New Carlisle

City · Clark County · 5,571 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

Clark County

Local events in New Carlisle

7 events in the next 90 days from 1 public calendar. All local events in New Carlisle

  1. Veterans Day

    Starts 11 p.m. · From City of New Carlisle

  2. Thanksgiving

    Starts 11 p.m. · From City of New Carlisle

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Notable people from New Carlisle

Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans

How New Carlisle began

New Carlisle began in 1810 as a settlement called Monroe on the National Road corridor in what is now Bethel Township, and was renamed for Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of some of its first settlers. It incorporated as a village in 1831 and grew slowly as a farm-trade town through the nineteenth century. On June 21, 1933, the town gained an unusual place in criminal history when John Dillinger, freshly paroled from the Indiana State Penitentiary, robbed the New Carlisle National Bank of about $10,000 in his first bank job; the building at Main and Jefferson Streets still stands. New Carlisle was elevated from village to city status in 1973 and today is a small city of roughly 5,500 people on Clark County's northwestern edge.

Settled 1810, platted 1810, incorporated 1831, by settlers who first named the site Monroe, then renamed it for Carlisle, Pennsylvania, home town of some of the earliest arrivals.

Where the name comes from

The settlement was originally laid out and named Monroe in 1810. It was later renamed New Carlisle, a transfer name from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of some of the town's first settlers.

Before the town

No source consulted names a specific Native village, mound, or trail within New Carlisle's own city limits. The city sits in Bethel Township, on land ceded to the United States by the 1795 Treaty of Greenville; the wider township and Mad River Township to the south hold the county's most significant documented Native sites, including the Shawnee town of Piqua (Peckuwe) near present-day Enon, about 8 miles southeast, and the Pickaway Settlements Battlesite recorded by the National Register just north of Enon in Bethel Township itself, connected to the 1780 Battle of Piqua. No excavation, mound, or named village is recorded for the ground New Carlisle occupies.

Nations recorded here: Shawnee, Wyandot, Lenape (Delaware), Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).

Timeline

  1. — The settlement that becomes New Carlisle is laid out under the name Monroe.
  2. — A post office is established at New Carlisle.
  3. — The village counts 343 residents in that year's census.
  4. — New Carlisle incorporates as a village.
  5. — John Dillinger, paroled six weeks earlier from the Indiana State Penitentiary, robs the New Carlisle National Bank at Main and Jefferson Streets of about $10,000 — his first bank robbery.
  6. — The village's population reaches 4,107, a 150.4 percent increase over 1950, part of a decade of rapid postwar growth.
  7. — Population peaks at 6,112.
  8. — New Carlisle is elevated from village to city status.

Stories

Dillinger's First Job

John Dillinger was paroled from the Indiana State Penitentiary on May 10, 1933, after serving nine and a half years for a botched robbery he had committed as a young man. Released into the depths of the Great Depression with little chance of finding work, he went back to what he knew. On June 21, 1933, he walked into the New Carlisle National Bank at the southeast corner of Main and Jefferson Streets and took about $10,000 — roughly $241,000 in today's money. It was the first bank Dillinger ever robbed, opening a spree that would make him the most wanted man in America within a year. The bank building he robbed still stands at that corner today.

Photographs

Older buildings on Pike Street in New Carlisle, Ohio
Older buildings on Pike Street in New Carlisle, Ohio (2005)
Photo: Eric Fredericks (Flickr user 'neighborhoods'), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Water

Groundwater wells (4 wells) The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside New Carlisle's boundary: 1 health center, 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 public school, 1 private school, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 3 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Community health centers (1)

  1. New Carlisle Community Health CenterHealth center · New Carlisle
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    New Carlisle
    Coordinates
    39.93759, -84.02478

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

Nursing homes (1)

  1. Vancrest of New Carlisle3 of 5 stars · New Carlisle
    Address
    1885 N Dayton Lakeview Rd, New Carlisle, OH 45344
    Certified beds
    86
    Residents on an average day
    78
    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
    1 payment denial (latest 2025-12-22)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    VANCREST HEALTH CARE CENTERS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (937) 845-8219
    Medicare ID
    366108

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

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. New Carlisle Fire DepartmentNew Carlisle
    Address
    315 North Church Street, New Carlisle, OH 45344
    Coordinates
    39.94024, -84.02635

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

Public schools (1)

  1. New Carlisle Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · New Carlisle
    Address
    1203 Kennison Ave, New Carlisle, OH 45344
    School district
    Tecumseh Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    501
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    71.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    040741
    NCES school ID
    390462402486

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 (1)

  1. Guiding Shepherd Christian SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · New Carlisle
    Address
    220 S Main St, New Carlisle, OH 45344
    Kind
    religious, independent
    Students, 2023-24
    38
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3
    Students per teacher
    12.6667
    Phone
    (937) 845-3292
    NCES private school ID
    A0701805

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. New Carlisle Public LibraryCentral library · New Carlisle
    Address
    111 E. Lake Ave, New Carlisle, OH 45344
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    New Carlisle Public Library
    Open
    3,146 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    12,231 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    55,796
    System's loans, FY2024
    154,088
    People the system serves
    6,323
    Phone
    (937) 845-3601

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 (1)

  1. New Carlisle Historical SocietyHistorical society · New Carlisle
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    New Carlisle
    Coordinates
    39.93740, -84.03304

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

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (1)

  1. New Carlisle Police DepartmentNew Carlisle
    Address
    101 South Main Street, New Carlisle, OH 45344
    Coordinates
    39.93984, -84.02634

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.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)

  1. Pfi Precision New Carlisle OhioToxics Release Inventory · New Carlisle
    Address
    2011 N Dayton-Lakeview Rd, New Carlisle, OH 45344
    County
    Clark County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4534WPFPRC211ND
    EPA registry ID
    110046278666

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 (3)

  1. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-07-23 · New Carlisle
    Reported
    2022-07-23
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Where
    New Carlisle, Clark County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001121
  2. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-02-08 · New Carlisle
    Reported
    2022-02-08
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Where
    New Carlisle, Clark County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000148
  3. Sewage Human2021-07-10 · New Carlisle
    Reported
    2021-07-10
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Where
    New Carlisle, Clark County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001026

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

The ZIP codes serving New Carlisle
ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45344 Bethel Township and New Carlisle 33% Groundwater wells (4 wells) 6.8 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1963 Tecumseh Local · 3 stars overall 5.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Money issues on the ballot since 2019: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2019-11-05 Issue 20: New Carlisle 478227Passed (67.8% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2019-11-05 Member of Council Amy J. Hopkins 499, 23.09%; Mike Lowrey 498, 23.04%; Dale Grimm 409, 18.93%; Linda Eggleston Nowakowski 402, 18.6%; William Lindsey 353, 16.34%
2019-05-07 Member of Council Becky Mckenzie 165, 51.08%; Amy J. Hopkins 158, 48.92%

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

Auditor of State record

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.45 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
43.4 in
8.0 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
20.9 in
a normal year brings 18.0 in
a normal year
41.7 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.45 — 29
September 2026 3.67 — 30
August 2026 7.06 — 31
July 2026 3.29 — 31
June 2026 3.87 — 30
May 2026 9.41 — 31
April 2026 3.37 — 30
March 2026 7.58 1.5 31
February 2026 1.68 5.4 28
January 2026 2.03 14.1 31
December 2025 2.08 6.6 31
November 2025 1.94 3.0 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 59.5 in
Driest year1987 — 25.5 in
Snowiest year1917 — 52.6 in
Wettest day on record18 July 1931 — 4.28 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day23 December 2004 — 12.96 in
Deepest snow on the ground26 December 2012 — 19.78 in

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

48,444 days of records, 1893-06-02 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 New Carlisle: 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
17
those placed on the map inside New Carlisle
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Air pollution4
Hazardous waste3
Sewer and water-line construction2
Site assessment2
Wastewater and stormwater discharge2
Public drinking water1
Source-water protection1
State water loans1
Underground injection wells1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
MONROE MEADOWS Sewer and water-line construction permit
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water report
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
RESERVE AT HONEY CREEK SECTION 2 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
HE BRUBAKER ELEVATOR CO Air pollution report
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation
MONROE MEADOWS Sewer and water-line construction permit
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
NEW CARLISLE CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
NEW CARLISLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation

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 New Carlisle, Ohio in?

New Carlisle is a city in Clark County, Ohio, with 5,571 residents.

When was New Carlisle, Ohio founded?

New Carlisle was settled 1810; laid out 1810; incorporated 1831. Founders on record: settlers who first named the site Monroe, then renamed it for Carlisle, Pennsylvania, home town of some of the earliest arrivals. Source

How did New Carlisle, Ohio get its name?

The settlement was originally laid out and named Monroe in 1810. Source

What ZIP code is New Carlisle, Ohio?

Most of New Carlisle is in ZIP code 45344.

Where does New Carlisle, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for New Carlisle (New Carlisle City): Groundwater wells (4 wells).

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