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Tiffin

City · Seneca County · 18,456 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Tiffin

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  1. HS Boys/Girls Cross Country at Div. IV Regional Meet (Hedges Boyer Park)

    1 to 3 p.m. · Tiffin, OH 44883, USA · From Woodmore Local School District

  2. Registration for Spring 2027 – Sophomores

    All day · From Tiffin University

  3. Registration for Spring 2027 – First-Years

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History from Tiffin

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How Tiffin began

Tiffin grew from Fort Ball, a War of 1812 supply post on the north bank of the Sandusky River, and from the rival town Josiah Hedges platted on the opposite bank in 1822, which he named for his friend Edward Tiffin, Ohio's first governor. Made the seat of newly organized Seneca County in 1824 and incorporated in 1835, Tiffin absorbed the older Fort Ball settlement outright in 1850 and grew through the 19th century as a mill town, then, after natural gas was discovered nearby in 1888, as a glass and manufacturing center; Heidelberg College (now Heidelberg University), founded in 1850 by the German Reformed Church, anchors the east side of town. Today Tiffin remains Seneca County's largest city and seat, still built along the Sandusky River that both created it and, in 1913, nearly destroyed its downtown.

Settled 1813 (Fort Ball established), platted 1822, incorporated 1835-03-07, by Josiah Hedges (purchased and named the town), surveyed by his brother Gen. James Hedges.

Where the name comes from

Josiah Hedges named the town he platted in 1822 for Edward Tiffin, Ohio's first governor (1803-1807) and later a US senator, who was a personal friend of Hedges and had led the fight for Ohio statehood.

Before the town

Tiffin's town site sits directly on and across the river from Fort Ball, a War of 1812 military post, and lies a few miles south of Fort Seneca; both were built in 1813 on or near ground that had been Wyandot and Seneca territory, and Tiffin grew up at the southwestern edge of the 30,000-to-40,000-acre Seneca reservation that occupied much of eastern Seneca County from 1817 until the tribe's 1831-32 removal. No Native village, camp, or earthwork sited within the present city itself is documented in the sources checked; the fort sites themselves were American military works, not Native settlements. For the reservation, its leaders, the 1828 killing of chief Seneca John, and the 1831 removal treaty and journey.

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

Timeline

  1. — Fort Ball is built on the north bank of the Sandusky River as a War of 1812 supply post, named for Col. James V. Ball; a civilian settlement called Oakley grows up around it after the war.
  2. — Josiah Hedges purchases land on the south bank of the Sandusky River, opposite Fort Ball, from the Delaware Land Office.
  3. — In March, Josiah Hedges's brother, Gen. James Hedges, surveys and plats the new town of Tiffin; on March 25 the Ohio legislature names it the permanent seat of justice for Seneca County.
  4. — Seneca County is organized on April 1 with Tiffin confirmed as county seat.
  5. — Tiffin is incorporated by act of the Ohio legislature on March 7.
  6. — Heidelberg College is founded in Tiffin by the German Reformed Church, opening with five students who grew to 149 by year's end; the same year, the rival settlement of Fort Ball is formally merged into the city of Tiffin.
  7. — Founders Hall, Heidelberg College's first campus building, is completed on East Perry Street.
  8. — A distillery building later known as Bowman's Distillery is built at 215 Riverside Drive; it later became an antiques shop and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
  9. — Discovery of natural gas near Tiffin spurs a wave of glass manufacturing and other industry, including the Beatty Glass Company works at 4th Avenue and Vine Street.
  10. — The Great Flood of March 1913 sends the Sandusky River through downtown Tiffin, sweeping away 46 houses and two factories and killing 19 people.

Stories

A city named for a friend and a governor

When Josiah Hedges bought land across the Sandusky River from the older settlement at Fort Ball in 1820, he was staking a claim against a rival that already had a tavern, a mill, and a head start. Two years later his brother James surveyed and platted the new town, and Josiah named it for Edward Tiffin, Ohio's first governor, a personal friend who had spent years fighting to win Ohio statehood in 1803. The gamble paid off: the Ohio legislature made Tiffin, not Fort Ball, the permanent seat of the new Seneca County in March 1822, two years before the county was even fully organized. Fort Ball held out as a separate settlement for almost three more decades before it was formally absorbed into Tiffin in 1850.

Five students, then a college town

In 1850 the German Reformed Church, responding to a growing German immigrant population across Ohio (the denomination counted 74 churches in the state), founded Heidelberg College on 110 acres on the east side of Tiffin. Classes opened with just five students; by the end of that first year, enrollment had grown to 149. Founders Hall, the college's first permanent building, went up in 1852 on East Perry Street and still stands, now on the National Register of Historic Places. What began as a small denominational school became, in 1902, a founding member of the Ohio Athletic Conference, the third-oldest college athletic conference in the country, and the college itself became Heidelberg University in 2009.

The distilling windows of Bagby's house

In 1862, lawyer and public official Thomas H. Bagby built a brick house on eighteen acres along the Sandusky River, and had its doors fitted with curved or domed panes of glass, a distorting-glass technique considered unique in Ohio at the time. Local tradition holds Bagby wanted the effect specifically to limit what passersby, or his own wife, could clearly see through the doors. After Bagby's 1906 death and his widow's in 1915, builder Arthur Hossler bought the property in 1930 and renovated it; Hossler went on to build a successful construction firm with his brothers, responsible for landmarks including Tiffin's Holland Theatre, before the company closed in 2000. The house, now known as the Bagby-Hossler House, was listed on the National Register in 1986.

The flood that swept the carriage shops away

In late March 1913, days of rain across Ohio produced what remains the state's worst natural disaster. In Tiffin the Sandusky River rose over its banks and tore through downtown, destroying 46 houses and two factories and killing 19 people; a surviving photograph by Ernst Niebergall shows a wrecked carriage shop, one of many businesses the flood damaged. The same flood devastated towns the length of the Sandusky River, including Bucyrus upstream and, downstream, Fremont, where every bridge in town was destroyed.

Photographs

Postcard view of the Seneca County Court House in downtown Tiffin, with the William Harvey Gibson monument on the public square.
Postcard view of the Seneca County Court House in downtown Tiffin, with the William Harvey Gibson monument on the public square. (1910)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A damaged carriage shop in Tiffin after the Sandusky River flooded the city in March 1913.
A damaged carriage shop in Tiffin after the Sandusky River flooded the city in March 1913. (1913)
Photo: Ernst Niebergall, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Founders Hall, Heidelberg University's first building (1852), on East Perry Street in Tiffin.
Founders Hall, Heidelberg University's first building (1852), on East Perry Street in Tiffin. (2010 (photo); building 1852)
Photo: Nyttend, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Aerial view of modern Tiffin along the Sandusky River.
Aerial view of modern Tiffin along the Sandusky River. (2012)
Photo: Ken Lund, via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Historic places

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

  1. Aigler Alumni BuildingBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    315 E. Market St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002779
    Coordinates
    41.11614, -83.16943

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  2. Beatty Glass CompanyBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    4th Ave. and Vine St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003217
    Coordinates
    41.12236, -83.18346

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  3. Black Student Union CenterBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    120 Hedges St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002780
    Coordinates
    41.11401, -83.16770

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  4. Bowman's DistilleryBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    215 Riverside Dr.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003218
    Coordinates
    41.12241, -83.17155

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  5. College HallBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    310 E. Market St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002778
    Coordinates
    41.11635, -83.16766

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  6. Fine Arts BuildingBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    338 E. Perry St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002770
    Coordinates
    41.11674, -83.16612

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  7. Founders Hall, Heidelberg CollegeBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1973
    Address
    Perry St. (OH 18)
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001534
    Coordinates
    41.11645, -83.16718

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  8. France HallBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    119 Greenfield St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002776
    Coordinates
    41.11534, -83.16429

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  9. Gerhart-Rust ResidenceBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    285 E. Perry St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002766
    Coordinates
    41.11679, -83.16838

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  10. Great HallBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    44 Greenfield St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002777
    Coordinates
    41.11824, -83.16772

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  11. Hanson Machinery CompanyBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    235 Miami St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003219
    Coordinates
    41.12029, -83.18815

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  12. Hedges-Hunter-Keller-Bacon GristmillBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    255 Riverside Dr.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003220
    Coordinates
    41.12369, -83.17040

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  13. Hunter, William, HouseBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    260 Riverside Dr.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003221
    Coordinates
    41.12325, -83.16991

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  14. Laird HallBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    70 Greenfield St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002775
    Coordinates
    41.11503, -83.16618

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  15. Miami Street Grade SchoolBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    155 Miami St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79001945
    Coordinates
    41.11838, -83.18452

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  16. Mueller BreweryBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    146-164 Riverside Dr.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003222
    Coordinates
    41.11977, -83.17253

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  17. Mueller, Christ, HouseBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    140-142 Riverside Dr.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003223
    Coordinates
    41.11968, -83.17277

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  18. National Home, Daughters of AmericaBuilding · Tiffin · listed 2003
    Address
    652 N. Sandusky St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2003
    NRIS reference number
    02001730
    Coordinates
    41.13462, -83.16850

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  19. Octagon, TheBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    297 E. Perry St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002764
    Coordinates
    41.11671, -83.16802

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  20. Ohio Lantern CompanyBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    60-72 Hudson St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003226
    Coordinates
    41.12049, -83.16815

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  21. Pfleiderer Center for Religion and the HumanitiesBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    28 Greenfield St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002773
    Coordinates
    41.11545, -83.16798

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  22. President's HouseBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    67 Greenfield St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002768
    Coordinates
    41.11575, -83.16621

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  23. SpringdaleBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1993
    Address
    318 Sycamore St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1993
    NRIS reference number
    93000878
    Coordinates
    41.10284, -83.18210

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  24. Tiffin Agricultural WorksBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    40 Harrison St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003227
    Coordinates
    41.12035, -83.17529

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  25. Tiffin Art Metal CompanyBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    450 Wall St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003228
    Coordinates
    41.12796, -83.18757

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  26. Tiffin WaterworksBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    170 Ella St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003229
    Coordinates
    41.10455, -83.18715

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  27. Wagner Brothers Bottling WorksBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    250--258 Benner St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003230
    Coordinates
    41.11479, -83.18380

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  28. Webster ManufacturingBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1980
    Address
    325 Hall St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003231
    Coordinates
    41.12477, -83.18937

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  29. Williard HallBuilding · Tiffin · listed 1979
    Address
    116 Greenfield St.
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County · ZIP 44883
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79002771
    Coordinates
    41.11461, -83.16450

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Water

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Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Tiffin's boundary: 2 hospitals, 1 health center, 2 dialysis centers, 3 nursing homes, 2 fire and EMS stations, 3 colleges, 9 public schools, 2 private schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 3 museums, 1 police station, 3 public charging sites, 1 Superfund site, 10 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 7 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (2)

  1. Mercy Health Tiffin HospitalGeneral hospital · Tiffin
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    45 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Beds
    120
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
    Phone
    (419) 455-7000
    Medicare ID
    360089

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  2. Sojourn at SenecaPsychiatric hospital · Tiffin
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    50 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Beds
    24
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Sojourn at Seneca Senior Behavioral Health Hospita
    Phone
    (952) 983-4245
    Medicare ID
    364055

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Community health centers (1)

  1. Tiffin Admin Outreach OfficeHealth center · Tiffin
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Tiffin
    Coordinates
    41.12971, -83.18804

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

Dialysis centers (2)

  1. Davita Seneca DialysisDialysis · Tiffin
    Address
    10 St. Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Dialysis stations
    13
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2000-03-28
    Phone
    (419) 443-1051
    Medicare ID
    362622

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  2. Usrc Tiffin DialysisDialysis · Tiffin
    Address
    100 Shaffer Park Drive, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Dialysis stations
    13
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    US Renal Care, Inc.
    Medicare certified since
    2020-03-26
    Phone
    (567) 207-2030
    Medicare ID
    362893

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

Nursing homes (3)

  1. Autumnwood Care Center2 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    670 E Sr 18, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Certified beds
    93
    Residents on an average day
    89
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $28,340 (latest 2026-04-22)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    GARDEN SPRINGS HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 447-7151
    Medicare ID
    365380
    Map point
    the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)

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  2. St Francis Senior Ministries4 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    182 St Francis Ave, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Certified beds
    54
    Residents on an average day
    51
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Church related
    Chain
    CSJ INITIATIVES
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 447-2723
    Medicare ID
    366102

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  3. The Willows at Tiffin5 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    410 Fair Lane, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Certified beds
    67
    Residents on an average day
    64
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    5 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 443-0059
    Medicare ID
    366473
    Map point
    the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)

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Fire and EMS stations (2)

  1. Tiffin Fire and Rescue Division Station 1Tiffin
    Address
    53 South Monroe Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Coordinates
    41.11497, -83.17799

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  2. Tiffin Fire and Rescue Division Station 2Tiffin
    Address
    401 North Washington Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Coordinates
    41.12901, -83.17897

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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 (3)

  1. Heidelberg UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Tiffin
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Tiffin
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    1,201
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $33,628
    Graduation rate
    50% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 319)
    IPEDS unit ID
    203085

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

  2. Tiffin Academy of Hair DesignFor-profit career school · Tiffin
    What it is
    For-profit career school
    City
    Tiffin
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    75
    IPEDS unit ID
    206039

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

  3. Tiffin UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Tiffin
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Tiffin
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    4,866
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $32,400
    Graduation rate
    43% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 447)
    IPEDS unit ID
    206048

    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 (9)

  1. Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory AcademyTiffin
    Address
    190 St Francis Ave, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    127
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    6
    NCES school ID
    390050205212

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Columbian High School3.5 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    300 S Monroe St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    School district
    Tiffin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    756
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    32
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    80.8%
    Four-year graduation rate
    92.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    007054
    NCES school ID
    390448901762

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

  3. Krout 2-3 Elementary3 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    20 Glenn St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    School district
    Tiffin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    366
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    64.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    019331
    NCES school ID
    390448901764

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

  4. Lincoln Pre-Kindergarten SchoolTiffin
    Address
    124 Ohio Ave, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    136
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    7
    NCES school ID
    390448905860

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Noble 4-5 Elementary4 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    130 Minerva St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    School district
    Tiffin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    321
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    027268
    NCES school ID
    390448901766

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

  6. North Central AcademyTiffin
    Address
    928 W Market St Ste B, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    84
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    4
    NCES school ID
    390142005577

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Tiffin Middle School3 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    103 Shepherd Drive, Tiffin, OH 44883
    School district
    Tiffin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    515
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    36
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    040584
    NCES school ID
    390448901768

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

  8. Tornado AcademyTiffin
    Address
    244 S Monroe St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    104
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1
    NCES school ID
    390448906074

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Washington K-1 Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Tiffin
    Address
    151 Elmer St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    School district
    Tiffin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    342
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Ohio building IRN
    039420
    NCES school ID
    390448901767

    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. Calvert Catholic SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Tiffin
    Address
    152 Madison St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    441
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    27
    Students per teacher
    16.3333
    Phone
    (419) 447-3844
    NCES private school ID
    01061313

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Calvert Catholic SchoolsPrivate, Catholic · Tiffin
    Address
    357 S Washington St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    441
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    30.3
    Students per teacher
    14.5545
    Phone
    (419) 447-5790
    NCES private school ID
    A1702839

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. River Rd. over Willow CreekPoor · built 1914
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1914
    Length
    12 ft
    Owner
    Other
    Vehicles a day
    1,701
    Coordinates
    41.13066, -83.16369

    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 (1)

  1. Tiffin-Seneca Public LibraryCentral library · Tiffin
    Address
    77 Jefferson St., Tiffin, OH 44883
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Tiffin-Seneca Public Library
    Open
    3,120 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    28,241 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    100,516
    System's loans, FY2024
    294,563
    People the system serves
    31,634
    Phone
    (419) 447-3751

    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 (3)

  1. Diane Kidd GalleryArt museum · Tiffin
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Tiffin
    Coordinates
    41.11893, -83.18477

    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. Enchanted Moment Doll Museum - GalleryArt museum · Tiffin
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Tiffin
    Coordinates
    41.11149, -83.17452

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

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

  3. Tiffin Historic TrustHistorical society · Tiffin
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Tiffin
    Coordinates
    41.11149, -83.17452

    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)

  1. Tiffin Police DepartmentTiffin
    Address
    51 East Market Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Coordinates
    41.11475, -83.17798

    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 (3)

  1. CITY OF TIFFIN STATION 2 DC fast2 DC fast · Tiffin
    Address
    90 S Washington St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Ports
    2 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 ↗

  2. COPPUS MOTORS 1 OUTSIDE STATION DC fast1 DC fast · 2 Level 2 · Tiffin
    Address
    2190 W Market St, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Ports
    1 DC fast · 2 Level 2
    Plugs
    CCS, J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  3. TIFFIN FORD CHRG POINT 60002 Level 2 · Tiffin
    Address
    2020 Ohio 18, Tiffin, OH 44883
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

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

Superfund sites (1)

  1. Tiffin GlassSuperfund program · Tiffin
    Address
    Vine& Fourth Street (Nw Corner), Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHD054466701
    EPA registry ID
    110071101769

    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. American Standard IncorporatedToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    324 4Th Avenue, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883MRCNS3244T
    EPA registry ID
    110001623949

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

  2. Buckeye Terminals, Llc - Tiffin TerminalToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    197 Wall Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883BPXPL197WA
    EPA registry ID
    110000391825

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

  3. Excel Wire and Cable CoToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    108 Elm Avenue, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883XCLWR108EL
    EPA registry ID
    110000391843

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

  4. National Machinery LlcToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    161 Greenfield Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883NTNLM161GR
    EPA registry ID
    110000814441

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

  5. Neo-Wood Products CoToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    447 Wall Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883NWDPR447WA
    EPA registry ID
    110001623841

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

  6. Sterling Abrasive Products CoToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    525 Wall St., Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883STRLN525WA
    EPA registry ID
    110002112534

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

  7. Tiffin Farmers Cooperative, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    458 Second Ave, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883TFFNN458SE
    EPA registry ID
    110001623985

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

  8. Tiffin Insulators Co LlcToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    981 Tyber Rd, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    44883SVSSX981TY
    EPA registry ID
    110037143944

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

  9. Tiffin Metal Products Co (0374020165)Toxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    450 Wall Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883TFFNM450WA
    EPA registry ID
    110001623805

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

  10. Webster Mfg CoToxics Release Inventory · Tiffin
    Address
    325 Hall St., Tiffin, OH 44883
    County
    Seneca County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44883WBSTR325HA
    EPA registry ID
    110000391834

    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 (7)

  1. Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)2025-08-02 · Tiffin
    Reported
    2025-08-02
    What spilled
    Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2508EPA0001306

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

  2. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2024-07-03 · Tiffin
    Reported
    2024-07-03
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001124

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

  3. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2024-01-03 · Tiffin
    Reported
    2024-01-03
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    74 - Rock Creek
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2401EPA0000009

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

  4. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-10-26 · Tiffin
    Reported
    2023-10-26
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001835

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

  5. Oil Mineral / Baby Oil / White Oil / Liquid Paraffin2022-11-05 · Tiffin
    Reported
    2022-11-05
    What spilled
    Oil Mineral / Baby Oil / White Oil / Liquid Paraffin
    Largest amount reported
    96 gallons
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2211EPA0001649

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

  6. Material Blue Reached water2021-09-10 · Tiffin
    Reported
    2021-09-10
    What spilled
    Material Blue
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001430

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

  7. Wet Gas / Natural Gas Liquid(S) Reached water2021-07-18 · Tiffin
    Reported
    2021-07-18
    What spilled
    Wet Gas / Natural Gas Liquid(S)
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Tiffin, Seneca County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001077

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44883 Tiffin 64% Mostly Sandusky River water, supplemented by 5 wells (both listed in EPA SDWIS); the production split between them is not given. 6.9 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1952 Tiffin City · 3.5 stars overall 5.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-05-06 Issue: City of Tiffin Income Tax Replacement 647298Passed (68.47% for)
2024-03-19 Issue: Local Liquor Option Sunday Sales Hoptometry Brewing Company Tiffin 2-B 5915Passed (79.73% for)
2024-03-19 Issue: Local Liquor Option Sunday Sales MS Retail Management Tiffin 2-B 6015Passed (80.0% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-05-02 Mayor Lee Wilkinson 931, 43.12%; John Spahr 749, 34.69%; Mary Franks 479, 22.19%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked. The county's results on file run through 2025-05-06; later elections are not loaded yet.

Auditor of State record

On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Statewide question: State Issue 3: Voter ID

Races, candidates and every question for an address: your ballot. County offices and judges are on your county board's sample ballot.

The county

Seneca County: 13 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships with pages here, 54,522 people (Census Bureau estimate, July 2025).

Nearby places

Clinton Township, Seneca County Hopewell Township, Seneca County Eden Township, Seneca County Pleasant Township, Seneca County Liberty Township, Seneca County Seneca Township, Seneca County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Tiffin, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.39 in
2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
rain so far in 2026
32.6 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
20.0 in
a normal year brings 30.8 in
a normal year
38.6 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.39 — 30
September 2026 3.05 — 30
August 2026 4.38 — 31
July 2026 2.92 — 31
June 2026 3.88 — 30
May 2026 4.75 — 31
April 2026 6.82 — 30
March 2026 3.76 1.1 31
February 2026 0.39 3.7 28
January 2026 1.31 15.2 31
December 2025 2.31 9.5 31
November 2025 1.48 3.5 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Driest year1934 — 23.6 in
Wettest day on record23 July 2011 — 6.24 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day10 November 1913 — 14.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground27 January 1978 — 20.98 in

86% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Tiffin; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,772 days of records, 1893-04-01 to 2026-10-30. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Tiffin: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
79
those placed on the map inside Tiffin
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste25
Wastewater and stormwater discharge15
State sewer loans14
Air pollution12
Sewer and water-line construction4
Wetland and stream fill4
Public drinking water3
Composting1
Contaminated-site cleanup1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
NATIONAL MACHINERY LLC Air pollution permit
CITY OF TIFFIN SEN-53-986 (NORTH SANDUSKY STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EAGLE ROCK DRIVE Sewer and water-line construction permit
CITY OF TIFFIN INTERCEPTOR SEWER UPGRADE PROJECT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EAGLE ROCK LOT 2 & EAGLE ROCK DRIVE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
WEBSTER INDUSTRIES INC Air pollution permit
EAGLE ROCK LOT 2 & EAGLE ROCK DRIVE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EAGLE ROCK DRIVE Sewer and water-line construction permit
WEBSTER INDUSTRIES INC Air pollution permit
AQUA OHIO - TIFFIN PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
AQUA OHIO - TIFFIN PWS Public drinking water warning letter
CARMEUSE LIME INC - MAPLE GROVE OPERATIONS Air pollution permit
CARMEUSE LIME INC - MAPLE GROVE OPERATIONS Air pollution permit
CITY OF TIFFIN HIGH RATE TREATMENT PLANT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CARMEUSE LIME INC MAPLE GROVE Air pollution report
FRY FOODS INC Air pollution report
NATIONAL MACHINERY LLC Air pollution permit
WESSELS COMPANY Air pollution permit
CITY OF TIFFIN HIGH RATE TREATMENT PLANT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CARMEUSE LIME INC - MAPLE GROVE OPERATIONS Air pollution permit
AQUA OHIO - TIFFIN PWS Public drinking water report
TIFFIN WWTP Sewer and water-line construction permit
FRY FOODS INC Air pollution report
TIFFIN FARMERS COOPERATIVE INC Air pollution report

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Tiffin, Ohio in?

Tiffin is a city in Seneca County, Ohio, with 18,456 residents.

When was Tiffin, Ohio founded?

Tiffin was settled 1813 (Fort Ball established); laid out 1822; incorporated 1835-03-07. Founders on record: Josiah Hedges (purchased and named the town), surveyed by his brother Gen. James Hedges. Source

How did Tiffin, Ohio get its name?

Josiah Hedges named the town he platted in 1822 for Edward Tiffin, Ohio's first governor (1803-1807) and later a US senator, who was a personal friend of Hedges and had led the fight for Ohio statehood. Source

What ZIP code is Tiffin, Ohio?

Most of Tiffin is in ZIP code 44883.

Where does Tiffin, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Tiffin (Aqua Ohio - Tiffin): Mostly Sandusky River water, supplemented by 5 wells (both listed in EPA SDWIS); the production split between them is not given.

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