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Walbridge

Village · Wood County · 2,972 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

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Local events in Walbridge

12 events in the next 90 days from 1 public calendar. All local events in Walbridge

  1. Senior Library Lanes

    11 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Walbridge Library · From Wood County District Public Library

  2. Family Storytime at Walbridge

    10:30 to 11:15 a.m. · Walbridge Meeting Room · From Wood County District Public Library

  3. Game Day

    1 to 4 p.m. · Walbridge Meeting Room · From Wood County District Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Walbridge began

Walbridge was surveyed in June 1874 for landowners Emeretta and Harriet Warner, with a post office established a few years earlier in 1871, in the swampland of Lake Township near Toledo. It grew slowly for decades -- the 1897 county history notes that railroads ran through and around it while it waited its turn for growth -- before finally incorporating as a village in 1912, well after its neighbors on the Toledo side of the county line had industrialized.

Platted surveyed June 1874 by George Kirk for Emeretta and Harriet Warner, incorporated village, 1912, by Emeretta and Harriet Warner (platters); Ohio village incorporation.

Where the name comes from

The origin of the name 'Walbridge' was not found in the sources we consulted.

Before the town

No mound, earthwork or named Native village specific to Walbridge was found in any source consulted; the county's own 1897 history states that no such evidence exists anywhere in Wood County.

Nations recorded here: Ottawa.

Timeline

  1. — The Walbridge post office is established; the postmasters through 1893 are S. P. Allen, G. H. Hoover, T. J. Cavenaugh, Neil A. McAllister and, from August 1893, Maxime Fenauf.
  2. — Walbridge is surveyed by George Kirk for landowners Emeretta and Harriet Warner.
  3. — A nondenominational Union church building is erected in Walbridge by public subscription, built by Thomas Savory at a cost of about $1,200.
  4. — The Universalist church is formed about the time the Union church is built, organized by Rev. O. L. Wales with about ten members.
  5. — The Ross Chapel United Brethren society is organized with Seth and Lucy Wicks, L. T. Roberts, Jane Hurd and others, with Rev. John Croneberger as pastor.
  6. — The United Brethren congregation, which had shared the Union church with the Universalists since it was built, resolves to build its own house of worship.
  7. — Walbridge is incorporated as a village.
  8. — The census counts 584 residents, the first count shown for the village.
  9. — The census counts 2,142 residents, up from 1,152 in 1950.
  10. — The census counts 3,208 residents, the village's peak.
  11. — The census counts 3,011 residents.

Stories

A village waiting for its era

By the mid-1890s, Walbridge already sat surrounded by railroad lines running through and around it, and the county's own historian could see exactly what the village might become: less a country hamlet than a future suburb of Toledo. But that future was still decades off. The village had only a single shared house of worship, the Union church built in 1889-90 by public subscription so any religious body could use it, and no incorporation of its own; it would hold its place, as the historian put it, 'as in 1874, waiting the era of progress' for another generation before the paperwork of village government finally caught up with the town's geography in 1912.

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

Water

Lake Erie, intake crib roughly 3 miles offshore of the Collins Park plant in Maumee Bay near Oregon, OH The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Walbridge's boundary: 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station and 14 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. Drouillard Road over Dry Creek Drouillard RdPoor · built 1931
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1931
    Length
    7 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    3,873
    Coordinates
    41.59495, -83.49346

    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. Walbridge Branch LibraryBranch · Walbridge
    Address
    108 N Main St, Walbridge, OH 43465
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Wood County District Public Library
    Open
    2,808 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    8,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    152,932
    System's loans, FY2024
    604,144
    People the system serves
    60,312
    Phone
    (419) 666-9900

    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 (1)

  1. Walbridge Centennial CommitteeHistorical society · Walbridge
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Walbridge
    Coordinates
    41.58654, -83.48983

    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. Walbridge Police DepartmentWalbridge
    Address
    705 North Main Street, Walbridge, OH 43465
    Coordinates
    41.59415, -83.49395

    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.

Spills reported since 2021 (14)

  1. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2025-02-26 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2025-02-26
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2502EPA0000262

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

  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-11-10 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2024-11-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2411EPA0001862

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

  3. Sulfur (S)2024-08-22 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2024-08-22
    What spilled
    Sulfur (S)
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001450

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

  4. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-08-19 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2024-08-19
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    2,100 gallons
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001431

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

  5. Propane (C3H8)2024-05-26 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2024-05-26
    What spilled
    Propane (C3H8)
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2405EPA0000886

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

  6. Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)2024-05-20 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2024-05-20
    What spilled
    Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)
    Largest amount reported
    3 gallons
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2405EPA0000845

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

  7. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2023-09-27 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2023-09-27
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001684

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

  8. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-08-08 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2023-08-08
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    300 gallons
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001360

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

  9. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-07-26 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2023-07-26
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001273

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

  10. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-07-24 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2023-07-24
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    500 gallons
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001252

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

  11. Nitrous Oxide / Laughing Gas / Nitrous / Nitro / Nos (N2O)2023-06-05 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2023-06-05
    What spilled
    Nitrous Oxide / Laughing Gas / Nitrous / Nitro / Nos (N2O)
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2306EPA0000927

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

  12. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-02-10 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2023-02-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2302EPA0000213

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

  13. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2022-07-05 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2022-07-05
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001009

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

  14. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-11-22 · Walbridge
    Reported
    2021-11-22
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Walbridge, Wood County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2111EPA0001770

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
43465 Walbridge 53% Lake Erie, intake crib roughly 3 miles offshore of the Collins Park plant in Maumee Bay near Oregon, OH 5.5 pCi/L average radon Appraisal records without year built Lake Local · 3.5 stars overall 11% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Council Kristen Angelo 227, 30.39%; Susan A. Hart-Douglas 255, 34.14%; Joel Mass 258, 34.54%; Ronald J. Liwo (WRITE-IN) 7, 0.94%

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

Auditor of State record

The county

Wood County: 28 ZIP codes, 42 cities, villages and townships, 132,052 people.

Nearby places

Lake Township, Wood County Perrysburg Township, Wood County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Walbridge, day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.47 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
36.9 in
7.6 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
15.4 in
a normal year brings 29.0 in
a normal year
34.2 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.47 — 28
September 2026 4.41 — 30
August 2026 5.04 — 31
July 2026 7.40 — 31
June 2026 3.87 — 30
May 2026 2.19 — 31
April 2026 6.48 — 30
March 2026 4.42 0.0 31
February 2026 0.33 1.3 28
January 2026 1.26 14.0 31
December 2025 1.51 4.9 31
November 2025 1.54 5.0 30
On the record, 1871–2026
Wettest year2011 — 53.8 in
Driest year2005 — 20.4 in
Snowiest year2014 — 78.6 in
Wettest day on record4 September 1918 — 5.60 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day28 February 1900 — 17.35 in
Deepest snow on the ground1 March 1900 — 20.03 in

Mostly estimated. Only 1% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Walbridge - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.

56,914 days of records, 1871-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Walbridge: 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
6
those placed on the map inside Walbridge
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste4
Air pollution1
Wastewater and stormwater discharge1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CSX TRANSPORTATION INC WALBRIDGE YARD Air pollution permit
WM DRY CREEK STREAM RESTORATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
WM DRY CREEK STREAM RESTORATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
WM DRY CREEK STREAM RESTORATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CSX TRANSPORTATION INC WALBRIDGE YARD Hazardous waste report
ADLER'S AUTO PARTS AND SERVICE Hazardous waste violation resolved
ADLER'S AUTO PARTS AND SERVICE Hazardous waste notice of violation
ADLER'S AUTO PARTS AND SERVICE Hazardous waste notice of violation
CSX TRANSPORTATION INC WALBRIDGE YARD 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 Walbridge, Ohio in?

Walbridge is a village in Wood County, Ohio, with 2,972 residents.

When was Walbridge, Ohio founded?

Walbridge was laid out surveyed June 1874 by George Kirk for Emeretta and Harriet Warner; incorporated village, 1912. Founders on record: Emeretta and Harriet Warner (platters); Ohio village incorporation. Source

How did Walbridge, Ohio get its name?

The origin of the name 'Walbridge' was not found in the sources we consulted. Source

What ZIP code is Walbridge, Ohio?

Most of Walbridge is in ZIP code 43465.

Where does Walbridge, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Walbridge (Northwestern W and SD - Toledo Svc Area): Lake Erie, intake crib roughly 3 miles offshore of the Collins Park plant in Maumee Bay near Oregon, OH.

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