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Piqua

City · Miami County · 20,394 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Piqua

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  1. An Evening at Edison State: Speakeasy for a Cause

    7 to 9 p.m. · From Edison State Community College

  2. Veterans Day

    Starts midnight · From Edison State Community College

  3. STEMM Expo

    9 a.m. to 2 p.m. · From Edison State Community College

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History from Piqua

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How Piqua began

Piqua stands where the Miami village and British-allied trading post of Pickawillany stood from late 1747 until the French destroyed it in 1752, and near the site of Upper and Lower Piqua, Shawnee towns established after 1780. The first American settlers arrived after the 1795 Treaty of Greenville; the town was surveyed in 1807 as Washington and renamed Piqua by the state legislature in 1816, incorporating in 1823. It grew through the Miami and Erie Canal era (1825-1845) and later as an industrial city, earning the nickname "Favorite City" after the Favorite Stove & Range Company relocated there from Cincinnati in 1887.

Settled 1798, platted 1807, incorporated 1823.

Where the name comes from

The city's name derives from a Shawnee phrase rendered as "Othath-He-Waugh-Pe-Qua," meaning "he has risen from the ashes," associated with the Pekowi (Piqua), one of the five divisions of the Shawnee people. The town was originally platted and named Washington in 1807; the Ohio legislature changed the name to Piqua in 1816.

Before the town

The Miami people built Pickawillany at the confluence of Loramie Creek and the Great Miami River (within or immediately adjacent to present-day Piqua) in late 1747 as a trading town that dealt with British traders as well as French. In June 1752, an Odawa force under Charles de Langlade, allied with the French, attacked and destroyed Pickawillany, killing the Miami leader La Demoiselle (Memeskia) and at least one English trader. After the American Revolutionary War battle known as the Battle of Piqua (August 8, 1780), fought at a separate Shawnee town on the Mad River in present-day Clark County -- not in Miami County -- the Shawnee who survived that battle relocated and, late in 1780, founded two new villages, called Upper Piqua and Lower Piqua, near the Great Miami River in what is now Miami County. Because sources describe more than one place called "Piqua" in different eras and counties, we treat the Clark County Battle of Piqua site and the Miami County Upper/Lower Piqua villages as distinct, and do not assert that the Shawnee Piqua town destroyed in 1780 stood on the ground of the present city.

Nations recorded here: Miami, Shawnee, Odawa.

  • Pickawillany (village) — confluence of the Great Miami River and Loramie Creek, near present-day Piqua, Miami County, 1747-1752 (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Upper Piqua and Lower Piqua (village) — near the Great Miami River, Miami County, founded after the Shawnee were displaced from the Clark County site, 1780-1790s (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Piqua (Shawnee town on the Mad River, site of the Battle of Piqua) (battle) — Bethel Township, Clark County -- near present George Rogers Clark Memorial Park, not in Miami County, to 1780 (en.wikipedia.org)

Timeline

  1. — Miami chief La Demoiselle (Memeskia) founds Pickawillany at the confluence of the Great Miami River and Loramie Creek; it becomes a trading post used by British as well as French traders.
  2. — An Odawa force under Charles de Langlade, allied with the French, destroys Pickawillany, kills La Demoiselle, and captures British traders.
  3. — After the Battle of Piqua on the Mad River in present Clark County, displaced Shawnee found two new villages, Upper Piqua and Lower Piqua, near the Great Miami River in what becomes Miami County.
  4. — The first American settlers arrive at the site following the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
  5. — The village, then seven houses, is surveyed and platted under the name Washington.
  6. — The Ohio legislature changes the town's name from Washington to Piqua.
  7. — Piqua incorporates as a town.
  8. — The Favorite Stove & Range Company relocates from Cincinnati to Piqua, later giving the city the nickname "Favorite City."
  9. — The Fort Piqua Hotel at 114 W. Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Stories

Pickawillany and the fall of an Ohio trading town

In late 1747 the Miami leader La Demoiselle, known to the French as Memeskia, established a village called Pickawillany where Loramie Creek meets the Great Miami River. Rather than deal exclusively with the French, as colonial policy expected, Pickawillany opened its doors to British traders from Pennsylvania, and it grew into an important hub for the Ohio fur trade. The French saw this as a direct threat to their claim over the Ohio Country. In June 1752, Charles de Langlade led a force of French-allied Odawa warriors against the town, killing La Demoiselle and destroying the settlement, along with capturing several British traders. The episode was one of the opening acts of the contest between Britain and France for the Ohio Valley that fed into the French and Indian War, and archaeologists have continued to survey the site near Piqua.

From Washington to Piqua

When the town at this bend of the Great Miami River was first surveyed in 1807, it had only seven houses and was platted under the name Washington. For nine years it carried that name before the Ohio legislature stepped in and renamed it Piqua in 1816, tying the new American town to the Shawnee Pekowi division whose villages had once stood in the area. The renamed town incorporated in 1823 and later grew through the Miami and Erie Canal, which reached it in the 1830s, cementing its role as a shipping and milling center on the river.

Photographs

Illustration of the destruction of Pickawillany, 1752, from an 1905 county history
Illustration of the destruction of Pickawillany, 1752, from an 1905 county history (1905 (illustration; depicts 1752 event))
Photo: C. W. Williamson, History of Western Ohio and Auglaize County (1905), public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Fort Piqua Hotel (now Fort Piqua Plaza), 114 W. Main Street, Piqua, Ohio
Fort Piqua Hotel (now Fort Piqua Plaza), 114 W. Main Street, Piqua, Ohio (2011)
Photo: Nyttend (own work), public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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

Historic places

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

  1. ArrowstonBuilding · Piqua · listed 1980
    Address
    1220 Park Ave.
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County · ZIP 45356
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003162
    Coordinates
    40.15404, -84.25937

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  2. Fort Piqua HotelBuilding · Piqua · listed 1974
    Address
    114 W. Main St.
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County · ZIP 45356
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001576
    Coordinates
    40.14881, -84.24009

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  3. Piqua High SchoolBuilding · Piqua · listed 1996
    Address
    316 N. College St.
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County · ZIP 45356
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1996
    NRIS reference number
    96000927
    Coordinates
    40.14893, -84.24901

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  4. Zollinger, S., Company BuildingBuilding · Piqua · listed 2015
    Address
    101 S. Wayne St.
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County · ZIP 45356
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2015
    NRIS reference number
    15000903
    Coordinates
    40.14627, -84.24057

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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

Piqua draws surface water from the Great Miami River and its historic hydraulic-canal lakes, supplemented by a gravel-pit reservoir, per federal intake records The water here

  • Piqua City100% of residentsGreat Miami River + Ernst Gravel Pit + Swift Run Lake (hydraulic system)
  • Country Meadows Condo.0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Piqua's boundary: 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 2 colleges, 3 power plants, 2 high-hazard dams, 5 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 4 museums, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 1 Superfund site, 14 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 11 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Ayden Healthcare of Piqua1 of 5 stars · Piqua
    Address
    275 Kienle Drive, Piqua, OH 45356
    Certified beds
    99
    Residents on an average day
    83
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $19,890 (latest 2023-10-27)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    AYDEN HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (937) 773-9346
    Medicare ID
    365607

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

  2. Piqua Manor3 of 5 stars · Piqua
    Address
    1840 West High Street, Piqua, OH 45356
    Certified beds
    99
    Residents on an average day
    91
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    HCF MANAGEMENT
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (937) 773-0040
    Medicare ID
    365265

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

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

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Piqua Fire DepartmentPiqua
    Address
    229 West Water Street, Piqua, OH 45356
    Coordinates
    40.14727, -84.24208

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

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

Colleges (2)

  1. Edison State Community CollegePublic community or technical college · Piqua
    What it is
    Public community or technical college
    City
    Piqua
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    5,766
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $4,379
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $8,106
    Graduation rate
    31% within three years (a class of 267)
    IPEDS unit ID
    202648

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

  2. Upper Valley Career CenterPublic career school · Piqua
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Piqua
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    137
    IPEDS unit ID
    206321

    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 (3)

  1. DG AMP Solar Piqua ManierSolar · 13 MW
    Capacity
    13 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    DG AMP Solar, LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2019
    EIA plant code
    62792

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

  2. DG AMP Solar Piqua StauntonSolar · 2 MW
    Capacity
    2 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    DG AMP Solar, LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2018
    EIA plant code
    61805

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

  3. Piqua Power PlantPetroleum · 36 MW
    Capacity
    36 MW
    Main source
    Petroleum
    Technology
    Petroleum Liquids
    Operator
    City of Piqua - (OH)
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Generating units
    2
    Built
    1972 (first unit); newest unit 1989
    EIA plant code
    2937

    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.

High-hazard dams (2)

  1. Echo Lake Dam PoorTributary To Swift Run · condition: poor
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Poor (assessed 04/09/2025)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Swift Run
    Purpose
    Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    14 ft
    Storage
    142 acre-feet
    Completed
    1876
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Miami County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Piqua
    Last inspection
    11/26/2024
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH02103

    National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Franz Pond Dam PoorTributary To Swift Run · condition: poor
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Poor (assessed 04/09/2025)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Swift Run
    Purpose
    Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    21 ft
    Storage
    92 acre-feet
    Completed
    1876
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Miami County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Piqua
    Last inspection
    11/26/2024
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH02104

    National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.

Public schools (5)

  1. Piqua Central Intermediate School4 of 5 stars · Piqua
    Address
    807 Nicklin Ave, Piqua, OH 45356
    School district
    Piqua City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    701
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    40.1
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    041269
    NCES school ID
    390446401531

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

  2. Piqua High School4 of 5 stars · Piqua
    Address
    1 Indian Trl, Piqua, OH 45356
    School district
    Piqua City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    916
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    48
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.4%
    Four-year graduation rate
    92.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    030098
    NCES school ID
    390446401526

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

  3. Piqua Junior High School4 of 5 stars · Piqua
    Address
    1 Tomahawk Trl, Piqua, OH 45356
    School district
    Piqua City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    473
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    28
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    73.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    137463
    NCES school ID
    390446402644

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

  4. Upper Valley Career CenterPiqua
    Address
    8811 Career Dr, Piqua, OH 45356
    Kind (NCES)
    Career and Technical School
    Students, 2023-24
    927
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    57.4
    NCES school ID
    390621204120

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Washington Primary Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Piqua
    Address
    800 N Sunset Dr, Piqua, OH 45356
    School district
    Piqua City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    533
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    73.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    016089
    NCES school ID
    390446401523

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

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (1)

  1. Nicholas SchoolPrivate, special education · Piqua
    Address
    1306 Garbry Rd, Piqua, OH 45356
    Kind
    special education
    Students, 2023-24
    32
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    4
    Students per teacher
    8
    Phone
    (937) 773-6979
    NCES private school ID
    A9702678

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Piqua Public LibraryCentral library · Piqua
    Address
    116 West High Street, Piqua, OH 45356
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Piqua Public Library
    Open
    2,630 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    38,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    31,096
    System's loans, FY2024
    74,853
    People the system serves
    23,760
    Phone
    (937) 773-6753

    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 (4)

  1. John Scott Garbry MuseumMuseum · Piqua
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Piqua
    Coordinates
    40.16246, -84.21469

    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. Johnston FarmHistorical society · Piqua
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Piqua
    Coordinates
    40.18207, -84.26088

    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.

  3. Miami County Historical & Genealogical SocietyHistorical society · Piqua
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Piqua
    Coordinates
    40.15145, -84.24531

    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.

  4. Piqua Historical AreaHistorical society · Piqua
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Piqua
    Coordinates
    40.18207, -84.26088

    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 (1)

  1. Piqua Police DepartmentPiqua
    Address
    100 North Wayne Street, Piqua, OH 45356
    Coordinates
    40.14725, -84.24122

    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 (1)

  1. Kettering Health Piqua2 Level 2 · Piqua
    Address
    1 Kettering Way, Piqua, OH 45356
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    Blink Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-998-2546

    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 (1)

  1. Piqua Hospital SiteSuperfund program · Piqua
    Address
    624 Park Avenue, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510342
    EPA registry ID
    110039014250

    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 (14)

  1. Crane Pumps & Systems Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    420 3Rd Street, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356PRSSR420ET
    EPA registry ID
    110000394225

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

  2. French Oil Mill Machinery CoToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    1035 W Greene St, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356FRNCH1035W
    EPA registry ID
    110004594840

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

  3. Hartzell Fan IncToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    910 S. Downing Street, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356HRTZL910SD
    EPA registry ID
    110001621184

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

  4. Hartzell Fan Inc - S. Main PiquaToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    910 S Downing, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4535WHRTZL11SMA
    EPA registry ID
    110046590756

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

  5. Hartzell Fan Inc - S. Main PiquaToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    910 S Downing, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    45356HRTZL11SMA
    EPA registry ID
    110024942525

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

  6. Hartzell Propeller, Llc (0855100373)Toxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    One Propeller Place, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356HRTZLONEPR
    EPA registry ID
    110000814398

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

  7. Hartzell Propeller, Llc - CompositeToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    620 Washington Ave., Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4535WHRTZL35WAS
    EPA registry ID
    110001621193

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

  8. Itw Hobart Brothers Co., Filler Metal OpToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    8585 Industry Park Drive, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356TRMRK8585I
    EPA registry ID
    110000394243

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

  9. Medalist Allen-AToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    803 N Downing St, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356MDLST803ND
    EPA registry ID
    110001621004

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

  10. Piqua Power PlantToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    918 S. Main St., Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356PQCMP918SO
    EPA registry ID
    110000394216

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

  11. Piqua Waste Equipment CoToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    125 Clark Avenue, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356PQWST125CL
    EPA registry ID
    110009423098

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

  12. Retterbush FiberglassToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    719 Long Dr, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356RTTRB719LO
    EPA registry ID
    110000394234

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

  13. Sensient Imaging Technologies IncToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    1710 Commerce Drive, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45356FRMLB1710C
    EPA registry ID
    110000394190

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

  14. Urban Elsass & Son, Industrial Scrap & MetalToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
    Address
    600 W Statler Rd, Piqua, OH 45356
    County
    Miami County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    TRI_OFFSITE_2162
    EPA registry ID
    110070691331

    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 (11)

  1. Refrigerant Other Or Unk Type2025-06-20 · Piqua
    Reported
    2025-06-20
    What spilled
    Refrigerant Other Or Unk Type
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0001023

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

  2. Sludge (Non-Sewage)2025-04-05 · Piqua
    Reported
    2025-04-05
    What spilled
    Sludge (Non-Sewage)
    Largest amount reported
    500 gallons
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2504EPA0000502

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

  3. Sewage Sludge / Biosolids2025-03-05 · Piqua
    Reported
    2025-03-05
    What spilled
    Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2503EPA0000300

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

  4. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2024-09-25 · Piqua
    Reported
    2024-09-25
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2409EPA0001642

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

  5. Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)2024-07-30 · Piqua
    Reported
    2024-07-30
    What spilled
    Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001308

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

  6. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc Reached water2024-07-09 · Piqua
    Reported
    2024-07-09
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Reached a waterway
    55 - Great Miami River
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001152

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

  7. Battery / Batteries Dry Cell2023-10-18 · Piqua
    Reported
    2023-10-18
    What spilled
    Battery / Batteries Dry Cell
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001792

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

  8. Battery / Batteries Dry Cell2023-08-13 · Piqua
    Reported
    2023-08-13
    What spilled
    Battery / Batteries Dry Cell
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001395

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

  9. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-06-16 · Piqua
    Reported
    2022-06-16
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2206EPA0000899

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

  10. Potassium Permanganate (Kmno4) Reached water2022-03-06 · Piqua
    Reported
    2022-03-06
    What spilled
    Potassium Permanganate (Kmno4)
    Reached a waterway
    75 - Great Miami River
    Where
    Piqua, Shelby County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2203EPA0000277

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

  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-12-11 · Piqua
    Reported
    2021-12-11
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    150 gallons
    Where
    Piqua, Miami County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2112EPA0001843

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45356 Piqua 81% Piqua draws surface water from the Great Miami River and its historic hydraulic-canal lakes, supplemented by a gravel-pit reservoir, per federal intake records 5.9 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1950 Piqua City · 4 stars overall 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2020-03-17 Issue: City of Piqua Municipal Income Tax 1,555631Passed (71.13% for)

Auditor of State record

  • No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 0 / 17; 2021 0 / 1 / 16; 2022 0 / 1 / 16; 2023 0 / 0 / 17; 2024 1 / 4 / 12; 2025 0 / 1 / 15.
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2026-02-19
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-11-14

The county

Miami County: 12 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 106,010 people.

Nearby places

Spring Creek Township, Miami County Washington Township, Miami County Washington Township, Shelby County Staunton Township, Miami County Lockington Brown Township, Miami County

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.36 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
39.9 in
3.7 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
20.1 in
a normal year brings 18.4 in
a normal year
42.9 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.36 — 29
September 2026 3.92 — 30
August 2026 9.23 — 31
July 2026 3.08 — 31
June 2026 3.15 — 30
May 2026 7.53 — 31
April 2026 2.61 — 30
March 2026 5.88 2.8 31
February 2026 1.10 3.6 28
January 2026 2.07 13.6 31
December 2025 2.09 10.2 31
November 2025 1.55 2.5 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 59.3 in
Driest year1963 — 23.1 in
Snowiest year1912 — 63.8 in
Wettest day on record8 August 1995 — 7.86 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day26 November 1950 — 14.49 in
Deepest snow on the ground23 December 2004 — 20.00 in

86% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Piqua; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,508 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 Piqua: 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
104
those placed on the map inside Piqua
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Air pollution28
Hazardous waste25
Voluntary cleanup19
Wastewater and stormwater discharge13
Site assessment6
Wetland and stream fill3
Public drinking water2
State sewer loans2
State water loans2
Contaminated-site cleanup1
Scrap tires1
Source-water protection1
1 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
VERSAILLES ROAD PROPERTY Scrap tires notice of violation
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
UPPER VALLEY CAREER CENTER PARKING EXPANSION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PIQUA DEVELOPMENT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
GREAT MIAMI RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT - PIQUA Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
VERSAILLES ROAD PROPERTY Scrap tires notice of violation
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water warning letter
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
HARTZELL HARDWOODS INC Voluntary cleanup covenant
HARTZELL HARDWOODS PROPERTY PIQUA Voluntary cleanup covenant
FORT PIQUA HOTEL, PIQUA Voluntary cleanup inspection
PIQUA CITY PWS Public drinking water report
CARSTAR SITE PLAN Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
VERSAILLES ROAD PROPERTY Scrap tires notice of violation
PIQUA MATERIALS INC PIQUA MINERALS DIV Air pollution report
SUNSET CLEANERS INC PIQUA Air pollution report
PERFECTO INDUSTRIES INC Air pollution report
INDUSTRY PRODUCTS CO Air pollution report
PIQUA EMERY CUTTER & FOUNDRY CO Air pollution report
HARTZELL HARDWOODS INC Voluntary cleanup covenant

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 Piqua, Ohio in?

Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, with 20,394 residents.

When was Piqua, Ohio founded?

Piqua was settled 1798; laid out 1807; incorporated 1823. Source

How did Piqua, Ohio get its name?

The city's name derives from a Shawnee phrase rendered as "Othath-He-Waugh-Pe-Qua," meaning "he has risen from the ashes," associated with the Pekowi (Piqua), one of the five divisions of the Shawnee people. Source

What ZIP code is Piqua, Ohio?

Most of Piqua is in ZIP code 45356.

Where does Piqua, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Piqua (Piqua City): Piqua draws surface water from the Great Miami River and its historic hydraulic-canal lakes, supplemented by a gravel-pit reservoir, per federal intake records.

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