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Portsmouth

City · Scioto County · 18,240 residents · 2.5% municipal income tax

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Local events in Portsmouth

54 events in the next 90 days from 6 public calendars. All local events in Portsmouth

  1. Sewing Class Series: Mending 101

    2 to 4 p.m. · Portsmouth Public Library · From Scioto County Public Library

  2. Planetarium Show

    All day · From Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce

  3. Dungeons & Dragons: Teen Campaign

    2:30 to 4 p.m. · Portsmouth Public Library · From Scioto County Public Library

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Deep dives about Portsmouth

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How Portsmouth began

Portsmouth was platted in 1803 by Henry Massie on ground set back from the Scioto-Ohio confluence, replacing an earlier river-bottom settlement, Alexandria, that had proved too flood-prone; Massie named the new town for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and it became Scioto County's seat from the start, incorporated as a city in 1815. Canals, then railroads, built it into a manufacturing center that by 1916 was the nation's fourth-largest producer of shoes and its largest maker of fire and paving brick, and from 1930 to 1933 the city fielded its own NFL franchise, the Portsmouth Spartans. Ohio River floods, especially the catastrophic 1937 flood, forced the Army Corps of Engineers to wall the city off from its own waterfront, and the closure of steel and shoe plants after 1970 ended its industrial peak; Portsmouth's population, near 42,000 in 1930, is about 18,000 today.

Settled 1790s (as Alexandria, a river-bottom settlement since vanished), platted 1803, incorporated 1815, by Henry Massie.

Where the name comes from

Henry Massie, the town's founder, named it for Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Before the town

Portsmouth sits directly on top of Scioto County's two most significant Native sites: the Portsmouth Earthworks, a large Adena and Hopewell ceremonial complex (c. 100 BC – AD 500) surveyed by Squier and Davis in 1847 and now almost entirely covered by the city except for one enclosure preserved as Mound Park; and Lower Shawneetown, a major Shawnee-led town of over a thousand people that stood on both banks of the Ohio at the Scioto's mouth from about 1734 until its people abandoned it in November 1758 during the French and Indian War. The city's modern floodwall carries a mural series, begun in 1992, depicting local history including Lower Shawneetown. Nothing beyond these two sites was found specific to the platted city itself.

Nations recorded here: Shawnee, Adena culture, Hopewell culture.

  • Portsmouth Earthworks (Mound Park remnant) (earthwork) — Portsmouth, at the mouth of the Scioto River, Adena and Hopewell, c. 100 BC – AD 500 (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Lower Shawneetown (village) — both banks of the Ohio River at the Scioto's mouth, in and around modern Portsmouth, c. 1734 – November 1758 (en.wikipedia.org)

Timeline

  1. — Emanuel Traxler becomes the first person of European descent to settle permanently on the future townsite.
  2. — Henry Massie plats Portsmouth on high ground east of the failed river-bottom settlement of Alexandria; the new town becomes Scioto County's seat.
  3. — Portsmouth is incorporated as a city.
  4. — Construction begins on Norfolk and Western railyards in Portsmouth, cementing the city's role as a rail hub.
  5. — An Ohio River flood swamps Portsmouth's waterfront; the steamer Bonanza is photographed working the inundated levee.
  6. — A major Ohio River flood devastates the city; a sixteen-photograph souvenir set documents the damage.
  7. — Portsmouth ranks as the nation's fourth-largest shoe-manufacturing center and its largest producer of fire and paving brick.
  8. — The Portsmouth Spartans are organized from defunct local semi-professional teams; the club joins the NFL in 1930 and compiles a 28-16-7 record before being sold and relocated to Detroit as the Lions in 1934.
  9. — The city's population peaks at just over 42,000.
  10. — The Ohio River flood of 1937 overwhelms the city's defenses and inundates much of Portsmouth, prompting the Army Corps of Engineers to build the floodwalls that protect it today.
  11. — Closure of the Empire Detroit Steel plant eliminates about 1,300 steelworking jobs.

Stories

A city that outgrew its own football team

In 1928, players from a handful of defunct local semi-professional clubs regrouped in Portsmouth — then a city of barely 40,000 — as the Portsmouth Spartans, and by 1930 the team had joined the National Football League. It was a serious club: an 11-3 record in 1931, a 19-0 "iron man" win over Green Bay in 1932 in which coach Potsy Clark used only eleven players for the entire game, and the league's first-ever playoff game that December, a 9-0 loss to the Chicago Bears decided indoors at the Chicago Stadium after a blizzard. None of it paid the bills. Players took shares in the team instead of full salaries, and after the 1933 season, with a combined winning percentage in its last three years second only to the Bears' own, the franchise was sold to Detroit radio executive George A. Richards, who renamed it the Lions for 1934. Portsmouth remains, by a wide margin, the smallest market ever to have hosted an NFL franchise for multiple seasons.

Shoes, brick, and a wall against the river

By 1916 Portsmouth stood as the fourth-largest shoe-manufacturing city in the United States and the country's largest maker of fire and paving brick, its factories fed by rail lines that had reached the city as early as 1838 and a river that had made it a trading point since Henry Massie's first plat in 1803. That same river turned on the city again and again — floods in 1884, 1913, and, catastrophically, 1937, when the Ohio River crested high enough to inundate most of Portsmouth despite its levees. The 1937 flood finally forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to wall the city off from its own waterfront; those floodwalls have held ever since, and since 1992 they have carried a growing series of murals that turn the barrier itself into a record of the city's history, including scenes of the Shawnee town that once stood on the same ground.

Photographs

One of sixteen souvenir photographs of the March 1913 Ohio River flood in Portsmouth
One of sixteen souvenir photographs of the March 1913 Ohio River flood in Portsmouth (1913)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
The floodwall walkway along the Ohio River in downtown Portsmouth, which carries a mural series depicting local history
The floodwall walkway along the Ohio River in downtown Portsmouth, which carries a mural series depicting local history (2013)
Photo: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Historic places

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

  1. All Saints Episcopal ChurchBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1982
    Address
    4th and Court Sts.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82003639
    Coordinates
    38.73298, -83.00030

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  2. Anderson Brothers Department StoreBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 2001
    Address
    301-307 Chillicothe St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2001
    NRIS reference number
    01000052
    Coordinates
    38.73241, -82.99683

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  3. Bigelow United Methodist ChurchBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    415 Washington St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002073
    Coordinates
    38.73391, -82.99912

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  4. Cunningham--Maier HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    506 Sixth
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002074
    Coordinates
    38.73470, -83.00265

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  5. Dole-Darrell HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    322 Market St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002075
    Coordinates
    38.73303, -83.00260

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  6. Elden HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    634 Fourth St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002076
    Coordinates
    38.73323, -83.00192

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  7. Eugene McKinley Memorial PoolStructure · Portsmouth
    Address
    1529 Findlay Street
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Structure
    Latest NPS certification action
    2019
    NRIS reference number
    100004233
    Coordinates
    38.74336, -82.99290

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  8. Evangelical Church of ChristBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    701 Fifth St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002077
    Coordinates
    38.73437, -82.99833

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  9. First Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1973
    Address
    221 Court St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001532
    Coordinates
    38.73216, -83.00097

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  10. General U.S. Grant BridgeStructure · Portsmouth · listed 2001
    Address
    Ohio R.-Chillicothe and Second St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Structure
    Listed on the National Register
    2001
    NRIS reference number
    01000559
    Coordinates
    38.73061, -82.99678

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  11. Gharky, George H., HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    638 Fourth St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002078
    Coordinates
    38.73292, -82.99892

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  12. Greenlawn Cemetery ChapelBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1980
    Address
    Offnere St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003216
    Coordinates
    38.74389, -82.98444

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  13. Horseshoe MoundSite · Portsmouth · listed 1974
    Address
    Within Mound Park
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Site
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001621
    Coordinates
    38.74329, -82.97700

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  14. Hurth HotelBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1983
    Address
    222 Chillicothe St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83002056
    Coordinates
    38.73206, -82.99659

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  15. Kinney, Aaron, HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1973
    Address
    Waller St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001533
    Coordinates
    38.74751, -82.98851

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  16. Kinney, Eli, HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1988
    Address
    317 Court St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1988
    NRIS reference number
    87002079
    Coordinates
    38.73306, -83.00088

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  17. Labold House and GardensBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    633 Fourth St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002085
    Coordinates
    38.73328, -82.99870

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  18. Marsh, Joseph, HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    701 Market St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002087
    Coordinates
    38.73573, -83.00297

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  19. Meyer HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1988
    Address
    309 Washington St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1988
    NRIS reference number
    87002088
    Coordinates
    38.73301, -82.99881

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  20. Newman, William, HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    716 Second St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002089
    Coordinates
    38.73153, -82.99819

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  21. Odd Fellows HallBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    500--506 Court St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002090
    Coordinates
    38.73415, -83.00033

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  22. Peck, Judge William V., HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1979
    Address
    601 Market St
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79001939
    Coordinates
    38.73438, -83.00299

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  23. Portsmouth Fire Department No. 1Building · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    642 Seventh St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002091
    Coordinates
    38.73553, -82.99876

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  24. Portsmouth Foundry and Machine WorksBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    401 Third St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002095
    Coordinates
    38.73272, -83.00495

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  25. Purdum--Tracy HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    626 Fourth St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002097
    Coordinates
    38.73318, -82.99939

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  26. Reed, Joseph G., CompanyBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    700 Second St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002099
    Coordinates
    38.73148, -82.99888

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  27. Scioto County CourthouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    Bounded by Seventh, Court, Sixth, & Washington Sts.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002101
    Coordinates
    38.73524, -83.00013

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  28. Second Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1996
    Address
    801 Waller St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1996
    NRIS reference number
    96000926
    Coordinates
    38.73641, -82.98958

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  29. St. Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1979
    Address
    5th and Markets Sts
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79001940
    Coordinates
    38.73430, -83.00218

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  30. Steindam HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    725 Court St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002104
    Coordinates
    38.73631, -83.00085

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  31. Streich ApartmentsBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1987
    Address
    716--722 Washington St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87002105
    Coordinates
    38.73626, -82.99844

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  32. Zottman HouseBuilding · Portsmouth · listed 1996
    Address
    11 Offners St.
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County · ZIP 45662
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1996
    NRIS reference number
    96000882
    Coordinates
    38.72953, -82.98594

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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

Ohio River, drawn at the municipal river water intake on the right descending bank near Mile 350.7 The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Portsmouth's boundary: 2 hospitals, 5 health centers, 2 dialysis centers, 4 nursing homes, 3 fire and EMS stations, 2 colleges, 4 public schools, 3 private schools, 3 poor-rated bridges, 2 libraries, 4 museums, 3 police stations, 1 public charging site, 1 Superfund site, 4 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 21 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (2)

  1. King's Daughters Medical Center - OhioGeneral hospital · Portsmouth
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1901 Argonne Road, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    County
    Scioto County
    Beds
    10
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio
    Phone
    (740) 991-0081
    Medicare ID
    360361

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  2. Southern Ohio Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Portsmouth
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1805 27Th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    County
    Scioto County
    Beds
    436
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (740) 356-5000
    Medicare ID
    360008

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Community health centers (5)

  1. Broadway Street ClinicHealth center · Portsmouth
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.73474, -82.97478

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  2. Compass Community HealthHealth center · Portsmouth
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.73854, -82.98174

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  3. Compass Community Health - AdminHealth center · Portsmouth
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.75837, -82.97872

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  4. Compass Community Health - Mobile #01Health center · Portsmouth
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.73854, -82.98174

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  5. Portsmouth ClinicHealth center · Portsmouth
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.73770, -82.99880

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

Dialysis centers (2)

  1. Dci - PortsmouthDialysis · Portsmouth
    Address
    1207 17Th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Dialysis stations
    24
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    nonprofit
    Chain
    Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
    Medicare certified since
    2002-03-08
    Phone
    (740) 351-0596
    Medicare ID
    362643

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  2. Fmc - PortsmouthDialysis · Portsmouth
    Address
    1648 11Th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1993-12-31
    Phone
    (740) 353-7788
    Medicare ID
    362534

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Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (4)

  1. Bridgeport Health Care Center5 of 5 stars · Portsmouth
    Address
    2125 Royce Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Certified beds
    99
    Residents on an average day
    85
    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
    COMMUNICARE HEALTH
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 354-6635
    Medicare ID
    365313

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  2. Hill View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente4 of 5 stars · Portsmouth
    Address
    1610 28Th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Certified beds
    72
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Church related
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 354-3135
    Medicare ID
    365444

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  3. Portsmouth Health and Rehab5 of 5 stars · Portsmouth
    Address
    727 Eighth Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Certified beds
    95
    Residents on an average day
    78
    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 - Individual
    Chain
    SIMCHA HYMAN & NAFTALI ZANZIPER
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 354-8631
    Medicare ID
    365643

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

  4. River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth4 of 5 stars · Portsmouth
    Address
    1319 Spring Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Certified beds
    25
    Residents on an average day
    22
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    HILLSTONE HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 354-6619
    Medicare ID
    365867

    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 (3)

  1. Portsmouth Fire Department Central Fire StationPortsmouth
    Address
    1529 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Coordinates
    38.73641, -82.98438

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

  2. Portsmouth Fire Department Hilltop StationPortsmouth
    Address
    2323 17th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Coordinates
    38.74441, -82.97062

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

  3. Sciotoville Fire DepartmentPortsmouth
    Address
    830 Harding Avenue, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Coordinates
    38.76443, -82.88986

    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. Paramount Beauty AcademyFor-profit two-year college · Portsmouth
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Portsmouth
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    78
    IPEDS unit ID
    204963

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

  2. Shawnee State UniversityPublic university · Portsmouth
    What it is
    Public university
    City
    Portsmouth
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    3,846
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $9,622
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $16,157
    Graduation rate
    49% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 327)
    IPEDS unit ID
    205443

    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.

Public schools (4)

  1. East Portsmouth Elementary2 of 5 stars · Sciotoville
    Address
    5929 Harding Ave, Sciotoville, OH 45662
    School district
    Portsmouth City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    160
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    12
    Report card, 2025-26
    2 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    60.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    015198
    NCES school ID
    391002701539

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

  2. Portsmouth Elementary2.5 of 5 stars · Portsmouth
    Address
    514 Union St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    School district
    Portsmouth City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    761
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    56.75
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    64%
    Ohio building IRN
    140350
    NCES school ID
    391002703706

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

  3. Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School3 of 5 stars · Portsmouth
    Address
    1225 Gallia St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    School district
    Portsmouth City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    626
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    51.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    60.7%
    Four-year graduation rate
    93.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    030569
    NCES school ID
    391002701544

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

  4. Sciotoville Community SchoolPortsmouth
    Address
    224 Marshall St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    389
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    36.14
    NCES school ID
    390012303957

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

Private schools (3)

  1. Notre DamePrivate, Catholic · Portsmouth
    Address
    1401 Gallia St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    190
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    14
    Students per teacher
    13.5714
    Phone
    (740) 353-2354
    NCES private school ID
    A1903466

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Notre Dame Jr/Sr High SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Portsmouth
    Address
    2220 Sunrise Ave, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    188
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16
    Students per teacher
    11.75
    Phone
    (740) 353-2354
    NCES private school ID
    01060182

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Portsmouth Stem AcademyPrivate, nonsectarian · Portsmouth
    Address
    609 2Nd St Box E, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Kind
    nonsectarian
    Students, 2023-24
    175
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13
    Students per teacher
    13.4615
    Phone
    (740) 351-0591
    NCES private school ID
    A1592146

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Bridges rated poor (3)

  1. Milldale Road over Milldale RunPoor · built 1900
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1900
    Length
    8 ft
    Owner
    City
    Vehicles a day
    500
    Coordinates
    38.75963, -82.92598

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. State Route 335 over Swauger Valley RunPoor · built 1994
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Culvert
    Built
    1994
    Length
    10 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    5,889
    Coordinates
    38.77106, -82.87894

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Valley Street over Munn RunPoor · built 1934
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1934
    Length
    8 ft
    Owner
    City
    Vehicles a day
    1,211
    Coordinates
    38.76677, -82.93514

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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. Portsmouth Public LibraryBookmobile stop · Portsmouth
    Address
    1220 Gallia St., Portsmouth, OH 45662
    What it is
    Bookmobile stop
    Library system
    Scioto County Public Library
    Open
    594 hours a year, 27 weeks
    System's visits, FY2024
    89,336
    System's loans, FY2024
    316,223
    People the system serves
    74,008
    Phone
    (740) 354-5688

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Scioto County Public LibraryCentral library · Portsmouth
    Address
    1220 Gallia St., Portsmouth, OH 45662
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Scioto County Public Library
    Open
    2,756 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    35,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    89,336
    System's loans, FY2024
    316,223
    People the system serves
    74,008
    Phone
    (740) 354-5688

    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. American Military Museum And Heritage CenterMuseum · Portsmouth
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.75936, -82.95771

    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. Scenic Scioto Heritage TrailHistorical society · Portsmouth
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.75936, -82.95771

    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. Shawnee State University Clark PlanetariumScience or technology museum · Portsmouth
    What it is
    Science or technology museum
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.73140, -82.99593

    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. Southern Ohio Museum CorporationArt museum · Portsmouth
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Portsmouth
    Coordinates
    38.73431, -82.99501

    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 (3)

  1. Portsmouth Police DepartmentPortsmouth
    Address
    728 2nd Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662-4037
    Coordinates
    38.73124, -82.99772

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

  2. Scioto County Sheriff's OfficePortsmouth
    Address
    1025 16th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662-2912
    Coordinates
    38.74438, -82.99184

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

  3. Shawnee State University Police DepartmentPortsmouth
    Address
    Administration Building, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Coordinates
    38.73101, -82.99406

    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. PORTSMOUTH EVCS STATION12 Level 2 · Portsmouth
    Address
    728 2nd St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Superfund sites (1)

  1. New Boston Coke CorpSuperfund program · New Boston
    Address
    600 River Avenue, New Boston, OH 45662
    County
    Scioto County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000508685
    EPA registry ID
    110043315873

    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 (4)

  1. Kelsey Hayes LandfillToxics Release Inventory · Portsmouth
    Address
    2400 East Charles Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    County
    Scioto County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    45662PRTSM2400E
    EPA registry ID
    110000701571

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

  2. New Boston Coke CorpToxics Release Inventory · New Boston
    Address
    600 River Avenue, New Boston, OH 45662
    County
    Scioto County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45662NWBST600RI
    EPA registry ID
    110043315873

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

  3. Osco Industries Inc Portsmouth DivToxics Release Inventory · Portsmouth
    Address
    11Th & Chillicothe Sts., Portsmouth, OH 45662
    County
    Scioto County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    45662SCNDS11THC
    EPA registry ID
    110056973351

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

  4. Sole Choice, Inc. (0773010120)Toxics Release Inventory · Portsmouth
    Address
    830 Murray St., Portsmouth, OH 45662
    County
    Scioto County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45662MTCHL830MU
    EPA registry ID
    110000395279

    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 (21)

  1. Alcohol / Ethanol / (Not E85 Fuel) (C2H6O)2025-08-13 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2025-08-13
    What spilled
    Alcohol / Ethanol / (Not E85 Fuel) (C2H6O); Nitrous Oxide / Laughing Gas / Nitrous / Nitro / Nos (N2O)
    Largest amount reported
    2 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2508EPA0001362

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

  2. Material Black Reached water2025-08-01 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2025-08-01
    What spilled
    Material Black
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2508EPA0001301

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

  3. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-07-26 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2025-07-26
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    44 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001250

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

  4. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2025-07-18 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2025-07-18
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001199

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

  5. Grain (All Types) Agricultural2025-01-27 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2025-01-27
    What spilled
    Grain (All Types) Agricultural
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2501EPA0000100

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

  6. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-08-09 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2024-08-09
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001380

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

  7. Material Unknown Reached water2024-02-10 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2024-02-10
    What spilled
    Material Unknown; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    73 - Ohio River
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000225

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

  8. Fish Kill Reached water2023-10-27 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2023-10-27
    What spilled
    Fish Kill
    Reached a waterway
    73 - Munn Run
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001842

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

  9. Ammonium Nitrate ((Nh4)(No3)) (H4N2O3)2023-08-02 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2023-08-02
    What spilled
    Ammonium Nitrate ((Nh4)(No3)) (H4N2O3)
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001319

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

  10. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-02-24 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2023-02-24
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2302EPA0000281

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

  11. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2023-02-18 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2023-02-18
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2302EPA0000256

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

  12. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-08-30 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2022-08-30
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001341

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

  13. Orphan Container(S)2022-06-10 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2022-06-10
    What spilled
    Orphan Container(S)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2206EPA0000869

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

  14. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-06-08 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2022-06-08
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2206EPA0000853

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

  15. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-05-18 · Null
    Reported
    2022-05-18
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    45 gallons
    Where
    Null, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000733

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

  16. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2021-11-04 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2021-11-04
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Largest amount reported
    80 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2111EPA0001697

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

  17. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-07-18 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2021-07-18
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001074

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

  18. Potassium Hydroxide / Potash Lye / Caustic Potash (Koh)2021-03-20 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2021-03-20
    What spilled
    Potassium Hydroxide / Potash Lye / Caustic Potash (Koh)
    Largest amount reported
    1 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000368

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

  19. Natural Gas2026-08-16 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2026-08-16
    What spilled
    Natural Gas
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001528

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

  20. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-04-10 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2026-04-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    1,000 gallons
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2604EPA0000608

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

  21. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-03-28 · Portsmouth
    Reported
    2026-03-28
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Portsmouth, Scioto County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2603EPA0000512

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45662 Portsmouth 66% Ohio River, drawn at the municipal river water intake on the right descending bank near Mile 350.7 1.4 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1930 Portsmouth City · 2.5 stars overall 5.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 Issue: CITY OF PORTSMOUTH - AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6 SALARY 1,5441,674Failed (47.98% for)
2023-11-07 Issue: CITY OF PORTSMOUTH - ELECTRICITY AGGREGATION 1,5001,606Failed (48.29% for)
2023-11-07 Issue: CITY OF PORTSMOUTH - GAS AGGREGATION 1,5171,612Failed (48.48% for)
2022-11-08 Issue: City Of Portsmouth Charter 1 1,5041,745Failed (46.29% for)
2022-11-08 Issue: City Of Portsmouth Charter 2 1,4772,234Failed (39.8% for)
2021-11-02 Issue: City of Portsmouth Electricity Purchase 828851Failed (49.32% for), unofficial
2020-11-03 Issue: CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FLOOD DEFENSE SYSTEM 4,1291,995Passed (67.42% for)
2020-03-17 Issue: Charter of the City of Portsmouth Meetings 1,824293Passed (86.16% for)
2020-03-17 Issue: Charter of the City of Portsmouth Members 1,626431Passed (79.05% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 SOLICITOR John R. Haas 2,764, 100.0%
2023-11-07 AUDITOR M. Trent Williams 2,855, 100.0%
2023-11-07 6TH WARD COUNCIL Dennis W. Packard 408, 98.79%; Write-In: Charles Leedom 2, 0.48%; Write-In: Brandon Akers 1, 0.24%; Write-In: William Redmond Jr. 2, 0.48%
2023-11-07 4TH WARD COUNCIL Lyvette Mosley 222, 100.0%
2023-11-07 2ND WARD COUNCIL Charlotte Gordon 215, 93.07%; Write-In: Donald Eubank 1, 0.43%; Write-In: Thomas Bailey 15, 6.49%
2021-11-02 5th Ward Council Member (unofficial count) Joey Sandlin 238, 54.34%; Write-In: Edwin Martel 200, 45.66%
2021-11-02 3rd Ward Council Member (unofficial count) Andy Cole 387, 60.28%; Gary Jenkins 252, 39.25%; Write-In: Carol Caudill 2, 0.31%; Write-In: Cheryl Shuman 1, 0.16%
2021-11-02 1st Ward Council Member (unofficial count) Sean Dunne 178, 97.27%; Write-In: James Crocker 1, 0.55%; Write-In: Phil Duncan 1, 0.55%; Write-In: Wanda Dengal 1, 0.55%; Write-In: Jerry Howe Jr 1, 0.55%; Write-In: Dan Polcyn 1, 0.55%
2015-11-03 Solicitor John R. Haas 2,054, 64.98%; Gene Meadows 1,107, 35.02%
2015-11-03 Auditor Trent Williams 2,835, 100.0%

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

Auditor of State record

  • Fiscal watch: declared 2013-04-09, still in effect. source
  • Fiscal caution: declared 2011-11-22, released 2013-04-09. source
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 2 / 15; 2021 0 / 1 / 16; 2022 0 / 2 / 15; 2023 0 / 1 / 16; 2024 0 / 2 / 14; 2025 1 / 4 / 10.
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-12-30
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-03

The county

Scioto County: 15 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 75,725 people.

Nearby places

Clay Township, Scioto County New Boston Harrison Township, Scioto County Porter Township, Scioto County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Portsmouth, day by day, from 1887 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.00 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
36.3 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
12.3 in
a normal year brings 10.0 in
a normal year
43.0 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.00 — 29
September 2026 3.46 — 30
August 2026 4.11 — 31
July 2026 6.94 — 31
June 2026 3.72 — 30
May 2026 7.87 — 31
April 2026 1.74 — 30
March 2026 4.18 — 31
February 2026 1.19 7.5 28
January 2026 2.06 4.8 31
December 2025 2.25 6.0 31
November 2025 3.63 — 30
On the record, 1887–2026
Wettest year2018 — 62.3 in
Driest year1930 — 22.7 in
Snowiest year1978 — 40.6 in
Wettest day on record28 September 2024 — 6.57 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day26 November 1950 — 20.00 in
Deepest snow on the ground20 January 1978 — 22.01 in

Almost every day here is a measurement: 93% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside Portsmouth itself.

50,387 days of records, 1887-07-01 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 Portsmouth: 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
79
those placed on the map inside Portsmouth
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste40
Wastewater and stormwater discharge10
Air pollution8
Contaminated-site cleanup4
State sewer loans3
State water loans3
Voluntary cleanup3
Brownfield2
Sewer and water-line construction2
Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities1
Public drinking water1
Site assessment1
1 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
WHEELERSBURG WWTP SD NO 2 Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation
WHEELERSBURG WWTP SD NO 2 Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PORTSMOUTH LAWSON RUN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
PORTSMOUTH LAWSON RUN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SCI-COLES BLVD CITY OF PORTSMOUTH Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
KELSEY HAYES LANDFILL Hazardous waste inspection
PORTSMOUTH LAWSON RUN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PORTSMOUTH TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities notice of violation
HARRISONVILLE ACCELERATED MAINLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PORTSMOUTH LAWSON RUN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
PORTSMOUTH LAWSON RUN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
BUCH STREET AMRP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
TILTED GATE LLC Air pollution permit
PORTSMOUTH LAWSON RUN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
SOLE CHOICE INC Air pollution permit
KELSEY HAYES LANDFILL Hazardous waste inspection
PORTSMOUTH LAWSON RUN WWTP State sewer loans
PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water warning letter
SOLE CHOICE INC Air pollution permit
PORTSMOUTH TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities inspection
PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
WHEELERSBURG WWTP SD NO 2 Wastewater and stormwater discharge report

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 Portsmouth, Ohio in?

Portsmouth is a city in Scioto County, Ohio, with 18,240 residents.

When was Portsmouth, Ohio founded?

Portsmouth was settled 1790s (as Alexandria, a river-bottom settlement since vanished); laid out 1803; incorporated 1815. Founders on record: Henry Massie. Source

How did Portsmouth, Ohio get its name?

Henry Massie, the town's founder, named it for Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Source

What ZIP code is Portsmouth, Ohio?

Most of Portsmouth is in ZIP code 45662.

Where does Portsmouth, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Portsmouth (Portsmouth City): Ohio River, drawn at the municipal river water intake on the right descending bank near Mile 350.7.

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