Local events in Powell
37 events in the next 90 days from 5 public calendars. All local events in Powell
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Lakes near Powell
The history under the water: the valley before, the dam, the stories. All Ohio lakes
How Powell began
Powell began as a small settlement on land deeded to Thomas R. Hall around 1801, in the same wave of settlement that brought Nathan Carpenter to nearby Liberty Township. Known first as Middlebury and then, after Hall expanded his holdings and opened a store, as Hall's Corner, it took its permanent name in 1857 to honor Judge Thomas Watkins Powell of Delaware, who helped the settlement secure its own post office. A coal-hauling railroad reached the village in the 1870s, but Powell stayed small -- fewer than 400 people as late as the 1980s -- until it incorporated as a city in 2000 and grew rapidly into a Columbus-area suburb of more than 14,000.
Settled 1801, platted 1876 (as Powell and the adjoining Hyattsville), incorporated 1947 (village); 2000 (city), by Thomas R. Hall (original landholder).
Where the name comes from
The settlement was known first as Middlebury by 1813, likely for settlers who had come from Middlebury, Connecticut, then as Hall's Corner after 1850, when landowner Thomas R. Hall opened a general store at the crossroads that is now historic downtown Powell. In 1857 the community applied for its own post office, a request that needed the support of someone with standing; Judge Thomas Watkins Powell of Delaware provided that help, and in gratitude the village took his name.
Before the town
No source consulted names a specific Native village, mound, or trail located within the small area that became the village and later city of Powell itself. Powell sits within Liberty Township, whose 1880 county history records Wyandot, Seneca, Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee and Ottawa people camping and hunting through the wider area -- including a Wyandot camp remembered as belonging to 'Leather-lips' at Otter Spring on the Scioto -- and mounds on nearby farms.
Nations recorded here: Wyandot, Seneca (of Sandusky), Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee, Ottawa.
Timeline
- — Settlers arrive on land deeded to Thomas R. Hall, the beginning of the settlement that becomes Powell.
- — The settlement is known as Middlebury, likely named for settlers from Middlebury, Connecticut.
- — Thomas R. Hall opens a general store at the crossroads now known as historic downtown Powell; the settlement becomes known as Hall's Corner.
- — The village is renamed Powell to honor Judge Thomas Watkins Powell of Delaware, who helped secure its post office.
- — The Columbus and Toledo Railroad reaches the area, built to carry Appalachian coal north past Columbus.
- — The towns of Powell and the adjoining Hyattsville are formally platted.
- — The Martin-Perry House is built on Olentangy Street; it later becomes the headquarters and a rural-life museum of the Powell Liberty Historical Society.
- — The Columbus and Toledo Railroad merges with other lines to become part of the Hocking Valley Railway.
- — Powell incorporates as a municipality.
- — Liberty Township establishes a volunteer fire department, based at the Powell school.
- — Residents form the Powell Liberty Historical Society.
- — Powell reaches city status as its population passes 6,000, up from around 378 in the late 1980s.
- — The city's population reaches 14,163.
Stories
Three Names Before Powell
The settlement that became Powell wore three names before its present one stuck. Around 1813 it was Middlebury, likely for settlers from Middlebury, Connecticut. By 1850, after landowner Thomas R. Hall bought more property and opened a general store at the crossroads, people simply called it Hall's Corner. The final change came in 1857, and for a very practical reason: the village wanted its own post office, which required a sponsor with some standing to see the application through. That sponsor was Judge Thomas Watkins Powell of Delaware, and when the post office was approved, the village renamed itself in his honor rather than Hall's.
A Small Village for a Very Long Time
For most of its history Powell stayed exactly what its 1876 plat suggested: a small crossroads village. A coal-hauling railroad reached it in the 1870s and later became part of the Hocking Valley Railway, and the Martin-Perry House, built in 1889, is typical of the two-story homes that lined its streets. Powell did not even incorporate as a municipality until 1947, and as late as the 1980s it counted fewer than 400 residents. The change, when it came, was dramatic: by 2000 the population had passed 6,000 and Powell became a city, and by 2020 it had reached 14,163 -- a nearly 40-fold increase in three and a half decades, driven by Columbus's northward suburban growth.
Photographs
Photo: Tysto (Derek Jensen), public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tristantech, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · powellhistory.org · archive.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Water
Del-Co's own raw-water intake on O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (Scioto River) near Rathbone, Concord Township The water here
- Del-co Water Company, Inc.84% of residentsOlentangy River, O'Shaughnessy and Alum Creek reservoirs, plus Knox County wells
- Columbus Public Water System16% of residentsScioto River (Griggs & O'Shaughnessy), Hoover Reservoir on Big Walnut Ck, plus wells
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Powell's boundary: 1 public school, 2 private schools, 1 library, 2 museums, 1 police station, 7 public charging sites and 3 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Public schools (1)
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Tyler Run Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Powell
- Address
- 580 Salisbury Dr, Powell, OH 43065
- School district
- Olentangy Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 608
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 32.95
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 96.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 140970
- NCES school ID
- 390467604597
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 (2)
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Avicenna Preparatory SchoolPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Powell
- Address
- 90 Village Pointe Dr, Powell, OH 43065
- Kind
- religious, denomination-affiliated
- Students, 2023-24
- 39
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 3.8
- Students per teacher
- 10.2632
- Phone
- (614) 698-2001
- NCES private school ID
- A2301895
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The Goddard SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian · Powell
- Address
- 419 W Olentangy St, Powell, OH 43065
- Kind
- nonsectarian
- Students, 2023-24
- 25
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1.6
- Students per teacher
- 15.625
- Phone
- (614) 210-0522
- NCES private school ID
- A1771434
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Public libraries (1)
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Powell Branch LibraryBranch · Powell
- Address
- 460 S. Liberty Rd., Powell, OH 43065
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Delaware County District Library
- Open
- 2,028 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 5,000 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 486,824
- System's loans, FY2024
- 1,955,604
- People the system serves
- 165,831
- Phone
- (614) 888-9160
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 (2)
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Columbus Zoo And AquariumZoo, aquarium or wildlife conservation · Powell
- What it is
- Zoo, aquarium or wildlife conservation
- City
- Powell
- Coordinates
- 40.16385, -83.10565
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.
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International Center For The Preservation Of Wild AnimalsZoo, aquarium or wildlife conservation · Powell
- What it is
- Zoo, aquarium or wildlife conservation
- City
- Powell
- Coordinates
- 40.16385, -83.10565
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)
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Powell Police DepartmentPowell
- Address
- 47 Hall Street, Powell, OH 43065
- Coordinates
- 40.15693, -83.07656
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 (7)
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CHAMPION POWELL CROSSING2 Level 2 · Powell
- Address
- 16 Crossing Street, Powell, OH 43065
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- Mon: 8:00am-5:00pm; Tue: 8:00am-5:00pm; Wed: 8:00am-5:00pm; Thu: 8:00am-5:00pm; Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm; Sat: 8:00am-5:00pm; Sun: 8:00am-5:00pm
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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City of Powell - Tesla Destination4 Level 2 · Powell
- Address
- 47 Hall St, Powell, OH 43065
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772, Tesla (NACS)
- Network
- Tesla Destination
- Phone
- 877-798-3752
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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HUNTINGTON HOME RD1 Level 2 · Powell
- Address
- 3481 O'Connell St, Powell, OH 43065
- Ports
- 1 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 ↗
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KINSALE EV KINSALE EV DC fast1 DC fast · Powell
- Address
- 3737 Village Club Dr, Powell, OH 43065
- Ports
- 1 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS, CHAdeMO
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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MURPHY PARK CITY HALL2 Level 2 · Powell
- Address
- 47 Hall St, Powell, OH 43065
- 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 ↗
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MURPHY PARK DC #1 DC fast1 DC fast · Powell
- Address
- 47 Murphy Parkway,, Powell, OH 43065
- Ports
- 1 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS, CHAdeMO
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Nolan Reserve2 Level 2 · Powell
- Address
- 8891 Moreland St, Powell, OH 43065
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- LOOP
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- $1 activation fee; $0.35 per kWh
- Phone
- 888-385-6671
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (3)
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Oil Mineral / Baby Oil / White Oil / Liquid Paraffin2025-12-14 · Powell
- Reported
- 2025-12-14
- What spilled
- Oil Mineral / Baby Oil / White Oil / Liquid Paraffin
- Largest amount reported
- 360 gallons
- Where
- Powell, Delaware County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2512EPA0001999
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2024-11-20 · Powell
- Reported
- 2024-11-20
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Powell, Delaware County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001910
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2024-07-12 · Powell
- Reported
- 2024-07-12
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Powell, Delaware County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2407EPA0001180
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 Powell, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43065 Powell | 32% | Del-Co's own raw-water intake on O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (Scioto River) near Rathbone, Concord Township | 6.2 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | Olentangy Local · 5 stars overall | 0.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Powell, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council (Unexpired term ending 12-31- 2025) | Ferzan Ahmed 3,948, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council | Seth Camick 1,468, 12.77%; Leif Eric Carlson 1,722, 14.98%; Jonathan D. Freeman 1,108, 9.64%; Tyler Herrmann 2,078, 18.08%; Heather Karr 3,492, 30.38%; Kurt R. Ramsey 1,627, 14.15% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council | Frank Bertone 2,245, 22.47%; Leif Carlson 1,634, 16.36%; Thomas S. Counts 2,022, 20.24%; Christina Drummond 1,646, 16.48%; Brian Lorenz 2,443, 24.45% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Council | Jon C. Bennehoof 1,198, 16.2%; Heather Karr 1,712, 23.14%; Nicole G. Scott 1,188, 16.06%; Christopher M. Shear 614, 8.3%; Daniel Swartwout 1,615, 21.83%; Gary Yashko 1,070, 14.47% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
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): 2019 5 / 0 / 12; 2020 1 / 2 / 14; 2021 1 / 0 / 16; 2022 0 / 2 / 15; 2023 0 / 0 / 17; 2024 0 / 0 / 17.
- Financial Audit, 2025, released 2026-09-08
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-08-12
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-17
The county
Delaware County: 11 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships, 214,126 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Powell, day by day, from 1896 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.37 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 45.5 in
- 11.0 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 18.3 in
- a normal year brings 22.5 in
- a normal year
- 40.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.37 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 5.93 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 8.79 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 5.37 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.71 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 7.56 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 3.56 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 5.98 | 1.1 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.65 | 3.6 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.58 | 13.6 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.12 | 10.2 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 2.04 | 1.1 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 56.7 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1934 — 22.8 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 57.3 in |
| Wettest day on record | 11 August 1905 — 4.47 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 26 November 1950 — 10.71 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 21 January 1978 — 18.74 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Powell, 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.
47,474 days of records, 1896-02-01 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 Powell: 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
- 47
- those placed on the map inside Powell
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 22 |
| Wetland and stream fill | 9 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 6 |
| Hazardous waste | 4 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 2 |
| Site assessment | 2 |
| Air pollution | 1 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| OSU WMC OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| OAKS AT BERLIN SUBDIVISION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| OSU WEXNER MED CEN OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL- PH 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| REDWOOD POWELL HOME RD - PHASE 2 & 3 | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| POWELL CROSSING | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| IVYBROOK ACADEMY | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| POWELL OFFICE CONDOMINIUMS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| HARPER'S POINTE PHASE I/II | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| VILLAGE GATE-NORTH | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| REDWOOD POWELL HOME RD - PHASE 2 & 3 | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| VERONA SECTION 1 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| OAKS AT BERLIN SUBDIVISION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| THE SMITH FARM AT CARPENTER'S MILL SECTION 3 & 4 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| OSU WEXNER MED CEN OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL- PH 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| THE RESERVE AT SCIOTO GLENN PHASE 1 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| CSX FORMER, POWELL | Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response | |
| OHIO PEPTIDE LLC | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| OSU WEXNER MED CEN OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL- PH 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| OSU WEXNER MED CEN OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL- PH 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| OSU WEXNER MED CEN OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL- PH 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| OSU WEXNER MED CEN OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL- PH 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| OSU WEXNER MED CEN OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL- PH 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| OSU WMC OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL - PHASE 2 | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| OSU WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| OSU WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER OUTPATIENT CARE POWELL | Wetland and stream fill permit |
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 Powell, Ohio in?
Powell is a city in Delaware County, Ohio, with 14,163 residents.
When was Powell, Ohio founded?
Powell was settled 1801; laid out 1876 (as Powell and the adjoining Hyattsville); incorporated 1947 (village); 2000 (city). Founders on record: Thomas R. Hall (original landholder). Source
How did Powell, Ohio get its name?
The settlement was known first as Middlebury by 1813, likely for settlers who had come from Middlebury, Connecticut, then as Hall's Corner after 1850, when landowner Thomas R. Source
What ZIP code is Powell, Ohio?
Most of Powell is in ZIP code 43065.
Where does Powell, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Powell (Del-co Water Company, Inc.): Del-Co's own raw-water intake on O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (Scioto River) near Rathbone, Concord Township.
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