Arthur St. Clair's troops, building Fort Hamilton; civilian town platted by early settlers as Fairfield.

Where the name comes from

Hamilton takes its name from Fort Hamilton, built in 1791 and named to honor Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington; the fort was the first link in a chain built north from Fort Washington (Cincinnati) during the Northwest Indian War.

Before the town

No source consulted names a specific Native village, camp, or burial site within the present city of Hamilton; the county-wide picture includes the Fortified Hill Works earthwork a few miles downriver in Ross Township and the Shawnee-Miami trail crossing the Great Miami valley carried. Fort Hamilton itself, built in 1791 on the Great Miami River, was a U.S. military supply post in the Northwest Indian War against the Miami, Shawnee, and allied nations rather than a Native site, and it was abandoned after the 1795 Treaty of Greenville ended the fighting and opened the area to the settlement that produced the city.

Nations recorded here: Miami, Shawnee.

Timeline

  1. — General Arthur St. Clair's troops complete Fort Hamilton on the Great Miami River, the first fort in a chain built north from Fort Washington during the Northwest Indian War.
  2. — A civilian settlement grows up around the abandoned fort and is platted under the name Fairfield.
  3. — Butler County organizes and names Hamilton its county seat.
  4. — Hamilton is first incorporated as a town; it loses incorporation in 1815 for failing to hold elections.
  5. — Hamilton is reincorporated and united with Rossville, its twin town across the Great Miami River; the two separate again in 1831 and reunite for good in 1854.
  6. — The Hamilton Hydraulic, a canal-fed water-power system, is built and begins operating in January 1845, driving two decades of industrial and population growth.
  7. — Beckett Paper Company is established in Hamilton, later billed as the oldest paper mill west of the Allegheny Mountains.
  8. — Hamilton is chartered as a city.
  9. — Abraham Lincoln speaks at Hamilton Station on September 17 for Ohio gubernatorial candidate William Dennison, one of the appearances that first raised his name as a possible presidential contender.
  10. — The present Butler County Courthouse is built in Hamilton to David W. Gibbs's design.
  11. — The March flood destroys all four of Hamilton's bridges, floods downtown three to eight feet deep and the North End up to eighteen feet, displaces about 10,000 residents, and kills roughly 100 people in the city.
  12. — The Rossville Historic District, the former twin town across the river, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  13. — Hamilton's city council votes 5-1 on May 28 to add an exclamation point to the city's name, styling it 'Hamilton!'; the change was never adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Stories

One river, two rival towns

For much of the nineteenth century Hamilton and Rossville faced off across the Great Miami River as separate, competing towns, one on each bank of the same crossing point that Fort Hamilton had guarded. Hamilton was first incorporated in 1810, lost that status in 1815 when it failed to hold required elections, and was reincorporated in 1827 in a union with Rossville across the water. That marriage did not last: the two towns split apart again in 1831 and spent more than two decades as rivals, each building its own commercial district, churches, and civic identity. By 1850 Hamilton counted 3,210 residents to Rossville's 1,447, and in April 1854 voters in both towns finally approved a lasting union, completed the following February. Hamilton was chartered as a city in 1857, and Rossville's older brick storefronts and houses survive today as the Rossville Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1975 as a reminder that the city was built from two towns rather than one.

The exclamation point that never stuck

In May 1986, taking a cue from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical 'Oklahoma!', Hamilton's city council voted 5 to 1 to add an exclamation point to the city's name, officially restyling it 'Hamilton!' on local letterhead and welcome signs as a piece of civic boosterism. The change was purely a local council resolution: the United States Board on Geographic Names, which sets official place names for federal maps and records, never adopted the punctuation, and neither did most cartographers or the postal service. The exclamation point lingered for years on city vehicles and stationery as a piece of local color before fading from routine use, an oddity of 1980s small-city marketing that outlived its own novelty.

Photographs

Postcard view, 'High Street, looking East,' Hamilton, Ohio
Postcard view, 'High Street, looking East,' Hamilton, Ohio (1911)
Photo: unknown publisher (S. H. Knox & Co.), public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Brick storefronts in the Rossville Historic District, Hamilton's former twin town
Brick storefronts in the Rossville Historic District, Hamilton's former twin town (2012)
Photo: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Benninghofen House, an 1863 Italianate mansion in Hamilton's German Village district, now home to the Butler County Historical Society
The Benninghofen House, an 1863 Italianate mansion in Hamilton's German Village district, now home to the Butler County Historical Society (2017)
Photo: Amy Bolinder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Historic places

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

  1. Anderson-Shaffer HouseBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1974
    Address
    404 Ross Ave.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45013
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001402
    Coordinates
    39.40419, -84.57150
  2. Benninghofen HouseBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1973
    Address
    327 N. 2nd St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001388
    Coordinates
    39.40386, -84.56013
  3. Butler County CourthouseBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1981
    Address
    2nd and High Sts.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1981
    NRIS reference number
    81000429
    Coordinates
    39.39977, -84.56271
  4. Dixon--Globe Opera House--Robinson-Schwenn BuildingBuilding · Hamilton · listed 2000
    Address
    221 High St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2000
    NRIS reference number
    00000799
    Coordinates
    39.39946, -84.56075
  5. EdgetonBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1975
    Address
    575 Harrison Ave.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45013
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001331
    Coordinates
    39.40585, -84.58630
  6. Hamilton Catholic High SchoolBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1986
    Address
    533 Dayton St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1986
    NRIS reference number
    86001917
    Coordinates
    39.40025, -84.55538
  7. High Street Commercial BlockHistoric district · Hamilton · listed 2004
    Address
    228,232,236 High St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Historic district
    Listed on the National Register
    2004
    NRIS reference number
    04000113
    Coordinates
    39.39991, -84.56073
  8. High Street Commercial Block (Boundary Increase)Historic district · Hamilton · listed 2014
    Address
    216-226 High St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Historic district
    Listed on the National Register
    2014
    NRIS reference number
    14000292
    Coordinates
    39.39787, -84.56115
  9. Lane-Hooven HouseBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1973
    Address
    319 N. 3rd St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001389
    Coordinates
    39.40366, -84.55944
  10. Notre Dame Academy and Notre Dame High SchoolBuilding · Hamilton · listed 2001
    Address
    926 Second St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2001
    NRIS reference number
    01000048
    Coordinates
    39.39089, -84.56453
  11. Rentschler HouseBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1983
    Address
    643 Dayton St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83001948
    Coordinates
    39.39994, -84.55376
  12. Shuler & Benninghofen Woolen MillBuilding · Hamilton
    Address
    2350 Pleasant Ave.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45015
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    2023
    NRIS reference number
    100009299
    Coordinates
    39.37291, -84.55619
  13. St. Stephen Church and RectoryBuilding · Hamilton · listed 1982
    Address
    224 Dayton St.
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County · ZIP 45011
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82003549
    Coordinates
    39.40205, -84.55984

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

Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, drawn from 16 production wells scattered through the City of Fairfield along the Great Miami River (river-induced infiltration), treated at the plant on River Road in Fairfield The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Hamilton's boundary: 2 hospitals, 6 health centers, 4 dialysis centers, 7 nursing homes, 5 fire and EMS stations, 1 college, 3 power plants, 13 public schools, 5 private schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 libraries, 7 museums, 2 police stations, 11 public charging sites, 2 Superfund sites, 26 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 26 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (2)

  1. Bethesda Butler HospitalGeneral hospital · Hamilton
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    3125 Hamilton Mason Rd, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Beds
    46
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Phone
    (513) 893-8257
  2. Fort Hamilton Hospital Trauma level IIIGeneral hospital · Hamilton
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    630 Eaton Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45013
    County
    Butler County
    Beds
    220
    Trauma center
    Level IIi
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital
    Phone
    (513) 867-2000
    Medicare ID
    360132

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 (6)

  1. Fairfield Township Community Health CenterHealth center · Fairfield Township
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Fairfield Township
    Coordinates
    39.37798, -84.51301
  2. Hamilton Community Health CenterHealth center · Hamilton
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.39826, -84.56235
  3. Hamilton WestHealth center · Hamilton
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.42644, -84.58819
  4. Mobile Dental VanHealth center · Hamilton
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.39826, -84.56235
  5. Primary Health Solutions - AdministrationHealth center · Hamilton
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.39940, -84.55990
  6. Prospect Hill Community Health CenterHealth center · Hamilton
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.41458, -84.57249

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 (4)

  1. Davita West Hamilton DialysisDialysis · Hamilton
    Address
    1532 Main Street, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Dialysis stations
    17
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2015-06-09
    Phone
    (513) 737-0158
    Medicare ID
    362826
  2. Davita West Hamilton Home TrainingDialysis · Hamilton
    Address
    1532 Main Street, Suite B, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Dialysis stations
    4
    Medicare star rating
    not rated
    Services
    peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2019-06-18
    Phone
    (513) 737-0158
    Medicare ID
    362886
  3. Fresenius Kidney Care West HamiltonDialysis · Hamilton
    Address
    890 Nw Washington Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Dialysis stations
    13
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2017-05-18
    Phone
    (513) 737-1415
    Medicare ID
    362856
  4. Fresenius Medical Care Of HamiltonDialysis · Hamilton
    Address
    3090 Mcbride Court, Ste. A, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Dialysis stations
    20
    Medicare star rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2004-05-28
    Phone
    (513) 895-7300
    Medicare ID
    362668

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 (7)

  1. Berkeley Square Retirement Cen4 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    100 Berkeley Drive, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Certified beds
    33
    Residents on an average day
    27
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Other
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 856-8600
    Medicare ID
    366053
  2. Bradford Place Care Center2 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    1302 Millville Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Certified beds
    79
    Residents on an average day
    63
    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
    1 payment denial (latest 2025-11-25)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    EXCEPTIONAL LIVING CENTERS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 867-4101
    Medicare ID
    365277
  3. Gateway Springs Health Campus5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    7250 Gateway Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Certified beds
    53
    Residents on an average day
    50
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    5 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 912-6834
    Medicare ID
    366482
  4. Hamilton Respiratory and Nursing Center3 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    2923 Hamilton Mason Road, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Certified beds
    80
    Residents on an average day
    74
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 863-0360
    Medicare ID
    365558
  5. Jamestowne Rehabilitation3 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    1371 Main Street, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Certified beds
    42
    Residents on an average day
    36
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 payment denial (latest 2024-11-04)
    Ownership
    Non profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 785-4800
    Medicare ID
    366450
  6. Residence at Huntington Court5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    350 Hancock Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Certified beds
    96
    Residents on an average day
    92
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 863-4218
    Medicare ID
    366208
  7. Westover Retirement Community5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    855 Stahlheber Road, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Certified beds
    53
    Residents on an average day
    45
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    5 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Corporation
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 844-8004
    Medicare ID
    366232

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

Fire and EMS stations (5)

  1. Hamilton Fire Department Station 21Hamilton
    Address
    220 North Brookwood Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Coordinates
    39.42546, -84.58396
  2. Hamilton Fire Department Station 22 HeadquartersHamilton
    Address
    77 Pershing Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Coordinates
    39.39366, -84.56747
  3. Hamilton Fire Department Station 24Hamilton
    Address
    605 Main Street, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Coordinates
    39.40733, -84.57455
  4. Hamilton Fire Department Station 25Hamilton
    Address
    335 North Erie Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Coordinates
    39.39994, -84.54526
  5. Hamilton Fire Department Station 26Hamilton
    Address
    1990 South Erie Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45015
    Coordinates
    39.37711, -84.54883

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 (1)

  1. Miami University-HamiltonPublic university · Hamilton
    What it is
    Public university
    City
    Hamilton
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,812
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $7,278
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $18,847
    Graduation rate
    21% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 462)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204006

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 (3)

  1. Hamilton (OH)Natural gas · 12 MW
    Capacity
    12 MW
    Main source
    Natural gas
    Technology
    Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
    Operator
    City of Hamilton - (OH)
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    1971
    EIA plant code
    2917
  2. Hamilton HydroHydroelectric · 2 MW
    Capacity
    2 MW
    Main source
    Hydroelectric
    Technology
    Conventional Hydroelectric
    Operator
    City of Hamilton - (OH)
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    HAMILTON, Butler County
    Generating units
    2
    Built
    1994
    EIA plant code
    7807
  3. Hamilton PeakingNatural gas · 29 MW
    Capacity
    29 MW
    Main source
    Natural gas
    Technology
    Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
    Operator
    American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2000
    EIA plant code
    7782

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

Public schools (13)

  1. Bridgeport Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    2171 Bridgeport Drive, Hamilton, OH 45013
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    552
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    33
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    68%
    Ohio building IRN
    011485
    NCES school ID
    390441005549
  2. Brookwood Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    1325 Stahlheber Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    608
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    37
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    006650
    NCES school ID
    390441001036
  3. Crawford Woods Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    2200 Hensley Ave, Hamilton, OH 45011
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    572
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    30.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    69.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    038216
    NCES school ID
    390441001052
  4. Fairwood Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    281 Fair Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45011
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    618
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    34
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    62.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    011482
    NCES school ID
    390441005557
  5. Garfield Middle School3 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    250 N Fair Ave, Hamilton, OH 45011
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    785
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    51
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    65.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    013102
    NCES school ID
    390441001038
  6. Hamilton High School3.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    1165 Eaton Ave, Hamilton, OH 45013
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    2,524
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    125.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    73.1%
    Four-year graduation rate
    97.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    036822
    NCES school ID
    390441001050
  7. Highland Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    1125 Main St, Hamilton, OH 45013
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    688
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    40
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    70.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    011619
    NCES school ID
    390441001037
  8. Linden Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    801 Hoadley Ave, Hamilton, OH 45015
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    632
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    37
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    71.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    011483
    NCES school ID
    390441005541
  9. Miami School1.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    140 Ross Ave, Hamilton, OH 45013
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    157
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    12
    Report card, 2025-26
    1.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    30.1%
    Four-year graduation rate
    52.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    016672
    NCES school ID
    390441005959
  10. Richard Allen AcademyHamilton
    Address
    1206 Shuler Ave, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    111
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    8.5
    NCES school ID
    390004702997
  11. Ridgeway Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    267 Wasserman Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    701
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    40
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    77.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    011484
    NCES school ID
    390441005560
  12. Riverview Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    250 Knightsbridge Dr, Hamilton, OH 45011
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    648
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    38
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    62.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    015404
    NCES school ID
    390441001041
  13. Wilson Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
    Address
    714 Eaton Ave, Hamilton, OH 45013
    School district
    Hamilton City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    569
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    32
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    67.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    041640
    NCES school ID
    390441001054

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 (5)

  1. Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Hamilton
    Address
    1285 Main St, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Kind
    religious, independent
    Students, 2023-24
    200
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    12
    Students per teacher
    16.6667
    Phone
    (513) 895-9212
    NCES private school ID
    01063434
  2. Main Street Schoolhouse IncPrivate, Catholic · Hamilton
    Address
    116 N 7Th St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    53
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    2.8
    Students per teacher
    18.9286
    Phone
    (513) 868-0999
    NCES private school ID
    A1502922
  3. St Ann Catholic SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Hamilton
    Address
    3064 Pleasant Ave, Hamilton, OH 45015
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    151
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    11.5
    Students per teacher
    13.1304
    Phone
    (513) 863-0604
    NCES private school ID
    01055966
  4. St Peter in Chains SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Hamilton
    Address
    451 Ridgelawn Ave, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    223
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    18.5
    Students per teacher
    12.0541
    Phone
    (513) 865-0685
    NCES private school ID
    A0304096
  5. Stephen T Badin High SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Hamilton
    Address
    571 Hamilton New London Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    690
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    50
    Students per teacher
    13.8
    Phone
    (513) 863-3993
    NCES private school ID
    01895214

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. S G Street over C.i. & W. RrPoor · built 1910
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1910
    Length
    38 ft
    Owner
    City
    Vehicles a day
    750
    Coordinates
    39.40397, -84.57597

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 (2)

  1. Hamilton Lane BranchBranch · Hamilton
    Address
    300 N Third St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Lane Public Library
    Open
    3,432 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    16,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    562,172
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,860,647
    People the system serves
    187,371
    Phone
    (513) 894-7156
  2. Lane Public Library (Hamilton)Bookmobile stop · Hamilton
    Address
    300 N. Third St., Hamilton, OH 45011
    What it is
    Bookmobile stop
    Library system
    Lane Public Library
    Open
    780 hours a year, 52 weeks
    System's visits, FY2024
    562,172
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,860,647
    People the system serves
    187,371
    Phone
    (513) 894-7156

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 (7)

  1. Butler County Courthouse Historical SocietyHistorical society · Hamilton
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.40015, -84.56342

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

  2. Butler County MuseumMuseum · Hamilton
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.40374, -84.56002

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

  3. Dayton Lane Historic AreaHistorical society · Hamilton
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.40001, -84.55315

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

  4. Fitton Center For Creative ArtsMuseum · Hamilton
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.39991, -84.56510

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

  5. Historic HamiltonHistorical society · Hamilton
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.40311, -84.55857

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

  6. Lane-Hooven HouseHistorical society · Hamilton
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.40311, -84.55857

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

  7. Rossville Historic Preservation AssociationHistorical society · Hamilton
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Hamilton
    Coordinates
    39.39942, -84.57429

    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. Butler County Sheriff's OfficeHamilton
    Address
    705 Hanover Street, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Coordinates
    39.38809, -84.55583
  2. Hamilton Police DepartmentHamilton
    Address
    801 South 8th Street, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Coordinates
    39.39089, -84.55578

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 (11)

  1. Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton - Tesla Destination4 Level 2 · Hamilton
    Address
    1 Riverfront Plaza, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    Tesla Destination
    Phone
    877-798-3752
  2. HAMILTON OHIO 123 MAIN ST2 Level 2 · Ross
    Address
    125 Main St, Ross, OH 45013
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  3. HAMILTON OHIO 141 MARKET #2 DC fast2 DC fast · Hamilton
    Address
    141 Market Street, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Ports
    2 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  4. HAMILTON OHIO 218 S 3RD ST4 Level 2 · Hamilton
    Address
    218 S 3rd St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  5. HAMILTON OHIO 2216 S ERIE #1 DC fast4 DC fast · Hamilton
    Address
    2216 South Erie Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45015
    Ports
    4 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  6. HAMILTON OHIO 235 S MONUMENT2 Level 2 · Hamilton
    Address
    101 S Monument Ave, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  7. HAMILTON OHIO 325 MAIN ST2 Level 2 · Hamilton
    Address
    325 Main Street, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  8. HAMILTON OHIO 790 N. 3RD ST.2 Level 2 · Hamilton
    Address
    790 N 3rd St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  9. Remington Lake Apartments14 Level 2 · HAMILTON
    Address
    11 Taylor Dr, HAMILTON, OH 45013
    Ports
    14 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ABM
    Phone
    844-226-3873
  10. TEXASROADHOUSE1 MAIN ST STATION2 Level 2 · Hamilton
    Address
    1554 Main St, Hamilton, OH 45013
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  11. TRIHEALTH BBH2 Level 2 · Hamilton
    Address
    3125 Hamilton Mason Rd, Hamilton, OH 45011
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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. Chem-Dyne NPLSuperfund, NPL · Hamilton
    Address
    500 Ford Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    On the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHD074727793
    EPA registry ID
    110009424220
  2. Clever Cleaners SiteSuperfund program · Hamiliton
    Address
    1300 High Street, Hamiliton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000507311
    EPA registry ID
    110071101276

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 (26)

  1. Accurate Rack CompanyToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    253 Edgewood Ave, Hamilton, OH 45013
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45013SSCTD253ED
    EPA registry ID
    110001619053
  2. Cmc Rebar-Oh-CincinnatiToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    2176 Schlichter Dr, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4501WCMCRB2176S
    EPA registry ID
    110070557961
  3. Connector Manufacturing CoToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    3501 Symmes Rd., Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015CNNCT3501S
    EPA registry ID
    110000392236
  4. Diebold IncorporatedToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    1550 Grand Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45011DBLDN1550G
    EPA registry ID
    110001618553
  5. Eagle Chemicals, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    2550 Bobmeyer Rd, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    45015GLCHM2550B
    EPA registry ID
    110000392263
  6. Future FinishesToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    40 Standen Dr., Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015FTRFN40STA
    EPA registry ID
    110000392245
  7. Ge Engine Services Acsc/C Symmes RoadToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    3024 Symmes Rd., Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015GCSCC3024S
    EPA registry ID
    110000392254
  8. Hamilton Brass & Aluminum Castings CoToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    706 S Eighth St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    45011HMLTN706SE
    EPA registry ID
    110009642645
  9. Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co.Toxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    1637-97 Dixie Highway, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45011HMLTN1637D
    EPA registry ID
    110006357138
  10. Hamilton Municipal Power PlantToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    960 N 3Rd St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45011CTYFH960NT
    EPA registry ID
    110043782760
  11. Hamilton-Stevens Group IncToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    851 Walnut St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45012HMLTN9THWA
    EPA registry ID
    110004593397
  12. JacksonleaToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    3440 Symmes Road, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015JCKSN344SY
    EPA registry ID
    110020518377
  13. Kornylak CorporationToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    400 Heaton St., Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45011KRNYL400HE
    EPA registry ID
    110000392138
  14. Lynx Enterprises IncToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    2184 Schlichter Dr, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015LYNXN2184S
    EPA registry ID
    110022523107
  15. Mohawk Fine Papers Inc - Beckett MillToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    400 Dayton Street, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45012THBCK400DA
    EPA registry ID
    110000392156
  16. Mosler, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    1561 Grand Blvd, Hamilton, OH 45012
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45012MSLRN1561G
    EPA registry ID
    110000616842
  17. Pepsi Cola Bottling CompanyToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    Erie & Edison Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45011PPSCLERIEE
    EPA registry ID
    110002472690
  18. Plas-Tanks Industries, Inc. (1409040850)Toxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    39 Standen Dr, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015PLSTN39STA
    EPA registry ID
    110006235038
  19. Smart Papers Hamilton MillToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    601 North B Street, Hamilton, OH 45013
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    45013CHMPN601NO
    EPA registry ID
    110000392174
  20. Southwestern Ohio Steel IncToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    903 Belle Ave., Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45012STHWS903BE
    EPA registry ID
    110002112696
  21. Terry Materials IncToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    8600 Berk Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    45015TRRYH8STAN
    EPA registry ID
    110009627225
  22. Thyssenkrupp Bilstein of AmericaToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    8685 Berk Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015THYSS8685B
    EPA registry ID
    110009428486
  23. Trans-Acc, Inc. (1409040883)Toxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    1005 S 9Th St, Hamilton, OH 45011
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45011TRNSC15S9T
    EPA registry ID
    110015588452
  24. Uf Hamilton LlcToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    115 Distribution Drive, Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015NVRSL115DI
    EPA registry ID
    110000392272
  25. Univar Solutions Usa Inc - Hamilton Branch (1409040657)Toxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    12 Standen Dr., Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015CHMCN12STA
    EPA registry ID
    110000392227
  26. Valeo Climate ControlToxics Release Inventory · Hamilton
    Address
    3620 Symmes Rd., Hamilton, OH 45015
    County
    Butler County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45015VLCLM3620S
    EPA registry ID
    110000392281

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 (26)

  1. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2025-12-28 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2025-12-28
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Largest amount reported
    1,000 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2512EPA0002064
  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-09-30 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2025-09-30
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001624
  3. Brine Oil And Gas Related2025-09-17 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2025-09-17
    What spilled
    Brine Oil And Gas Related
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001561
  4. Material Undetermined / Other2025-08-16 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2025-08-16
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2508EPA0001384
  5. Lead (Pb)2025-07-12 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2025-07-12
    What spilled
    Lead (Pb)
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001161
  6. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-06-29 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2025-06-29
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    90 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0001085
  7. Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)2024-06-22 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2024-06-22
    What spilled
    Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2406EPA0001052
  8. Material Green2023-07-17 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2023-07-17
    What spilled
    Material Green
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001199
  9. Material White Reached water2023-07-13 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2023-07-13
    What spilled
    Material White; Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001167
  10. Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)2023-07-12 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2023-07-12
    What spilled
    Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001156
  11. Brine Oil And Gas Related Reached water2023-05-04 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2023-05-04
    What spilled
    Brine Oil And Gas Related
    Reached a waterway
    84 - Mile Run
    Where
    Hamilton, Washington County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2305EPA0000725
  12. Material Black2022-08-24 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2022-08-24
    What spilled
    Material Black
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001307
  13. Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog) Reached water2022-08-12 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2022-08-12
    What spilled
    Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001228
  14. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2022-07-09 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2022-07-09
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Largest amount reported
    1 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001044
  15. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-06-17 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2022-06-17
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2206EPA0000906
  16. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-02-02 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2022-02-02
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    10 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000108
  17. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-12-20 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-12-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    75 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2112EPA0001885
  18. Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil Reached water2021-11-08 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-11-08
    What spilled
    Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
    Largest amount reported
    159 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Hamilton, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2111EPA0001714
  19. Fertilizer(S) Nos (Not Specified)2021-08-04 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-08-04
    What spilled
    Fertilizer(S) Nos (Not Specified)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001192
  20. Material Yellow Reached water2021-08-03 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-08-03
    What spilled
    Material Yellow
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001181
  21. Material Unknown2021-05-19 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-05-19
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2105EPA0000702
  22. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2021-04-20 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-04-20
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    58 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000545
  23. Material Orange Reached water2021-03-23 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-03-23
    What spilled
    Material Orange
    Reached a waterway
    09 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000387
  24. Material Red Reached water2021-02-20 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2021-02-20
    What spilled
    Material Red
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2102EPA0000227
  25. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-04-16 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2026-04-16
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2604EPA0000638
  26. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-03-11 · Hamilton
    Reported
    2026-03-11
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    Hamilton, Butler County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2603EPA0000352

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

Local government

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

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
MayorPat Moeller11/06/2029
Member of CouncilCarla J. Fiehrer11/02/2027
Member of CouncilEric Pohlman11/02/2027
Member of CouncilJoel Lauer11/06/2029
Member of CouncilSusan Vaughn11/02/2027
Member of CouncilTimothy F. Naab11/06/2029
Member of CouncilLauren Copas Smallwood11/06/2029
Judge of Municipal CourtDaniel J. Gattermeyer11/04/2031
Member of Board of EducationSchool Joseph Copas11/2/2027
Member of Board of EducationSchool ShaQuila Mathews11/2/2027
Member of Board of EducationSchool David T. Davidson11/6/2029
Member of Board of EducationSchool Ashley Hopkins11/6/2029
Member of Board of EducationSchool Carrie Mancuso11/6/2029
MayorPat Moeller 513.383.0734 · pat.moeller@hamilton-oh.gov · website
Vice Mayor / Council MemberLauren Smallwood 513.785.7040 (Press 5) · lauren.smallwood@hamilton-oh.gov · website
Council MemberCarla Fiehrer 513.785.7040 (Press 4) · carla.fiehrer@hamilton-oh.gov · website
Council MemberJoel Lauer 513-432-6487 · joel.lauer@hamilton-oh.gov · website
Council MemberSusan Vaughn 513.292.3565 · susan.vaughn@hamilton-oh.gov · website
Council MemberEric Pohlman 513.785.7040 (Press 3); 513.292.4091 · eric.pohlman@hamilton-oh.gov · website
Council MemberTimothy Naab 513.785.7040 (Press 7) · timothy.naab@hamilton-oh.gov · website

Roster as of 2026-07-27: county board of elections.

Auditor of State record

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.02 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
43.6 in
7.9 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
13.6 in
a normal year brings 13.3 in
a normal year
42.4 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.02 — 29
September 2026 4.96 — 30
August 2026 7.74 — 31
July 2026 3.05 — 31
June 2026 5.62 — 30
May 2026 7.49 — 31
April 2026 3.53 — 30
March 2026 7.80 0.7 31
February 2026 1.41 3.4 28
January 2026 1.00 9.5 31
December 2025 1.90 11.0 31
November 2025 3.25 1.6 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year1990 — 62.0 in
Driest year1934 — 22.6 in
Snowiest year2014 — 44.2 in
Wettest day on record14 September 1979 — 4.60 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day14 January 1918 — 14.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground20 December 1919 — 30.00 in

80% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Hamilton; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

44,451 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. 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 Hamilton: 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
149
those placed on the map inside Hamilton

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:

  • OMEGA JV2 HAMILTON GENERATING PEAKING STATION (air pollution, latest Sep 21, 2026)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Voluntary cleanup40
Hazardous waste35
Air pollution21
Wastewater and stormwater discharge14
State sewer loans8
Sewer and water-line construction6
Site assessment6
Contaminated-site cleanup4
Public drinking water3
Underground injection wells3
Brownfield2
Landfills2
4 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
BUTLER CO. WATER DISTRICT 2 PWS Public drinking water plan
BUTLER CO. WATER DISTRICT 2 PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills report
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC - HAMILTON BRANCH Air pollution report
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills report
MONROE MUNICIPAL SERVICES CENTER Sewer and water-line construction permit
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills plan
1550 GRAND BLVD REDEV HAMILTON Voluntary cleanup inspection
KYLES STATION SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION Sewer and water-line construction permit
OMEGA JV2 HAMILTON GENERATING PEAKING STATION Air pollution inspection
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills report
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills report
F3865 STORM REPAIR STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
HAMILTON TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities inspection
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills report
BUTLER CO. WATER DISTRICT 2 PWS Public drinking water plan
KYLES STATION SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION Sewer and water-line construction permit
1550 GRAND BLVD REDEV HAMILTON Voluntary cleanup inspection
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills report
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills inspection
BUTLER CO. WATER DISTRICT 2 PWS Public drinking water plan
HAMILTON KROGER A955 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
BUTLER CO. WATER DISTRICT 2 PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PLEASANT AVENUE LANDFILL Landfills report
BUTLER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Scrap tires cleanup response

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 Hamilton, Ohio in?

Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, with 63,399 residents.

When was Hamilton, Ohio founded?

Hamilton was settled 1791; laid out 1794 (as Fairfield); incorporated 1810 (city status 1857). Founders on record: General Arthur St. Clair's troops, building Fort Hamilton; civilian town platted by early settlers as Fairfield. Source

How did Hamilton, Ohio get its name?

Hamilton takes its name from Fort Hamilton, built in 1791 and named to honor Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Source

What ZIP code is Hamilton, Ohio?

Hamilton is served by ZIP codes 45015, 45013 and 45011; 45015 holds the largest share of its residents.

Where does Hamilton, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Hamilton (Hamilton Public Water System): Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, drawn from 16 production wells scattered through the City of Fairfield along the Great Miami River (river-induced infiltration), treated at the plant on River Road in Fairfield.

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