Local events in Trotwood
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How Trotwood began
Trotwood grew from a mill site on the north fork of Wolf Creek into a railroad flag stop called Higgins Station, then took its present name from a Dickens character when the post office was established in 1866. It was carved out of Madison Township (organized 1809) and incorporated as a village in 1901, reached city status in 1971, and in 1996 merged with the surrounding township itself to head off further annexation by Dayton. It is now a Dayton suburb of about 30 square miles combining an old town core, mid-century subdivisions, and former farmland, and in 2019 it was struck by one of the EF4 tornadoes of the Memorial Day outbreak.
Settled 1824, platted 1854, incorporated 1901, by Platted as Higgins Station by Amos Higgins after he acquired Daniel Weymeyer's mill site; incorporated as the Village of Trotwood in 1901 out of Madison Township.
Where the name comes from
The settlement was first known as Higgins Station, for early entrepreneur Amos Higgins, who built a mill, tavern and inn by the Greenville & Miami and Dayton & Western railroad crossing in the early 1850s. When Lewis R. Pfoutz sought a post office for the community in 1866, the name Higgins was already taken by another Ohio post office, so he proposed Trotwood, after Aunt Betsey Trotwood, the great-aunt character in Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield. Trotwood, Ohio is described by the local historical society as the only city in the United States bearing that name.
Before the town
The Trotwood-Madison Historical Society states the area was first inhabited by people of the Adena/Hopewell mound-building tradition, followed by Shawnee and Miami people after European settlement of the Northwest Territory began; a local story recorded by the society holds that a matriarch of the pioneer Iams family traded baked goods to Native visitors for rabbits and other game. Sycamore State Park, immediately west of Trotwood along Wolf Creek, preserves a ceremonial mound built by Adena people (roughly 800 BC to AD 700) and identifies the mid-to-late 1700s area as a stronghold of the Miami and Shawnee before the Treaty of Greenville (1795) opened it to settlement. The National Register-listed Wolf Creek Mound, on the highest hill at the confluence of Poplar Run and Wolf Creek west of central Trotwood, is a separately documented Adena-period earthwork within the city; no source we found goes beyond these general statements to name a specific village, trail or treaty boundary inside present-day Trotwood.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee, Miami, Adena culture.
- Wolf Creek Mound (mound) — On the highest hill at the confluence of Poplar Run and Wolf Creek, west of central Trotwood, Adena (c. 800 BC - AD 700) (en.wikipedia.org)
- Sycamore State Park mound (mound) — Sycamore State Park, immediately west of Trotwood along Wolf Creek, Adena (c. 800 BC - AD 700) (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — Madison Township, out of which Trotwood was later formed, is organized in Montgomery County.
- — Daniel Weymeyer begins building a sawmill, gristmill and still house on the north fork of Wolf Creek; the complex later passes to Amos Higgins at a sheriff's sale.
- — The Greenville & Miami Railroad and the Dayton & Western Railroad are completed across Madison Township; Amos Higgins builds a station, tavern and inn at the Main Street crossing, giving the stop its first name, Higgins Station.
- — The community is platted under the name Higgins Station.
- — Lewis R. Pfoutz establishes the post office and, finding the name Higgins already used elsewhere in Ohio, proposes Trotwood, after the Dickens character Aunt Betsey Trotwood.
- — The Village of Trotwood is incorporated from part of Madison Township.
- — Trotwood, with a population of 6,997, becomes a city.
- — The City of Trotwood and the remaining Madison Township merge into a single political entity, to avoid further township annexation by Dayton, enlarging the city to more than 30 square miles.
- — An EF4 tornado strikes Trotwood on May 27 as part of the Memorial Day tornado outbreak, damaging roughly 500 homes and destroying 59 of them.
Stories
A Dickens character names an Ohio railroad town
When Amos Higgins built his station, tavern and inn at the Main Street rail crossing in the early 1850s, the stop took his name, Higgins Station. By 1866, when local businessman Lewis R. Pfoutz went to establish a post office, another Ohio community already held the name Higgins for its own office. Pfoutz turned instead to fiction, submitting the name Trotwood, after Aunt Betsey Trotwood, David Copperfield's sharp-tongued great-aunt in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel. The name stuck through the village's 1901 incorporation and the city's growth afterward. The Trotwood-Madison Historical Society describes the result as the only city in the United States carrying that name.
Merging with the township to hold the line against Dayton
By the mid-1990s the City of Trotwood sat inside a Madison Township that Dayton was steadily annexing piece by piece, a common pattern around Ohio's larger cities in that era. Rather than watch the township whittled away, Trotwood and Madison Township combined into one political entity in 1996. The merger folded in the surrounding farms, golf courses and estates and more than tripled the city's land area to over 30 square miles, and it left one small enclave, the Townview neighborhood, completely surrounded by the city of Dayton.
The tornado of May 27, 2019
On the evening of May 27, 2019, one of fifteen tornadoes that touched down across the Miami Valley that night carried an EF4 rating as it tore through Trotwood. The storm damaged about 500 homes in the city and destroyed 59 of them outright, part of the broader Memorial Day weekend outbreak that struck the Dayton area. The event became one of the defining moments in the city's recent history, prompting years of rebuilding.
Photographs
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via the Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend (Wikimedia Commons), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicholas Eckhart, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · trotwood.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
2 places in Trotwood on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Sears, Roebuck and CompanyBuilding · Trotwood
- Address
- 5200 Salem Ave.
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County · ZIP 45426
- What it is
- Building
- Latest NPS certification action
- 2023
- NRIS reference number
- 100009303
- Coordinates
- 39.82107, -84.27713
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Trotwood Railroad Station and DepotBuilding · Trotwood · listed 1981
- Address
- 2 W. Main St.
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County · ZIP 45426
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1981
- NRIS reference number
- 81000448
- Coordinates
- 39.79727, -84.31084
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.
Water
Miami Well Field wells by the Great Miami River at Wagner Ford/Needmore Rd and Rip Rap Road Island, north Dayton The water here
- Montgomery County Water Services 263% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (recharged by Great Miami & Mad Rivers)
- Trotwood City23% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (recharged by Great Miami & Mad Rivers)
- Dayton Public Water System12% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (recharged by Great Miami & Mad Rivers)
- Brookville Municipality0% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (recharged by Great Miami & Mad Rivers)
- New Lebanon Village0% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Englewood City0% of residentsStillwater Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Voyager Village MHP0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Jefferson Regional Water Authority0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Phillipsburg Village0% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Trotwood's boundary: 2 dialysis centers, 4 nursing homes, 3 fire and EMS stations, 2 colleges, 1 high-hazard dam, 7 public schools, 1 private school, 2 poor-rated bridges, 1 library, 2 museums, 1 police station, 4 public charging sites, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 2 stations and terminals and 16 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Dialysis centers (2)
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Davita TrotwoodDialysis · Dayton
- Address
- 5680 Salem Bend Drive, Dayton, OH 45426
- Dialysis stations
- 12
- Medicare star rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- DaVita
- Medicare certified since
- 2017-10-16
- Phone
- (937) 832-8432
- Medicare ID
- 362861
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fmc - Dayton WestDialysis · Trotwood
- Address
- 4100 Salem Avenue, Trotwood, OH 45416
- Dialysis stations
- 18
- Medicare star rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Medicare certified since
- 2014-04-15
- Phone
- (937) 279-3120
- Medicare ID
- 362811
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).
Nursing homes (4)
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Arc at Trotwood Llc1 of 5 stars · Dayton
- Address
- 5790 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH 45426
- Certified beds
- 127
- Residents on an average day
- 102
- Medicare overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 1 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- 1 payment denial (latest 2024-05-07)
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- ARCADIA CARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 837-5581
- Medicare ID
- 365309
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Aventura at Shiloh Springs2 of 5 stars · Trotwood
- Address
- 3500 Shiloh Springs Road, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Certified beds
- 84
- Residents on an average day
- 59
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 1 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- AVENTURA HEALTH GROUP
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 854-1180
- Medicare ID
- 366302
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Maria Joseph Living Care Center4 of 5 stars · Dayton
- Address
- 4830 Salem Avenue, Dayton, OH 45416
- Certified beds
- 266
- Residents on an average day
- 233
- 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 - Corporation
- Chain
- FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 278-2692
- Medicare ID
- 365322
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Trotwood Health & Rehab LLC Abuse citation2 of 5 stars · Dayton
- Address
- 4911 Covenant House Drive, Dayton, OH 45426
- Certified beds
- 67
- Residents on an average day
- 30
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 1 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- 2 fines totalling $130,712, 2 payment denials (latest 2026-04-30)
- Abuse citation (CMS icon)
- Yes
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- BAO OPCO HOLDINGS
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 837-2651
- Medicare ID
- 365364
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)
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Trotwood Fire Department Station 72Dayton
- Address
- 5469 Little Richmond Road, Dayton, OH 45426
- Coordinates
- 39.77649, -84.28234
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Trotwood Fire Department Station 73Dayton
- Address
- 4385 Salem Avenue, Dayton, OH 45416
- Coordinates
- 39.80878, -84.26145
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Trotwood Fire Department Station 74Trotwood
- Address
- 14 West Trotwood Boulevard, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Coordinates
- 39.78856, -84.31281
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)
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Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving AcademyFor-profit career school · Trotwood
- What it is
- For-profit career school
- City
- Trotwood
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 400
- IPEDS unit ID
- 497161
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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United Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofit college · Dayton
- What it is
- Private nonprofit college
- City
- Dayton
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 595
- IPEDS unit ID
- 206288
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.
High-hazard dams (1)
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Newfields Development Lake DamTributary To North Branch Creek · condition: fair
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 05/04/2021)
- River or stream
- Tributary To North Branch Creek
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 14 ft
- Storage
- 69 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1973
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Montgomery County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Trotwood
- Last inspection
- 05/04/2021
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH02129
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (7)
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Madison Park Elementary2 of 5 stars · Trotwood
- Address
- 301 S Broadway St, Trotwood, OH 45426
- School district
- Trotwood-Madison City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 319
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 17
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 54.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 009224
- NCES school ID
- 390486905389
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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RAM Nation Virtual Academy2 of 5 stars · Trotwood
- Address
- 3594 N Snyder Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
- School district
- Trotwood-Madison City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 45
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 29.6%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 66.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 019677
- NCES school ID
- 390486906151
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness AcademyTrotwood
- Address
- 3100 Shiloh Springs Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 361
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26
- NCES school ID
- 390019304717
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Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center3 of 5 stars · Trotwood
- Address
- 4400 N Union Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
- School district
- Trotwood-Madison City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 383
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 24
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Ohio building IRN
- 028571
- NCES school ID
- 390486905445
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Trotwood-Madison High School3.5 of 5 stars · Trotwood
- Address
- 4440 N Union Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
- School district
- Trotwood-Madison City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 829
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 42
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 62.4%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 86.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 022186
- NCES school ID
- 390486903353
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Trotwood-Madison Middle School3 of 5 stars · Trotwood
- Address
- 4420 N Union Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
- School district
- Trotwood-Madison City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 537
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 33
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 46.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 013957
- NCES school ID
- 390486905769
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Westbrooke Village2 of 5 stars · Trotwood
- Address
- 6500 Westford Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
- School district
- Trotwood-Madison City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 321
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 48.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 013322
- NCES school ID
- 390486905707
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 (1)
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Mother Maria A. BrunnerPrivate, Catholic · Dayton
- Address
- 4870 Denlinger Rd, Dayton, OH 45426
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 180
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 15.5
- Students per teacher
- 11.6129
- Phone
- (937) 277-2291
- NCES private school ID
- 01055795
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (2)
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Autumn Leaf Drive over Dry RunPoor · built 1934
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1934
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- City
- Vehicles a day
- 1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.82654, -84.29301
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Seybold Rd M0019 over Poplar RunPoor · built 1900
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1900
- Length
- 9 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 120
- Coordinates
- 39.80605, -84.34813
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)
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Trotwood Branch LibraryBranch · Trotwood
- Address
- 855 E. Main St., Trotwood, OH 45426
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Dayton Metro Library
- Open
- 3,042 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 13,038 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 1,987,700
- System's loans, FY2024
- 4,831,439
- People the system serves
- 452,238
- Phone
- (937) 463-2665
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)
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Funk Music Hall Of Fame & Exhibition CenterMuseum · Trotwood
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Trotwood
- Coordinates
- 39.80958, -84.30011
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Trotwood-Madison Historical SocietyHistorical society · Trotwood
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Trotwood
- Coordinates
- 39.79117, -84.31155
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Trotwood Police DepartmentTrotwood
- Address
- 3035 Olive Road, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Coordinates
- 39.79831, -84.29326
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 (4)
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GESMV GESMV CHARGER 23 Level 2 · Trotwood
- Address
- 735 E Main St, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Ports
- 3 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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MONTGOMERY CNTY TRT-14 Level 2 · Trotwood
- Address
- 875 E Main St, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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MVRPC(EV#16)2 Level 2 · Trotwood
- Address
- 855 East Main Street, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Blink Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-998-2546
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Trotwood City Hall2 Level 2 · Trotwood
- Address
- 3035 Olive Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Non-Networked
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- Free
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.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Opti-Gage Inc, Quality Circuits DivToxics Release Inventory · Dayton
- Address
- 5861 Wolf Creek Pike, Dayton, OH 45426
- County
- Montgomery County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
- EPA program ID
- 45426PTGGN5861W
- EPA registry ID
- 110004611233
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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SsupermetToxics Release Inventory · Trotwood
- Address
- 5800 Wolf Creek Pike, Trotwood, OH 45426
- County
- Montgomery County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45426STNDY5800W
- EPA registry ID
- 110000394840
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.
Stations and terminals (2)
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2075 Shiloh Springs RdIntercity bus stop · Hoosier Ride
- What it is
- Intercity bus stop
- Operator
- Hoosier Ride
- City
- Dayton Trotwood
- Coordinates
- 39.81940, -84.27500
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Greater Dayton RtaIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
- What it is
- Intercity bus stop
- Operator
- Greyhound Lines
- City
- Trotwood
- Coordinates
- 39.81916, -84.27509
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.
Spills reported since 2021 (16)
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2025-03-22 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2025-03-22
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000417
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2025-02-13 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2025-02-13
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000191
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Nitrogen (N)2024-06-18 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2024-06-18
- What spilled
- Nitrogen (N)
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2406EPA0001029
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material White Reached water2023-11-27 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2023-11-27
- What spilled
- Material White
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2311EPA0001988
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling2023-10-24 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2023-10-24
- What spilled
- Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling
- Largest amount reported
- 5 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2310EPA0001815
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2023-04-29 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2023-04-29
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 180 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2304EPA0000697
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Pcb2022-05-30 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2022-05-30
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 15 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2205EPA0000784
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2022-02-21 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2022-02-21
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2202EPA0000217
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2021-10-06 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2021-10-06
- What spilled
- Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001580
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2021-08-01 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2021-08-01
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 55 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2108EPA0001167
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2021-06-19 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2021-06-19
- What spilled
- Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2106EPA0000900
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-02-17 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2021-02-17
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000211
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Asbestos Reached water2021-01-31 · Dayton
- Reported
- 2021-01-31
- What spilled
- Asbestos
- Reached a waterway
- 57 - Wolf Creek
- Where
- Dayton, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000141
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sodium Hypochlorite (Naclo)2021-01-21 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2021-01-21
- What spilled
- Sodium Hypochlorite (Naclo); Corrosive Liquid (Nos)
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2101EPA0000084
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Transmission / Steering Fluid2026-07-02 · Huber Heights
- Reported
- 2026-07-02
- What spilled
- Transmission / Steering Fluid
- Largest amount reported
- 4 gallons
- Where
- Huber Heights, Miami County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001189
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-02-18 · Trotwood
- Reported
- 2026-02-18
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 108 gallons
- Where
- Trotwood, Montgomery County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000192
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 Trotwood, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
Who holds office in Trotwood, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2026: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Issue: City of Trotwood - Renewal - Current Expenses - 5.75 Mills - 5 yrs (5.75 mills, renewal) | 1,481 | 1,207 | Passed (55.1% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Council Member, Ward 4 (unofficial count) | Tyna R. Brown 592, 100.0% |
| 2025-11-04 | Council Member, Ward 3 (unofficial count) | Milton J. Pearson 444, 100.0% |
| 2025-11-04 | Council Member, Ward 2 (unofficial count) | Martha H. Clark 487, 53.4%; Tommy J. McGuffey Jr. 425, 46.6% |
| 2025-11-04 | Council Member, Ward 1 (unofficial count) | Bettye L. Gales 509, 48.11%; Robert L. Kelley Jr. 549, 51.89% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2019 0 / 1 / 16; 2020 1 / 4 / 12; 2021 1 / 2 / 14; 2022 1 / 0 / 16; 2023 2 / 1 / 14; 2024 2 / 1 / 14.
- Financial Audit, 2025, released 2026-09-08
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-09
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-05
The county
Montgomery County: 33 ZIP codes, 27 cities, villages and townships, 531,614 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Trotwood, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.25 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 47.3 in
- 11.1 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 18.8 in
- a normal year brings 19.2 in
- a normal year
- 42.7 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.25 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 5.07 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 10.26 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.58 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.59 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 9.41 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 3.58 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 6.68 | 1.2 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 2.12 | 3.0 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.79 | 14.7 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.99 | 8.6 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 2.19 | 3.6 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 61.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1934 — 23.3 in |
| Snowiest year | 1978 — 43.4 in |
| Wettest day on record | 27 September 2002 — 3.94 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 22 December 2004 — 11.50 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 21 January 1978 — 18.91 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Trotwood, 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.
48,225 days of records, 1893-06-02 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 Trotwood: 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
- 26
- those placed on the map inside Trotwood
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 11 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 5 |
| State sewer loans | 4 |
| Air pollution | 3 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
| Site assessment | 1 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| MAISON HILLS APARTMENTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| DAYTON SELF STORAGE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| PRYOR FUNERAL HOME | Air pollution report | |
| DAYTON METAL PREP INC | Air pollution report | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water warning letter | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| MOT TROTWOOD OLIVE RD WALKS SA22 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| SPEEDWAY 1090 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SPEEDWAY 1090 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge violation resolved | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| TROTWOOD CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| SPEEDWAY 1090 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| HOME DEPOT 3856 | Hazardous waste report | |
| PRYOR FUNERAL HOME | Air pollution permit | |
| DAYTON METAL PREP INC | Air pollution violation resolved |
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 Trotwood, Ohio in?
Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, with 22,917 residents.
When was Trotwood, Ohio founded?
Trotwood was settled 1824; laid out 1854; incorporated 1901. Founders on record: Platted as Higgins Station by Amos Higgins after he acquired Daniel Weymeyer's mill site; incorporated as the Village of Trotwood in 1901 out of Madison Township. Source
How did Trotwood, Ohio get its name?
The settlement was first known as Higgins Station, for early entrepreneur Amos Higgins, who built a mill, tavern and inn by the Greenville & Miami and Dayton & Western railroad crossing in the early 1850s. Source
What ZIP code is Trotwood, Ohio?
Trotwood is served by ZIP codes 45426, 45416, 45417, 45415 and 45315; 45426 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Trotwood, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Trotwood (Montgomery County Water Services 2): Miami Well Field wells by the Great Miami River at Wagner Ford/Needmore Rd and Rip Rap Road Island, north Dayton.
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