Local events in Port Clinton
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Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Port Clinton began
Port Clinton was established in 1828 at the mouth of the Portage River on Lake Erie, and named for New York governor DeWitt Clinton in recognition of the Erie Canal he championed, which had just opened the Great Lakes to eastern markets. It became the seat of Ottawa County when the county organized in 1840, and grew through the nineteenth century as a modest farm-market town built around a sawmill, before Lake Erie's walleye fishery and, later, lake tourism remade its economy in the twentieth century. Today the city calls itself the "Walleye Capital of the World" and marks each New Year's Eve with a mechanical walleye "drop," a nod to an industry that has anchored the waterfront for more than a century.
Platted 1828.
Where the name comes from
Named for DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York, who was instrumental in building the Erie Canal, the waterway that linked the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and eastern markets.
Before the town
No source found records a Native village, trail, or other site specific to the ground that became Port Clinton. The county is named for the Ottawa (Odawa) people, and the 1805 and 1807 treaties opened the area to settlement. Two National Register listings under Port Clinton's shared 43452 zip code -- the Catawba Island Wine Company and the Betsy Mo-John Cabin, the latter described in National Register records as about four miles east of Port Clinton -- are in fact both sited in neighboring Catawba Island Township, not the city itself.
Timeline
- — Port Clinton was platted at the mouth of the Portage River and named for New York governor DeWitt Clinton.
- — Port Clinton became the seat of the newly organized Ottawa County.
- — The town's population reached about 1,600, with the sawmill firm A. Couche & Company its largest employer and most other businesses serving local farmers.
- — By this year Port Clinton supported three newspapers, four churches, and one bank.
- — Population had grown to 2,049.
- — The Ottawa County Courthouse in Port Clinton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — St. Thomas Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — Port Clinton City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — City population reached 6,391 as Lake Erie tourism, boating, and recreation grew alongside the traditional fishing trade.
Stories
From sawmill town to Walleye Capital
Nineteenth-century Port Clinton was, by its own newspapers' account, an unremarkable farm town: a sawmill run by A. Couche & Company was the largest employer through the 1880s, and most other businesses existed to serve the surrounding countryside rather than travelers. What changed the town's fortunes was the lake at its front door. The western basin of Lake Erie, fed by the Maumee, Portage, and Sandusky rivers, turned out to be exceptionally productive water for walleye, and by the twentieth century Port Clinton's charter-boat fleet and fish houses had built a reputation that eventually gave the city its self-declared title of "Walleye Capital of the World." The nickname is now performed literally each December 31, when a several-hundred-pound fiberglass walleye named Wylie is lowered from a crane in imitation of the ball drop in New York's Times Square, drawing crowds to a waterfront that a century earlier was better known for lumber than for tourists.
Photographs
Photo: Gladieux Scrapbook Collection, via Digital Public Library of America, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Grešla, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Historic places
5 places in Port Clinton on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Gill--Luchsinger--Bahnsen House and BarnBuilding · Port Clinton · listed 1992
- Address
- 426 E. 4th St.
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County · ZIP 43452
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1992
- NRIS reference number
- 92000888
- Coordinates
- 41.50881, -82.93423
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Island HouseBuilding · Port Clinton · listed 2008
- Address
- 102 Madison St.
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County · ZIP 43452
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 2008
- NRIS reference number
- 08000623
- Coordinates
- 41.51310, -82.94143
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Ottawa County CourthouseBuilding · Port Clinton · listed 1974
- Address
- W. 4th and Madison Sts.
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County · ZIP 43452
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1974
- NRIS reference number
- 74001588
- Coordinates
- 41.50970, -82.94025
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Port Clinton City HallBuilding · Port Clinton · listed 2000
- Address
- Adams St.
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County · ZIP 43452
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 2000
- NRIS reference number
- 00000096
- Coordinates
- 41.51217, -82.93781
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St. Thomas Episcopal ChurchBuilding · Port Clinton · listed 1999
- Address
- 214 E. Second St.
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County · ZIP 43452
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1999
- NRIS reference number
- 99000845
- Coordinates
- 41.51148, -82.93887
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Lake Erie, via a submerged intake crib serving the county's regional plant near Port Clinton (precise offshore crib coordinates not documented) The water here
- Port Clinton City60% of residentsLake Erie
- Ottawa County Regional Water District39% of residentsLake Erie
- Greenwood Mobile Home Park0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Port Clinton's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 health center, 1 fire or EMS station, 4 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 1 museum, 2 police stations, 1 Superfund site, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal and 5 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Hospitals (1)
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H.B. Magruder Memorial HospGeneral hospital · Port Clinton
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 615 Fulton Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- County
- Ottawa County
- Beds
- 25
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Magruder Hospital
- Phone
- (419) 734-3131
- Medicare ID
- 361314
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.
Community health centers (1)
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Port Clinton Health CenterHealth center · Port Clinton
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Port Clinton
- Coordinates
- 41.50909, -82.91232
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Port Clinton Fire DepartmentPort Clinton
- Address
- 1755 East State Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- Coordinates
- 41.50915, -82.91511
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (4)
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Bataan Memorial Intermediate School3.5 of 5 stars · Port Clinton
- Address
- 525 W 6th St, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- School district
- Port Clinton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 282
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 77.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 018093
- NCES school ID
- 390446501534
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bataan Memorial Primary School4 of 5 stars · Port Clinton
- Address
- 575 W 6th St, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- School district
- Port Clinton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 365
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Ohio building IRN
- 001685
- NCES school ID
- 390446501532
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Port Clinton High School4.5 of 5 stars · Port Clinton
- Address
- 821 Jefferson St, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- School district
- Port Clinton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 458
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 82.1%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 99.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 030841
- NCES school ID
- 390446501536
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Port Clinton Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Port Clinton
- Address
- 807 Jefferson St, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- School district
- Port Clinton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 333
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 030833
- NCES school ID
- 390446501535
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)
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Immaculate Conception SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Port Clinton
- Address
- 109 W 4Th St, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 62
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 8.8
- Students per teacher
- 7.04545
- Phone
- (419) 734-3315
- NCES private school ID
- 01061197
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Public libraries (1)
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Ida Rupp Public LibraryCentral library · Port Clinton
- Address
- 310 Madison St., Port Clinton, OH 43452
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Ida Rupp Public Library
- Open
- 2,912 hours a year, 50 weeks
- Building
- 17,075 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 80,496
- System's loans, FY2024
- 188,502
- People the system serves
- 18,955
- Phone
- (419) 732-3212
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 (1)
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Ottawa County MuseumHistorical society · Port Clinton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Port Clinton
- Coordinates
- 41.51061, -82.94161
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (2)
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Ottawa County Sheriff's OfficePort Clinton
- Address
- 315 Madison Street Room 110, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- Coordinates
- 41.50973, -82.94029
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Port Clinton Police DepartmentPort Clinton
- Address
- 1868 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- Coordinates
- 41.51298, -82.91010
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.
Superfund sites (1)
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Standard Prods CoSuperfund program · Port Clinton
- Address
- 215 Maple St, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- County
- Ottawa County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000510570
- EPA registry ID
- 110000617137
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 (2)
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Alpha Coatings Inc - Port Clinton DivisionToxics Release Inventory · Port Clinton
- Address
- 228 Buckeye Boulevard, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- County
- Ottawa County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43452BTNDS228BU
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383291
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Standard Prods CoToxics Release Inventory · Port Clinton
- Address
- 215 Maple St, Port Clinton, OH 43452
- County
- Ottawa County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43452STNDR215MA
- EPA registry ID
- 110000617137
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.
Stations and terminals (1)
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Jet Express TerminalFerry terminal · Jet Express
- What it is
- Ferry terminal
- Operator
- Jet Express
- City
- Port Clinton
- Coordinates
- 41.51194, -82.93778
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.
Spills reported since 2021 (5)
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb Reached water2025-03-20 · Port Clinton
- Reported
- 2025-03-20
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000402
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2024-06-23 · Port Clinton
- Reported
- 2024-06-23
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 174 gallons
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2406EPA0001057
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Black Reached water2023-07-24 · Port Clinton
- Reported
- 2023-07-24
- What spilled
- Material Black
- Reached a waterway
- 62 - Lake Erie
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2307EPA0001251
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2023-05-14 · Port Clinton
- Reported
- 2023-05-14
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Reached a waterway
- Lake Erie
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2305EPA0000785
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2026-06-17 · Port Clinton
- Reported
- 2026-06-17
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Where
- Port Clinton, Ottawa County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0001082
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 Port Clinton, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43452 Port Clinton | 45% | Lake Erie, via a submerged intake crib serving the county's regional plant near Port Clinton (precise offshore crib coordinates not documented) | 3.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1968 | Port Clinton City · 4.5 stars overall | 19% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Port Clinton, how its elections and ballot issues came out and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Michael Snider | Republican | 2027-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| President of Council | Lisa A. Sarty | Democrat | 2027-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Auditor | Gabe Below | Democrat | 2027-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Treasurer | Aaron M. Taylor [Appt 2026] | Unaffiliated | 2029-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Law Director | Dina Shenker | Republican | 2027-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Council-at-Large | Pat Hovis | Democrat | 2027-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Council | Beth Gillman | Democrat | 2029-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Council | Richard Morgan | Democrat | 2029-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Council | Carmen Daft | Democrat | 2029-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
| Council | Avery Julian Robinson, Jr. | Democrat | 2029-12-31 | 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 |
Roster as of 2026-04-10: official county or city website.
Money issues on the ballot since 2016: 2 of 3 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Issue: City of Port Clinton Tax Levy Fire City of Port Clinton | 354 | 414 | Failed (46.09% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: City of Port Clinton Tax Levy Renewal Fire & EMS | 2,132 | 479 | Passed (81.65% for) |
| 2016-03-15 | Issue: Port Clinton Advisory Waterworks Park | 892 | 860 | Passed (50.91% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council | Beth Gillman (DEM) 122, 100.0% |
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council | Richard Morgan (DEM) 157, 100.0% |
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council | Carmen Daft (DEM) 117, 100.0% |
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council | Avery Julian Robinson, Jr. (DEM) 99, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | President of Council | Lisa A. Sarty (DEM) 1,361, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council at Large | Jerry Tarolli (DEM) 1,070, 36.9%; Cathy King (DEM) 933, 32.17%; Pat Hovis (DEM) 897, 30.93% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Michael J. Snider (REP) 1,497, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Director of Law | Dina Shenker 1,265, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Auditor | Gabe Below (DEM) 1,365, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked. The county's results on file run through 2026-05-05; later elections are not loaded yet.
Auditor of State record
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Statewide question: State Issue 3: Voter ID
Local questions for Port Clinton, Ottawa County and its school district:
- Port Clinton City: Renews a 1.9-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Port Clinton City for 5 years, beginning in 2026.
- Ottawa County: Renews a 0.7-mill property tax levy to operate alcohol, drug addiction & mental health facilities of Ottawa County for 10 years, beginning in 2027.
Races, candidates and every question for an address: your ballot. County offices and judges are on your county board's sample ballot.
The county
Ottawa County: 15 ZIP codes, 19 cities, villages and townships with pages here, 39,481 people (Census Bureau estimate, July 2025).
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Port Clinton, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.69 in
- 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
- rain so far in 2026
- 36.1 in
- 4.1 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 17.9 in
- a normal year brings 25.9 in
- a normal year
- 37.2 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.69 | — | 30 |
| September 2026 | 3.03 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.15 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 5.35 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 5.51 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.04 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.12 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 3.96 | — | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.31 | 2.5 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 0.91 | 15.4 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.83 | 4.5 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.42 | 1.6 | 30 |
| Wettest year (estimated) | 2011 — 56.1 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year (estimated) | 1963 — 19.2 in |
| Snowiest year (estimated) | 1910 — 62.8 in |
| Wettest day (estimated) | 24 August 2023 — 5.79 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day (estimated) | 23 December 2004 — 12.93 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground (estimated) | 1 February 1978 — 22.07 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Port Clinton, 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.
48,693 days of records, 1893-04-01 to 2026-10-30. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Port Clinton: 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
- 39
- those placed on the map inside Port Clinton
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Voluntary cleanup | 9 |
| Hazardous waste | 7 |
| State sewer loans | 7 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 6 |
| State water loans | 4 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 3 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 1 |
| Wetland and stream fill | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| STANDARD PRODUCTS CO, PORT CLINTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| PORT CLINTON WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| LOP COORDINATION COASTAL MARINA SERVICES | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OAKLAND ACRES | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| PORT CLINTON WWTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON WWTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON WWTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | State water loans | |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OAKLAND ACRES | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY SCHOOLS-SPORTS FIELDS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| LAKE ERIE CONDOS LLC | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| LAKE ERIE CONDOS LLC | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | State water loans | |
| PORT CLINTON WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PIER | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PIER | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| PORT CLINTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection |
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 Port Clinton, Ohio in?
Port Clinton is a city in Ottawa County, Ohio, with 6,025 residents.
When was Port Clinton, Ohio founded?
Port Clinton was laid out 1828. Source
How did Port Clinton, Ohio get its name?
Named for DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York, who was instrumental in building the Erie Canal, the waterway that linked the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and eastern markets. Source
What ZIP code is Port Clinton, Ohio?
Most of Port Clinton is in ZIP code 43452.
Where does Port Clinton, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Port Clinton (Port Clinton City): Lake Erie, via a submerged intake crib serving the county's regional plant near Port Clinton (precise offshore crib coordinates not documented).
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