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Saint Bernard

Village · Hamilton County · 4,111 residents · 2.1% municipal income tax

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Local events in Saint Bernard

17 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in Saint Bernard

  1. St. Bernard Trick-or-Treat

    6 to 8 p.m. · From Village of Saint Bernard

  2. Fossils with the Cincinnati Observatory

    4 to 5 p.m. · St. Bernard Branch Library, Cincinnati · From Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

  3. Toddler and Preschool Storytime

    10:30 to 11 a.m. · St. Bernard Branch Library, Cincinnati · From Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Saint Bernard began

St. Bernard was laid out in 1851 at the meeting point of Vine Street, the Miami and Erie Canal and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, and was built up chiefly by German immigrants. It was incorporated as a village on March 8, 1878 and counted 1,073 residents in 1880, when Andrew Erkenbrecker's starch factories stood in the village. Together with Norwood and Elmwood Place it is now surrounded by the city of Cincinnati. It had 4,070 residents in 2020.

Platted 1851, incorporated 1878, by Platted at the crossing of Vine Street, the Miami and Erie Canal and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway; built up chiefly by German settlers.

Where the name comes from

The origin of the name St. Bernard is not recorded.

Before the town

No source records a Native American village, trail, mound or treaty line specific to the St. Bernard site itself, which sits in the lower Mill Creek valley close to Cincinnati's original settlement.

Timeline

  1. — Joseph Kleine and J. B. Schroder lay out St. Bernard south of the Marietta & Cincinnati railroad and north of Avondale, partly along the Carthage turnpike; Wikipedia dates the layout to 1851.
  2. — The town is laid out at the intersection of Vine Street, the Miami and Erie Canal and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway.
  3. — The Nurre-Royston House, later listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is built in the village.
  4. — The St. Clement Catholic church is built, with 600 sittings and a spire 170 feet high; a parochial school has about 110 pupils by 1880.
  5. — St. Bernard is incorporated as a village.
  6. — St. Bernard counts 1,073 residents in June; Andrew Erkenbrecker's starch factories stand in the village and it has an organised fire department.
  7. — The census counts 4,924 residents in St. Bernard.
  8. — The Nurre-Royston House at 4330 Errun Lane is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, on January 8.
  9. — The census counts 4,368 residents in St. Bernard.
  10. — The census counts 4,070 residents in St. Bernard.

Stories

A canal-and-rail town of German settlers

St. Bernard was laid out in 1851 where the Miami and Erie Canal crossed the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, and Wikipedia says it was built up chiefly by Germans. The 1881 county history says Joseph Kleine and J. B. Schroder laid it out south of the Marietta & Cincinnati railroad and that it was incorporated on March 8, 1878. In June 1880 it had 1,073 residents, Andrew Erkenbrecker's starch factories and an organised fire department. The St. Clement Catholic church, built in 1873 with 600 sittings and a spire 170 feet high, had a parochial school of about 110 pupils by 1880.

Photographs

The Nurre-Royston House, 4330 Errun Lane, St. Bernard, Ohio, built 1859
The Nurre-Royston House, 4330 Errun Lane, St. Bernard, Ohio, built 1859 (2012)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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

Historic places

1 place in Saint Bernard on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Nurre-Royston HouseBuilding · Cincinnati · listed 2009
    Address
    4330 Errun La.
    Where
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County · ZIP 45217
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2009
    NRIS reference number
    08001295
    Coordinates
    39.16353, -84.49416

    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.

Every historic place in Hamilton County on the full map

Water

Ohio River intake at the plant's riverfront on Kellogg Ave in the California neighborhood, east Cincinnati The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Saint Bernard's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 2 public schools, 2 private schools, 1 library, 1 police station, 3 Superfund sites, 10 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 18 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Saint Bernard Fire Department Station 91Cincinnati
    Address
    4200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    Coordinates
    39.16105, -84.50382

    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 (2)

  1. St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Saint Bernard
    Address
    4515 Tower Ave, Saint Bernard, OH 45217
    School district
    St Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    293
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    27
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    69.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    037408
    NCES school ID
    390447101580

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

  2. St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School4 of 5 stars · Saint Bernard
    Address
    4615 Tower Ave, Saint Bernard, OH 45217
    School district
    St Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    338
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    28
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    68.5%
    Four-year graduation rate
    98.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    035584
    NCES school ID
    390447101581

    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)

  1. Roger Bacon High SchoolPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Cincinnati
    Address
    4320 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    Kind
    religious, denomination-affiliated
    Students, 2023-24
    527
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    43.4
    Students per teacher
    12.1429
    Phone
    (513) 641-1300
    NCES private school ID
    A2390421

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. St Clement Elementary SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Saint Bernard
    Address
    4534 Vine St, Saint Bernard, OH 45217
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    248
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17.6
    Students per teacher
    14.0909
    Phone
    (513) 641-2137
    NCES private school ID
    01056369

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. St. BernardBranch · Cincinnati
    Address
    10 Mcclelland Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library
    Open
    3,016 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    8,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    4,091,256
    System's loans, FY2024
    20,126,186
    People the system serves
    830,639
    Phone
    (513) 369-4462

    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.

Police stations (1)

  1. Saint Bernard Police DepartmentSaint Bernard
    Address
    4200 Vine Street, Saint Bernard, OH 45217
    Coordinates
    39.16078, -84.50400

    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 (3)

  1. Bank Avenue LandfillSuperfund program · St. Bernard
    Address
    430 Bank Avenue, St. Bernard, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510482
    EPA registry ID
    110067349765

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

  2. Green State Recycling SiteSuperfund program · Saint Bernard
    Address
    5513 Vine Street, Saint Bernard, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000509084
    EPA registry ID
    110071102168

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

  3. St. Bernard Residential Tar SiteSuperfund program · Saint Bernard
    Address
    4818 Andalus Court, Saint Bernard, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000521941
    EPA registry ID
    110071439986

    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 (10)

  1. Cincinnati Vulcan Co *Toxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    5353 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45217CNCNN5353S
    EPA registry ID
    110000393315

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

  2. Emery OleochemicalsToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    4900 Este Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45232
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45232CGNSC49EST
    EPA registry ID
    110066942321

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

  3. NorthfieldToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    5155 Fischer Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    4521WBNSLM5155F
    EPA registry ID
    110046123798

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

  4. Orchem Inc Murray Rd LocationToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    100 Murray Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45217RCHMN100MU
    EPA registry ID
    110002113178

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

  5. Peter Cremer North America North TerminalToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    100 June St, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4521WPTRCR1JUNE
    EPA registry ID
    110070243391

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

  6. Pmc Specialties Group IncToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    501 Murray Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    45217PMCSP501MU
    EPA registry ID
    110000393324

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

  7. Procter & Gamble CoToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    5201 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45217PRCTR5201S
    EPA registry ID
    110000393333

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

  8. Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. Ivorydale Technical CenterToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    5299 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45217PRCTR5299S
    EPA registry ID
    110050463922

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

  9. Proctor & Gamble Tsdc FacilityToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    5280 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4521WPRCTR528VI
    EPA registry ID
    110031358037

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

  10. Seven-Up Rc Bottling CoToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    5151 Fischer Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45217THPRC5151F
    EPA registry ID
    110002113187

    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 (18)

  1. Material Blue Reached water2025-07-31 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2025-07-31
    What spilled
    Material Blue
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001291

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

  2. Foam Reached water2025-06-17 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2025-06-17
    What spilled
    Foam
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0000989

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

  3. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2025-05-14 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2025-05-14
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000765

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

  4. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2024-12-27 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2024-12-27
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2412EPA0002075

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

  5. Material Unknown Reached water2024-12-26 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2024-12-26
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2412EPA0002070

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

  6. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc Reached water2024-04-14 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2024-04-14
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2404EPA0000619

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

  7. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-11-09 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2023-11-09
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0001905

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

  8. Chemical(S) Unk Reached water2023-11-01 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2023-11-01
    What spilled
    Chemical(S) Unk
    Largest amount reported
    1,000 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0001870

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

  9. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2023-09-29 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2023-09-29
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001698

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

  10. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-08-07 · St Bernard
    Reported
    2023-08-07
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    St Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001355

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

  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-06-19 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2023-06-19
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2306EPA0001014

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

  12. Material Undetermined / Other2023-05-01 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2023-05-01
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2305EPA0000702

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

  13. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2022-12-21 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2022-12-21
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2212EPA0001890

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

  14. Runoff Nos (Not Specified)2022-11-23 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2022-11-23
    What spilled
    Runoff Nos (Not Specified)
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2211EPA0001744

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

  15. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-10-06 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2022-10-06
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    35 gallons
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2210EPA0001515

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

  16. Material Red Reached water2022-05-03 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2022-05-03
    What spilled
    Material Red
    Reached a waterway
    31 - Mill Creek
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000625

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

  17. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2021-11-03 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2021-11-03
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2111EPA0001694

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

  18. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-01-09 · Saint Bernard
    Reported
    2026-01-09
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    2,000 gallons
    Where
    Saint Bernard, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2601EPA0000023

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45217 Saint Bernard and Cincinnati 66% Ohio River intake at the plant's riverfront on Kellogg Ave in the California neighborhood, east Cincinnati 2.5 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1925 St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City · 3.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 Issue 19: PROPOSED TAX LEVY (RENEWAL) VILLAGE OF ST. BERNARD 604274Passed (68.79% for)
2025-11-04 Issue 20: PROPOSED (ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION) ELECTRIC AGGREGATION VILLAGE OF ST. BERNARD 635232Passed (73.24% for)
2025-11-04 Issue 21: PROPOSED (ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION) GAS AGGREGATION VILLAGE OF ST. BERNARD 630235Passed (72.83% for)
2023-05-02 Issue 3: PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS (ORDINANCE 02, 2023) VILLAGE OF ST BERNARD 170161Passed (51.36% for)
2023-05-02 Issue 4: PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS (ORDINANCE 03, 2023) VILLAGE OF ST BERNARD 160175Failed (47.76% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Treasurer David Kathman (W) 268, 91.47%; Shannon Young (W) 25, 8.53%
2025-11-04 Member of Council at Large Connor Moreton 612, 31.11%; Gus V. Stuchell 548, 27.86%; Jeffrey Edwards 496, 25.22%; Kyllikki Rytov (W) 185, 9.41%; R. Gregg Lair (W) 89, 4.52%; Joseph Brickler (W) 37, 1.88%
2023-11-07 Vice Mayor and President of Council Steve Asbach 1,078, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large Patty Hausfeld 831, 12.55%; Ray Culbertson 745, 11.26%; Christopher Schildmeyer 709, 10.71%; John R. Estep 694, 10.48%; Connor Moreton 689, 10.41%; Jeffrey A. Edwards 663, 10.02%; Gus Stuchell 655, 9.9%; Nicole R. Klungle 569, 8.6%; Kurt Brickweg 535, 8.08%; Arthur Butch Abrams 420, 6.35%; Gregg Lair (Write-In) 109, 1.65%
2023-11-07 Mayor Jonathan L. Stuchell 887, 60.05%; Bob Hausfeld 590, 39.95%
2023-11-07 Director of Law Valerie Van Valkenburg-Walden 960, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Auditor Peggy Brickweg 1,023, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Vice Mayor and President of Council Steve Asbach 547, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Treasurer John G. Ungruhe 519, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council at Large Cindi Bedinghaus 458, 26.89%; Patty L. Hausfeld 454, 26.66%; Kurt Brickweg 333, 19.55%; Nicole R. Klungle 236, 13.86%; Brian Rolfsen 222, 13.04%
2021-11-02 Member of Council (4th Ward) Christopher S. Schildmeyer 130, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council (3rd Ward) Donald Tobergte 145, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council (2nd Ward) Ray Culbertson 140, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council (1st Ward) Bob Culbertson 115, 100.0%

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 Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-02

The county

Hamilton County: 54 ZIP codes, 47 cities, villages and townships, 843,791 people.

Nearby places

Cincinnati

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Saint Bernard, day by day, from 1905 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.02 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
45.1 in
5.4 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
12.9 in
a normal year brings 17.7 in
a normal year
46.9 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.02 — 28
September 2026 5.49 — 30
August 2026 5.55 — 31
July 2026 5.79 — 31
June 2026 7.31 — 30
May 2026 6.79 — 31
April 2026 3.88 — 30
March 2026 6.47 0.1 31
February 2026 1.22 3.3 28
January 2026 1.55 9.5 31
December 2025 2.61 11.2 31
November 2025 4.18 1.9 30
On the record, 1905–2026
Wettest year2011 — 72.4 in
Driest year1934 — 23.0 in
Snowiest year2010 — 47.0 in
Wettest day on record9 March 1964 — 4.68 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day8 December 1917 — 11.03 in
Deepest snow on the ground16 February 2010 — 15.08 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Saint Bernard, 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.

44,376 days of records, 1905-01-01 to 2026-10-28. 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 Saint Bernard: 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 Saint Bernard
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Air pollution13
Hazardous waste13
Wastewater and stormwater discharge6
Site assessment3
Underground injection wells2
Contaminated-site cleanup1
Landfills1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills inspection
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills report
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO CINCINNATI PLT Hazardous waste inspection
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills compliance letter
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO CINCINNATI PLT Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO CINCINNATI PLT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
DTE ST BERNARD LLC Air pollution inspection
EMERY OLEOCHEMICALS LLC Air pollution permit
KODIAK MARKETING LLC Air pollution report
HILLTOP ST BERNARD LLC Air pollution report
EMERY OLEOCHEMICALS LLC Air pollution permit
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO CINCINNATI PLT Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation
NORTHERN HILLS OIL COMPANY Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills inspection
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills inspection
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills report
SYNTHICA ST. BERNARD Air pollution notice of violation
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO FABRIC & HOME CARE INNOVATION CTR Hazardous waste inspection
PROCTOR & GAMBLE- F&HC INNOVATION CTR MILLENNIUM WING Hazardous waste inspection
EMERY OLEOCHEMICALS LLC Air pollution inspection
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills compliance letter
BASF CORP Air pollution inspection
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills inspection
ST. BERNARD LANDFILL Landfills report
B&G FOODS NORTH AMERICA INC Air pollution 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 Saint Bernard, Ohio in?

Saint Bernard is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, with 4,111 residents.

When was Saint Bernard, Ohio founded?

Saint Bernard was laid out 1851; incorporated 1878. Founders on record: Platted at the crossing of Vine Street, the Miami and Erie Canal and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway; built up chiefly by German settlers. Source

How did Saint Bernard, Ohio get its name?

The origin of the name St. Source

What ZIP code is Saint Bernard, Ohio?

Most of Saint Bernard is in ZIP code 45217.

Where does Saint Bernard, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Saint Bernard (Cincinnati Public Water System): Ohio River intake at the plant's riverfront on Kellogg Ave in the California neighborhood, east Cincinnati.

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