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Steubenville

City · Jefferson County · 18,163 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Steubenville

16 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Steubenville

  1. 7 Ranges Entertainment Center – Howl on the Patio Dog Costume Contest

    Starts noon · 7 Ranges Entertainment · From Steubenville Visitor Center (Jefferson County)

  2. City of Steubenville Halloween Night

    5 to 7 p.m. · City of Steubenville · From Steubenville Visitor Center (Jefferson County)

  3. 7 Ranges Entertainment Center – Brews and Brews and Costume Contest

    Starts 9 p.m. · 7 Ranges Entertainment · From Steubenville Visitor Center (Jefferson County)

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Lakes near Steubenville

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Notable people from Steubenville

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How Steubenville began

Steubenville grew up around Fort Steuben, a log stockade the U.S. Army built in 1786-87 on the Ohio River to protect the government surveyors laying out the Seven Ranges, the first organized land survey in the Northwest Territory. When the fort burned in 1790 the settlers who had gathered around it stayed on, and on July 29, 1797 Governor Arthur St. Clair organized Jefferson County with the town, platted that year by Bezaliel Wells and James Ross, as its seat. Nineteenth-century Steubenville grew into a river port and then an industrial city on coal, iron, steel and pottery -- the Steubenville Pottery Company, organized by twenty-five local citizens in 1879, later became nationally known for its Russel Wright-designed American Modern dinnerware. The city's population peaked at 37,651 in 1940 and has declined for decades since, alongside the broader contraction of Ohio Valley steel and pottery manufacturing; it remains the Jefferson County seat and birthplace of Lincoln's Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and entertainer Dean Martin.

Settled 1786-87 (settlers gather around Fort Steuben), platted 1797, incorporated 1797 (county seat); city charter 1851, by Bezaliel Wells and James Ross.

Where the name comes from

Named for Fort Steuben, the 1786-87 army stockade on the site, itself named for Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Prussian-born officer who drilled and reformed the Continental Army at Valley Forge under George Washington.

Before the town

No source reviewed names a Native American village, mound or documented encounter within the Steubenville town plat itself; the land was already open to survey under the Treaty of Fort McIntosh (1785) and confirmed by the Treaty of Greenville (1795) by the time Wells and Ross platted the town in 1797. Fort Steuben's own founding purpose was defensive: it was built in 1786-87 specifically to protect federal land surveyors working the Seven Ranges, after earlier survey parties had been attacked and forced to withdraw in 1785, which is itself evidence that the area was still contested Native ground within living memory of the town's founding. Three miles downriver from Steubenville, within what is now the separate village of Mingo Junction, stood Mingo Town (Mingo Bottom), a documented 18th-century settlement of Seneca-Cayuga (Mingo) people that George Washington visited in 1770 and that was at times home to the Mingo leader Logan.

Nations recorded here: Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga), Wyandot, Shawnee, Lenape (Delaware).

Timeline

  1. — The site for Fort Steuben is selected on October 11, on high ground about 120 yards from the Ohio River, to protect government land surveyors working the newly ordered Seven Ranges survey.
  2. — Major John Francis Hamtramck's First American Regiment completes Fort Steuben, a square stockade with a blockhouse at each corner, named for Baron von Steuben on January 2 and finished by January 8.
  3. — Fort Steuben, already abandoned by the army once the survey work moved on, is destroyed by fire and never rebuilt; settlers who had gathered around it remain.
  4. — Governor Arthur St. Clair organizes Jefferson County by proclamation on July 29, and Bezaliel Wells and James Ross plat Steubenville on the former fort site as its county seat.
  5. — Edwin McMasters Stanton, later Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War, is born in Steubenville on December 19.
  6. — Steubenville receives its city charter.
  7. — Frazier, Kilgore and Company erects a rolling mill, forerunner of the city's steel industry, and the Steubenville Coal and Mining Company sinks a coal shaft.
  8. — Twenty-five Steubenville citizens organize the Steubenville Pottery Company; it fires its first kiln in 1881.
  9. — The Carnegie Library of Steubenville, designed by the Pittsburgh firm Alden & Harlow and funded by a $50,000 pledge from Andrew Carnegie, opens March 12 as the first Carnegie-funded library in Ohio.
  10. — Steubenville Pottery Company introduces Russel Wright's American Modern dinnerware line, which becomes the company's best-known product nationally.
  11. — Steubenville's population peaks at 37,651.
  12. — Steubenville Pottery Company closes; Canonsburg Pottery buys its molds.
  13. — The U.S. Department of Justice investigates the Steubenville police department for excessive force and improper searches; the city signs a federal consent decree that runs until March 4, 2005.

Stories

A fort built to guard the surveyors, not the settlers

Fort Steuben was raised in the dead of a 1786-87 winter for a narrow, specific purpose: protecting the federal surveying parties who were laying out the Seven Ranges, the first organized land survey conducted under the 1785 Land Ordinance anywhere in the Northwest Territory. Earlier survey crews working the same ground in 1785 had been attacked and driven off, so Major John Francis Hamtramck's First American Regiment built a square stockade with a blockhouse at each corner on high ground above the Ohio River, garrisoned by his own company and Captain Mercer's. The fort did its job quickly: by May 1787 the survey parties had moved on toward Fort Harmar, the garrison evacuated, and in 1790 the abandoned structure burned. What outlasted the fort was the handful of families who had settled in its shadow, who kept the name and the site; when Bezaliel Wells and James Ross platted a permanent town there in 1797, they built it directly on the old fort ground and it took Steuben's name as its own.

From twenty-five subscribers to Russel Wright's dinnerware

In 1879, twenty-five Steubenville citizens pooled their money to organize the Steubenville Pottery Company, betting on a combination the Ohio Valley had in abundance: coal to fire the kilns, clay to throw, the Ohio River for shipping, and the Pan Handle Railroad running through town. The company fired its first kiln in 1881 and by the early 1900s was turning out semi-vitreous dinnerware, granite ware and toilet sets, adding kilns as it grew. Its lasting fame came late: in 1939 the company put designer Russel Wright's American Modern line into production, a streamlined, colorful dinnerware pattern that became one of the best-selling American ceramic lines of the twentieth century and is still collected today. The company could not outlast the industry-wide decline that emptied out the Ohio Valley's potteries after World War II, and closed in 1959; Canonsburg Pottery, just across the river in Pennsylvania, bought its molds and kept producing some of the old patterns.

Photographs

Market Street, Steubenville, looking past storefronts and an unpaved street with a horse-drawn carriage and delivery cart.
Market Street, Steubenville, looking past storefronts and an unpaved street with a horse-drawn carriage and delivery cart. (1909)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Captain Hamtramck's room in the reconstructed Fort Steuben Officers' Quarters.
Captain Hamtramck's room in the reconstructed Fort Steuben Officers' Quarters. (2004)
Photo: Judy Bratten / Federal Highway Administration, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Carnegie Library of Steubenville, 407 S. 4th St., opened 1902 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Carnegie Library of Steubenville, 407 S. 4th St., opened 1902 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (2010)
Photo: Roseohioresident, Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown Steubenville skyline, 2022.
Downtown Steubenville skyline, 2022. (2022)
Photo: PokéTube, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Historic places

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

  1. Carnegie Library of SteubenvilleBuilding · Steubenville · listed 1992
    Address
    407 S. Fourth St.
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County · ZIP 43952
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1992
    NRIS reference number
    92001160
    Coordinates
    40.35524, -80.61810

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

  2. First Methodist Episcopal--Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchBuilding · Steubenville · listed 2006
    Address
    300 S. Fourth St.
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County · ZIP 43952
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2006
    NRIS reference number
    06000093
    Coordinates
    40.35636, -80.61660

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

  3. Market Street Section, Retaining Wall and Water TroughStructure · Steubenville · listed 1992
    Address
    Old Market St. between Market St. off ramp and Lawson Ave.
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County · ZIP 43952
    What it is
    Structure
    Listed on the National Register
    1992
    NRIS reference number
    92001353
    Coordinates
    40.36393, -80.62539

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  4. Ohio Valley Clay CompanyBuilding · Steubenville · listed 1979
    Address
    Washington and Water Sts.
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County · ZIP 43952
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79001868
    Coordinates
    40.36073, -80.61116

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  5. Steubenville YMCA BuildingBuilding · Steubenville · listed 1982
    Address
    214 N. 4th St.
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County · ZIP 43952
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82003601
    Coordinates
    40.36218, -80.61386

    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.

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Water

Ohio River, drawn at the Alikanna Pump Station (raw water pumping station and intakes at Ohio River mile 65.3) and pumped to the Filtration Plant on University Blvd. The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Steubenville's boundary: 2 hospitals, 2 nursing homes, 3 fire and EMS stations, 2 colleges, 6 public schools, 3 private schools, 3 poor-rated bridges, 3 libraries, 2 museums, 2 police stations, 1 public charging site, 6 shale and injection wells, 2 Superfund sites, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 12 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (2)

  1. Trinity Medical Center EastSpecialty hospital · Steubenville
    What it is
    Specialty hospital
    Address
    380 Summit Avenue, Steubenville, OH 43952
    County
    Jefferson County
    Beds
    82
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Phone
    (740) 264-8581

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  2. Trinity Medical Center WestGeneral hospital · Steubenville
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    4000 Johnson Road, Steubenville, OH 43952
    County
    Jefferson County
    Beds
    248
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West
    Phone
    (740) 264-8581
    Medicare ID
    360211

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Carriage Inn of Steubenville4 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    3102 St Charles Drive, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Certified beds
    120
    Residents on an average day
    99
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 264-7161
    Medicare ID
    365271

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

  2. Laurels of Steubenville The2 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    500 Stanton Boulevard, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Certified beds
    98
    Residents on an average day
    85
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 264-5042
    Medicare ID
    366363

    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. Steubenville Fire Department Headquarters StationSteubenville
    Address
    417 North Street, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Coordinates
    40.36377, -80.61397

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  2. Steubenville Fire Department Pleasant Heights Station 3Steubenville
    Address
    1332 West Adams Street, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Coordinates
    40.35981, -80.62871

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  3. Steubenville Fire Department West End Station 5Steubenville
    Address
    3900 Sunset Boulevard, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Coordinates
    40.37728, -80.66842

    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. Franciscan University of SteubenvillePrivate nonprofit college · Steubenville
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Steubenville
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    4,552
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $32,630
    Graduation rate
    79% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 428)
    IPEDS unit ID
    205957

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

  2. Trinity Health System School of NursingPrivate nonprofit two-year college · Steubenville
    What it is
    Private nonprofit two-year college
    City
    Steubenville
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    45
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $9,149
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $9,157
    Graduation rate
    25% within three years (a class of 4)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204893

    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 (6)

  1. East Garfield Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    936 N 5th St, Steubenville, OH 43952
    School district
    Steubenville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    353
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    93.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    032433
    NCES school ID
    390448201710

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

  2. Harding Middle School4 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    2002 Sunset Blvd, Steubenville, OH 43952
    School district
    Steubenville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    785
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    46
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    94.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    015180
    NCES school ID
    390448201707

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

  3. McKinley STEM Academy4.5 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    1400 Adams St, Steubenville, OH 43952
    School district
    Steubenville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    176
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    11
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    98.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    017520
    NCES school ID
    390448206011

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

  4. Pugliese Elementary West5 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    435 John Scott Hwy Connector, Steubenville, OH 43952
    School district
    Steubenville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    473
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    99.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    004200
    NCES school ID
    390448201704

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

  5. Steubenville High School5 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    420 N 4th St, Steubenville, OH 43952
    School district
    Steubenville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    721
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    43
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    92.7%
    Four-year graduation rate
    99.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    036020
    NCES school ID
    390448201711

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

  6. Wells Academy5 of 5 stars · Steubenville
    Address
    420 N 4th St, Steubenville, OH 43952
    School district
    Steubenville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    338
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    104.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    040246
    NCES school ID
    390448204283

    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 (3)

  1. Bishop John King Mussio Central ElementaryPrivate, Catholic · Steubenville
    Address
    100 Etta Ave, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    282
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24.8
    Students per teacher
    11.371
    Phone
    (740) 264-2550
    NCES private school ID
    01060422

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bishop John King Mussio Central Junior High SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Steubenville
    Address
    320 Westview Ave Ste 2, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    177
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17
    Students per teacher
    10.4118
    Phone
    (740) 317-4797
    NCES private school ID
    A0902561

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Catholic Central High SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Steubenville
    Address
    320 Westview Ave, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    255
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20
    Students per teacher
    12.75
    Phone
    (740) 264-5538
    NCES private school ID
    01060433

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Bridges rated poor (3)

  1. Market St-Wva2spur over SR-7 Rr & Ohio RiverPoor · built 1905
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1905
    Length
    547 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    6,845
    Coordinates
    40.35921, -80.61249

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

  2. Nb Ramp Onto SR 43 over SR 43 Under Ramp BPoor · built 1975
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1975
    Length
    65 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    1,000
    Coordinates
    40.36319, -80.62267

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

  3. Ramp A of SR 43 over Adam St.ramp B Ovr Rmp APoor · built 1975
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1975
    Length
    46 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    2,030
    Coordinates
    40.36208, -80.62248

    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 (3)

  1. Steubenville & Jefferson County, Pl OfCentral library · Steubenville
    Address
    407 S. 4Th St., Steubenville, OH 43952
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Steubenville & Jefferson County, Pl Of
    Open
    3,057 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    22,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    130,624
    System's loans, FY2024
    358,384
    People the system serves
    65,249
    Phone
    (740) 282-9782

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

  2. Steubenville & Jefferson County, Pl Of (Steubenville)Bookmobile stop · Steubenville
    Address
    407 S. 4Th St., Steubenville, OH 43952
    What it is
    Bookmobile stop
    Library system
    Steubenville & Jefferson County, Pl Of
    Open
    1,937 hours a year, 50 weeks
    System's visits, FY2024
    130,624
    System's loans, FY2024
    358,384
    People the system serves
    65,249
    Phone
    (740) 282-9782

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

  3. Steubenville-Schiappa Branch LibraryBranch · Steubenville
    Address
    4141 Mall Dr., Steubenville, OH 43952
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Steubenville & Jefferson County, Pl Of
    Open
    3,265 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    24,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    130,624
    System's loans, FY2024
    358,384
    People the system serves
    65,249
    Phone
    (740) 264-6166

    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)

  1. Historic Fort SteubenHistorical society · Steubenville
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Steubenville
    Coordinates
    40.35884, -80.61393

    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. Tony And Nina Gentile GalleryArt museum · Steubenville
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Steubenville
    Coordinates
    40.37411, -80.62167

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (2)

  1. Jefferson County Sheriff's OfficeSteubenville
    Address
    16001 State Route 7, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Coordinates
    40.36131, -80.61068

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

  2. Steubenville Police DepartmentSteubenville
    Address
    115 South 3rd Street, Steubenville, OH 43952
    Coordinates
    40.35884, -80.61447

    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. SHS STEM ACADEM STEM EV1 Level 2 · Steubenville
    Address
    320 N. 4th St, Steubenville, OH 43952
    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 ↗

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

Shale and injection wells (6)

  1. Giusto E Crc Jf 4HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Ascent Resources Utica Llc
    County
    Jefferson County
    API well number
    34081207170000
    Coordinates
    40.34602, -80.67842

    ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  2. Giusto E Crc Jf 6HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Ascent Resources Utica Llc
    County
    Jefferson County
    API well number
    34081207180000
    Coordinates
    40.34596, -80.67842

    ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  3. Giusto W Crc Jf 2HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Ascent Resources Utica Llc
    County
    Jefferson County
    API well number
    34081207160000
    Coordinates
    40.34607, -80.67842

    ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  4. Hammack Crc Jf 4HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Ascent Resources Utica Llc
    County
    Jefferson County
    API well number
    34081208380000
    Coordinates
    40.35105, -80.66711

    ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  5. Hammack E Crc Jf 2HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Ascent Resources Utica Llc
    County
    Jefferson County
    API well number
    34081208370000
    Coordinates
    40.35110, -80.66714

    ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  6. Hammack W Crc Jf 8HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Ascent Resources Utica Llc
    County
    Jefferson County
    API well number
    34081207270000
    Coordinates
    40.34591, -80.67842

    ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources well inventory (September 2026): drilled Utica, Marcellus and horizontal wells and Class II injection wells not plugged. Older vertical wells are on the full map.

Superfund sites (2)

  1. Divco SiteSuperfund program · Steubenville
    Address
    712 N Fourth St, Steubenville, OH 43952
    County
    Jefferson County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OH0002333821
    EPA registry ID
    110004728395

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

  2. Weirton SteelSuperfund program · Steubenville
    Address
    200 Slack Street, Steubenville, OH 43952
    County
    Jefferson County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510555
    EPA registry ID
    110043437527

    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 (1)

  1. Severstal Wheeling Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Steubenville
    Address
    440 S Third St, Steubenville, OH 43952
    County
    Jefferson County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43952WHLNGSOUTH
    EPA registry ID
    110042002338

    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 (12)

  1. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-10-09 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2025-10-09
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2510EPA0001668

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

  2. Waste Water Reached water2024-03-27 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2024-03-27
    What spilled
    Waste Water
    Reached a waterway
    41 - Wills Creek
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000475

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

  3. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2024-03-08 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2024-03-08
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon; Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000374

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

  4. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2024-02-02 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2024-02-02
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000183

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

  5. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2023-09-14 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2023-09-14
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    22 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    Ohio River
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001607

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

  6. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc Reached water2023-07-19 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2023-07-19
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Reached a waterway
    41 - Ohio River
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001212

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

  7. Sewage Human2022-11-16 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2022-11-16
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2211EPA0001708

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

  8. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc Reached water2022-11-06 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2022-11-06
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Reached a waterway
    41 - Ohio River
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2211EPA0001651

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

  9. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-02-09 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2022-02-09
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000154

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

  10. Sewage Human Reached water2021-09-22 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2021-09-22
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Largest amount reported
    1,000,000 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    41 - Ohio River
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001506

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

  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-08-27 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2021-08-27
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    1,500 gallons
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001350

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

  12. Chemical(S) Unk Reached water2026-08-07 · Steubenville
    Reported
    2026-08-07
    What spilled
    Chemical(S) Unk
    Reached a waterway
    41 - Ohio River
    Where
    Steubenville, Jefferson County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001446

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
43952 Steubenville 86% Ohio River, drawn at the Alikanna Pump Station (raw water pumping station and intakes at Ohio River mile 65.3) and pumped to the Filtration Plant on University Blvd. 6.3 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1949 Steubenville City · 5 stars overall 1.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43953 Cross Creek Township and Steubenville 23% Ohio River intake serving the city's water treatment plant on the riverfront in Toronto 4.6 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1961 Indian Creek Local · 3.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 3 of 3 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 Issue 3: STEUBENVILLE CURRENT EXPENSE 3,3011,666Passed (66.46% for)
2021-05-04 Issue 1: STEUBENVILLE 0.7% INCOME TAX RENEWAL 842168Passed (83.37% for)
2021-05-04 Issue 2: STEUBENVILLE 0.3% INCOME TAX RENEWAL 819187Passed (81.41% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Third Ward Heather A. Hoover 544, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, First Ward David L. Albaugh 196, 60.31%; Asantewa Anyabwile 129, 39.69%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Fifth Ward Larry Gerber 437, 38.0%; Ted Gorman 713, 62.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, At Large Joel Walker 1,720, 66.41%; Scott Dressel 637, 24.59%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Sixth Ward Michael Hernon 332, 79.43%; Charlie Dipalma 77, 18.42%; Invalid Write-in 9, 2.15%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Second Ward Tracy McManamon 225, 57.4%; Craig A. Petrella 167, 42.6%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Fourth Ward Royal Mayo 114, 68.67%; Marc Barnes 46, 27.71%; Invalid Write-in 6, 3.61%
2021-11-02 Mayor Jerry Barilla 1,488, 100.0%
2021-05-04 Member of Council, Fourth Ward (DEM primary) Scott M. Dressel 16, 21.33%; Royal Mayo 59, 78.67%

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

Auditor of State record

The county

Jefferson County: 21 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships, 67,859 people.

Nearby places

Island Creek Township, Jefferson County Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County Wintersville

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Steubenville, day by day, from 1878 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.21 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
38.2 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
24.6 in
a normal year brings 23.8 in
a normal year
44.1 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.21 — 29
September 2026 3.44 — 30
August 2026 8.40 — 31
July 2026 3.72 — 31
June 2026 3.30 — 30
May 2026 5.84 — 31
April 2026 4.32 — 30
March 2026 4.91 2.6 31
February 2026 0.43 2.2 28
January 2026 2.60 19.8 31
December 2025 1.51 13.3 31
November 2025 1.71 — 30
On the record, 1878–2026
Wettest year2018 — 70.1 in
Driest year1930 — 25.7 in
Snowiest year1960 — 79.0 in
Wettest day on record7 July 1943 — 6.81 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day6 February 1878 — 15.98 in
Deepest snow on the ground18 February 2010 — 30.00 in

59% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Steubenville; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

51,214 days of records, 1878-02-01 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 Steubenville: 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
96
those placed on the map inside Steubenville
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste33
Voluntary cleanup13
Wastewater and stormwater discharge11
State water loans9
State sewer loans8
Contaminated-site cleanup5
Air pollution3
Public drinking water3
Scrap tires3
Site assessment2
Wetland and stream fill2
Brownfield1
3 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
BILL DENOON LUMBER CO/OFFICE AND MILL PW PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT - M PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
STEUBENVILLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
JEFFERSON CO SANITARY DISTRICT A Public drinking water compliance letter
BILL DENOON LUMBER CO/OFFICE AND MILL PW PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water report
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
STEUBENVILLE CITY OF PWS State water loans
FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY HOUSING Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST Air pollution report
STEUBENVILLE WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge monitoring results
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water plan
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
STEUBENVILLE CITY OF PWS State water loans
TOTAL LAWN CARE Composting registration
TOTAL LAWN CARE Composting report
STEUBENVILLE CITY State water loans
FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY HOUSING Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF PWS Public drinking water report
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water inspection
JEFFERSON CO W AND S DISTRICT- A PWS Public drinking water plan

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 Steubenville, Ohio in?

Steubenville is a city in Jefferson County, Ohio, with 18,163 residents.

When was Steubenville, Ohio founded?

Steubenville was settled 1786-87 (settlers gather around Fort Steuben); laid out 1797; incorporated 1797 (county seat); city charter 1851. Founders on record: Bezaliel Wells and James Ross. Source

How did Steubenville, Ohio get its name?

Named for Fort Steuben, the 1786-87 army stockade on the site, itself named for Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Prussian-born officer who drilled and reformed the Continental Army at Valley Forge under George Washington. Source

What ZIP code is Steubenville, Ohio?

Steubenville is served by ZIP codes 43952 and 43953; 43952 holds the largest share of its residents.

Where does Steubenville, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Steubenville (Steubenville, City Of): Ohio River, drawn at the Alikanna Pump Station (raw water pumping station and intakes at Ohio River mile 65.3) and pumped to the Filtration Plant on University Blvd.

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