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Wooster

City · Wayne County · 27,258 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

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Local events in Wooster

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  1. America 250 - Celebrating Ohio's Agricultural Heritage

    Oct 14 to Nov 22 · The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Wooster Campus · Free · From Visit Wayne County Ohio (Wayne County CVB)

  2. SURFACTION - A Cinema of Natural and Unnatural Processes. Opening Reception

    Aug 29 to Nov 14 · CIX Gallery & Lounge · From Visit Wayne County Ohio (Wayne County CVB)

  3. Susan Shie: A Celebration of the Artist’s Journey

    Oct 10 to Dec 10 · Wayne Center for the Arts · From Visit Wayne County Ohio (Wayne County CVB)

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Deep dives about Wooster

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How Wooster began

Wooster was laid out in the fall of 1808 on Killbuck Creek by its proprietors, John Bever, William Henry and Joseph H. Larwill, and named by Larwill for Revolutionary War General David Wooster, killed defending New Haven, Connecticut, in 1777. Wooster was made the seat of justice of Wayne County on May 30, 1811, after the site first chosen, Madison, was abandoned, and was incorporated as a town on October 13, 1817 and chartered as a city of the second class in 1868-69. The University of Wooster (now the College of Wooster) was chartered in 1866, and the present Second Empire county courthouse was completed in 1879. Wooster had 27,232 residents in 2020.

Settled 1796 (earliest area settlers, per Wayne County Historical Society); 1808 (town site), platted 1808 (town site laid out); plat dated September 7, 1816 in the county's 1910 plat table, incorporated 1817 (town); city status later, by John Bever, William Henry and Joseph H. Larwill, proprietors (the Larwill brothers William, Joseph and John were the first settlers).

Where the name comes from

Named for Major General David Wooster (1711-1777), a Connecticut militia officer killed defending New Haven against a British raid during the Revolutionary War.

Before the town

Wooster sits on Killbuck Creek, a tributary of the Walhonding River that carries the name of Killbuck (Gelelemend, c. 1737-1811), a Delaware (Lenape) leader whose village stood on the creek roughly ten miles south of the future townsite. No site-specific Native village, mound or treaty event within the city of Wooster itself is recorded; the area was evidently unoccupied or only used seasonally by 1808, when the Larwill brothers and their partners platted the town on land only recently opened by the cessions that followed the 1795 Treaty of Greenville and later purchases.

Nations recorded here: Delaware (Lenape), Wyandot, Shawnee.

Timeline

  1. — John Bever, William Henry and Joseph Larwill establish Wooster on Killbuck Creek, naming it for Revolutionary War General David Wooster.
  2. — Benjamin Miller, the first married man to settle in Wooster, moves in from Stark County in the spring and opens a house of entertainment; the Larwills' first house, a 'hog-temple' on East Liberty street built with a broad-ax and drawing knife, is raised when the town is laid out.
  3. — John Bever builds a two-story brick house at Wooster on the Bissell corner, called the first brick house built in Wayne County; it later holds seven families and a doctor's office.
  4. — Wooster is made the seat of justice of Wayne County; the first commissioners had chosen Madison, an eminence southeast of the city on lands of Bezaleel Wells, but dissatisfaction led the legislature to name new commissioners, and only one cabin was ever built there.
  5. — The first store of importance in Wooster opens in a wooden building put up by Robert McClarran.
  6. — The first post office in Wayne County is established at Wooster, with Thomas G. Jones appointed postmaster on December 8, 1812.
  7. — The court orders the plat of the town of Madison vacated in April after its proprietors, Bezaleel Wells, John Shorb and Joseph Dorsey, return the money paid for lots.
  8. — Wooster is incorporated as a town on October 13; the first election of town officers is held in March 1818.
  9. — Levi Cox and Carlos Hickox publish the Ohio Spectator, the first newspaper published in Wooster and the county.
  10. — Wooster Fire Company No. 1 holds a meeting at a private house in Wooster, one of the earliest fire companies recorded in the town.
  11. — Adam Foss starts a brush factory in a small third-floor room on the east side of the Wooster public square; it grows into the Wooster Brush Works.
  12. — The first passenger train reaches Wooster on the Ohio and Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago) railroad on August 10, 1852, met by a crowd estimated at 15,000 to 20,000 and a public dinner.
  13. — The University of Wooster (now the College of Wooster) is chartered by the joint Presbyterian Synods of Ohio.
  14. — Wooster advances to a city of the second class, and is divided into four wards on February 24, 1869 (the 1878 history also gives February 9, 1869).
  15. — Wooster has over 7,000 people, lies on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, is lit by gas, has 'the best system of natural water works in Ohio,' hose companies with two steamers, and is only beginning to manufacture.
  16. — The present Wayne County Courthouse, designed by architect Thomas Boyd in the Second Empire style, is completed on the public square.
  17. — In 1891 Wayne County's offer is accepted over those of Clarke and Warren counties for the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. The county commissioners issue $85,000 in bonds, and 470 acres, the nearest point one mile south of the Wooster courthouse, are bought. The station moves from Columbus in summer 1892. A suit over the bonds lasts about two years; the supreme court, four to one, reverses the lower courts, and the Legislature redeems the county's bonds.
  18. — The Carnegie-funded Wooster public library opens at Quinby and Bowman streets; it cost $30,000, of which Andrew Carnegie gave $15,000.
  19. — The Wayne County Courthouse District is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  20. — The census counts 26,119 in 2010, 24,811 in 2000 and 22,191 in 1990.
  21. — Wooster's population reaches 27,232 in the federal census, up from 291 at the city's first census in 1810.

Stories

The first house in Wooster

Douglass's 1878 history says the first settlers in Wooster and Wayne County were the three Larwill brothers, William, Joseph and John. The first house in the town was a "hog-temple" on East Liberty street, built mainly with a broad-ax and drawing-knife and raised while the town was being laid out; its first occupants were William Larwill and a young man named Abraham Miller. Abraham's father, Benjamin Miller, came from Stark County with his wife and family in the spring of 1809 and opened a house of entertainment. He was the first married man to settle in the town or county, kept its first tavern, and was the father of the first white child born there, a girl christened Tillie Miller by John Bever.

A courthouse built in an offset plan

The Wayne County Courthouse on Wooster's public square was designed by Thomas Boyd in the Second Empire style and built of sandstone between 1877 and 1879. Boyd first designed a symmetrical building separate from the old north annex, but officials, citing funding concerns, required the new building to connect to the old one, which gave it an offset appearance. Its entrances are flanked by Atlantes supporting a pediment, and the Wayne County Courthouse District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1973.

Prices in 1818

John Larwill, who came to Wooster as a boy and entered the dry goods business in a frame building next to his brick house in 1826, kept the trade until 1862, and in 1878 he wrote out what things cost in the town in 1818. Coffee was 62 and a half cents a pound, tea $3.00 a pound, common keg tobacco 50 cents, coarse muslin 50 cents a yard and calico 50 to 95 cents. Nails cost 18 to 20 cents a pound, iron 16 cents, and salt $4.00 a bushel, with indigo sold by the ounce. The town around him was small: when Sprague arrived in 1820 it had two lawyers, Cox and Avery, two doctors, McPhail and Daniel O. Hoyt, and stores kept by Benjamin Jones, William McComb, Bentley and the Larwills. The Ohio Spectator, started in 1817 as the county's first newspaper, was the seed of the two weeklies, the Republican and the Democrat, that the history counted among the most vigorous in northern Ohio in 1878.

The county seat that was never built

Wayne County's first commissioners picked an eminence southeast of Wooster, on lands of Bezaleel Wells and his company, as the seat of justice and called the place Madison. People were dissatisfied with the choice, the legislature appointed new commissioners, and they chose Wooster instead, which was made the seat of justice on May 30, 1811. Only a single cabin was ever built at Madison. Its proprietors, Wells, John Shorb and Joseph Dorsey, returned the money they had received from lot buyers, and applied to the court in February 1814 to vacate the town; the court ordered the plat vacated at its April session that year. Wooster, laid out in the fall of 1808 by John Bever, William Henry and Joseph Larwill and named by Larwill for Revolutionary General David Wooster, kept the courthouse.

Photographs

Downtown Wooster, Ohio, overlooking the public square and gazebo
Downtown Wooster, Ohio, overlooking the public square and gazebo (2012)
Photo: Lugevas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · waynehistoricalohio.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org · dam.assets.ohio.gov

Historic places

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

  1. Beall, Gen. Reasin, HouseBuilding · Wooster · listed 1976
    Address
    46 E. Bowman St.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001548
    Coordinates
    40.80545, -81.93306

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  2. Gasche, Charles, HouseBuilding · Wooster · listed 1989
    Address
    340 Bever St.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1989
    NRIS reference number
    88003192
    Coordinates
    40.80179, -81.93780

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  3. Liggett--Freedlander HouseBuilding · Wooster · listed 1994
    Address
    408 N. Bever St.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1994
    NRIS reference number
    94000770
    Coordinates
    40.80233, -81.93804

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  4. McSweeney, John, HouseBuilding · Wooster · listed 1974
    Address
    531 N. Market St.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001649
    Coordinates
    40.80366, -81.94114

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  5. Old Wayne County JailBuilding · Wooster · listed 1982
    Address
    W. North St.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82003665
    Coordinates
    40.79942, -81.94203

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  6. Overholt HouseBuilding · Wooster · listed 1983
    Address
    1473 Beall Ave.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83004345
    Coordinates
    40.81614, -81.94571

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  7. Walnut Street SchoolBuilding · Wooster · listed 1984
    Address
    237 S. Walnut St.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1984
    NRIS reference number
    84003811
    Coordinates
    40.79582, -81.94151

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  8. Wayne County Courthouse DistrictHistoric district · Wooster · listed 1973
    Address
    Liberty and Market Sts.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Historic district
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001551
    Coordinates
    40.79853, -81.94036

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  9. Wooster Post Office (Wooster Board of Education)Building · Wooster · listed 1978
    Address
    Market and Liberty Sts.
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County · ZIP 44691
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1978
    NRIS reference number
    78002213
    Coordinates
    40.79913, -81.94064

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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

The Wooster Water Production Facility, 1020 Old Columbus Rd, commissioned in 1998, draws from a well system of seven wells in two well fields (North and South), piped to this one plant for lime-soda-ash softening and chlorination. The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Wooster's boundary: 1 hospital, 2 dialysis centers, 3 nursing homes, 3 fire and EMS stations, 2 colleges, 7 public schools, 3 private schools, 2 libraries, 4 museums, 2 police stations, 12 public charging sites, 2 Superfund sites, 23 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 2 stations and terminals and 17 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Wooster Community HospitalGeneral hospital · Wooster
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1761 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Beds
    151
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Government - local
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (330) 263-8100
    Medicare ID
    360036

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

Dialysis centers (2)

  1. Davita Wooster DialysisDialysis · Wooster
    Address
    4190 Burbank Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2016-06-08
    Phone
    (330) 345-1130
    Medicare ID
    362840

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  2. Fmc - Wayne County Kidney CenterDialysis · Wooster
    Address
    387 West Milltown Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    Dialysis stations
    17
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Shift starting after 5 pm
    Yes
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1994-03-03
    Phone
    (330) 345-2060
    Medicare ID
    362531

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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. Avenue at Wooster3 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    1700 East Smithville Western Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    Certified beds
    82
    Residents on an average day
    78
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    PROGRESSIVE QUALITY CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (330) 601-1001
    Medicare ID
    366463

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  2. West View Healthy Living4 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    1715 Mechanicsburg Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    Certified beds
    93
    Residents on an average day
    85
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    2 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Other
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (330) 264-8640
    Medicare ID
    366152

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  3. Wooster Community Hospital Snf5 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    1761 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
    Certified beds
    22
    Residents on an average day
    20
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    5 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    5 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Government - City
    Takes
    Medicare
    Phone
    (330) 263-8100
    Medicare ID
    366405

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Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (3)

  1. Wooster Fire Department Station 1Wooster
    Address
    510 North Market Street, Wooster, OH 44691
    Coordinates
    40.80294, -81.94169

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  2. Wooster Fire Department Station 2Wooster
    Address
    3333 Burbank Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    Coordinates
    40.84058, -81.94019

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  3. Wooster Fire Department Station 3Wooster
    Address
    2255 Gateway Drive, Wooster, OH 44691
    Coordinates
    40.82593, -81.90738

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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 (2)

  1. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstitutePublic two-year college · Wooster
    What it is
    Public two-year college
    City
    Wooster
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    504
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $9,310
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $34,816
    Graduation rate
    41% within three years (a class of 233)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204662

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  2. The College of WoosterPrivate nonprofit college · Wooster
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Wooster
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    1,912
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $59,550
    Graduation rate
    74% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 571)
    IPEDS unit ID
    206589

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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 (7)

  1. Cornerstone Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    101 W Bowman St, Wooster, OH 44691
    School district
    Wooster City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    349
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    23.85
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    123463
    NCES school ID
    391003200641

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  2. Edgewood Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    2695 Graustark Path, Wooster, OH 44691
    School district
    Wooster City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    738
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    39.63
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    77.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    009910
    NCES school ID
    391003202025

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  3. Kean Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    432 Oldman Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    School district
    Wooster City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    303
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17.33
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    92.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    021766
    NCES school ID
    391003202029

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  4. Melrose Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    1641 Sunset Ln, Wooster, OH 44691
    School district
    Wooster City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    244
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    14.27
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    85.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    024166
    NCES school ID
    391003202030

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  5. Parkview Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    773 Parkview Dr, Wooster, OH 44691
    School district
    Wooster City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    268
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16.06
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    85.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    029249
    NCES school ID
    391003202031

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  6. Wooster High School3.5 of 5 stars · Wooster
    Address
    515 Oldman Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    School district
    Wooster City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    1,165
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    60.63
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    79.1%
    Four-year graduation rate
    98.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    042218
    NCES school ID
    391003202033

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  7. Wooster Littlest Generals PreschoolWooster
    Address
    101 W Bowman St, Wooster, OH 44691
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    142
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3.5
    NCES school ID
    391003205503

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Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (3)

  1. Montessori School of Wooster OhioPrivate, nonsectarian, special program · Wooster
    Address
    1170 Akron Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    Kind
    nonsectarian, special program
    Students, 2023-24
    121
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    41.8
    Students per teacher
    2.89474
    Phone
    (330) 264-5222
    NCES private school ID
    K9304391

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  2. St Mary of Immaculate Conception SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Wooster
    Address
    515 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    119
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    14.5
    Students per teacher
    8.2069
    Phone
    (330) 262-8671
    NCES private school ID
    01058978

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  3. Wooster Christian SchoolPrivate, conservative Christian · Wooster
    Address
    480B Fry Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    228
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17.3
    Students per teacher
    13.1792
    Phone
    (330) 345-6436
    NCES private school ID
    A9105270

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Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (2)

  1. Wayne County Public LibraryCentral library · Wooster
    Address
    220 W. Liberty St., Wooster, OH 44691
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Wayne County Public Library
    Open
    3,042 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    48,894 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    367,900
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,989,812
    People the system serves
    105,271
    Phone
    (330) 262-0916

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  2. Wayne County Public Library (Wooster)Bookmobile stop · Wooster
    Address
    304 N. Market St., Wooster, OH 44691
    What it is
    Bookmobile stop
    Library system
    Wayne County Public Library
    Open
    1,400 hours a year, 50 weeks
    System's visits, FY2024
    367,900
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,989,812
    People the system serves
    105,271
    Phone
    (330) 262-0916

    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 (4)

  1. College Of Wooster Art MuseumArt museum · Wooster
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Wooster
    Coordinates
    40.81254, -81.94533

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

  2. Secrest Arboretum OardcArboretum or botanical garden · Wooster
    What it is
    Arboretum or botanical garden
    City
    Wooster
    Coordinates
    40.81254, -81.94533

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

  3. Wayne Center For The ArtsMuseum · Wooster
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Wooster
    Coordinates
    40.79618, -81.94108

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

  4. Wayne County Historical Society Of OhioHistorical society · Wooster
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Wooster
    Coordinates
    40.80501, -81.93290

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

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

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (2)

  1. Wayne County Sheriff's OfficeWooster
    Address
    201 West North Street, Wooster, OH 44691
    Coordinates
    40.79919, -81.94194

    Where this record comes from ↗ USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Wooster Police DepartmentWooster
    Address
    3333 Burbank Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    Coordinates
    40.84029, -81.94015

    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 (12)

  1. BellStores (Columbus Ave)2 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    220 S Columbus Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772, NEMA 5-15
    Network
    Non-Networked
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    330-262-2406

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

  2. Bellstores Wooster DC fast4 DC fast · Wooster
    Address
    220 S Columbus Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    4 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    RED_E
    Phone
    313-262-6722

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

  3. CITY OF WOOSTER MERCH BLOCK 12 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    123 N Walnut St, Wooster, OH 44691
    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 ↗

  4. CITY OF WOOSTER N BUCKEYE 1 DC fast1 DC fast · Wooster
    Address
    151 East North Street, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    1 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 ↗

  5. CITY OF WOOSTER N BUCKEYE 2 DC fast1 DC fast · Wooster
    Address
    132 E North St, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    1 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 ↗

  6. CITY OF WOOSTER NE QUAD 12 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    121 N Market St, Wooster, OH 44691
    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 ↗

  7. Liberty Beall Apartments Parking4 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    365 E Liberty St, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    SWTCH
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    $0.50 per kWh
    Phone
    844-798-2438

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

  8. Local Roots Market & Caf‚àö¬© - Tesla Destination2 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    140 S Walnut St, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    Tesla Destination
    Phone
    877-798-3752

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

  9. OHIO STATE UNV WOOSTER EVCS12 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    Gerlaugh Dr, Wooster, OH 44691
    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 ↗

  10. WCH WCH WINTER ST.2 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    546 Winter St, Wooster, OH 44691
    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 ↗

  11. Wooster Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram DC fast2 DC fast · Wooster
    Address
    2626 Cleveland Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    2 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS
    Network
    Blink Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-998-2546

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

  12. Wooster Dental2 Level 2 · Wooster
    Address
    1706 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    Non-Networked
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    Free
    Phone
    330-264-5851

    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 (2)

  1. 7 & 7 Merger, IncorporatedSuperfund program · Wooster
    Address
    607 Freedlander Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHD982075343
    EPA registry ID
    110009323552

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

  2. Bell & Howell Publication Systems CoSuperfund program · Wooster
    Address
    1909 Old Mansfield Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHD076762376
    EPA registry ID
    110009323473

    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 (23)

  1. Akron Brass CoToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1415 E Bowman St, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44691KRNBSBOWMA
    EPA registry ID
    110000390906

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

  2. Akron Brass Plant 2Toxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1615 Old Mansfield Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44691KRNBSOLDMA
    EPA registry ID
    110000823182

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

  3. Cargill Animal NutritionToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1203 Timken Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691CRGLL1203T
    EPA registry ID
    110006261712

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

  4. Circle Graphics IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1061 Venture Blvd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691MTRMD1061V
    EPA registry ID
    110000390924

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

  5. Crown North AmericaToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1654 Old Mansfield Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691CRWND1654O
    EPA registry ID
    110009426022

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

  6. Energyene IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    770 Spruce St., Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    44691RGLWR770SP
    EPA registry ID
    110002112222

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

  7. Frito Lay IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1626 Old Mansfield Rd., Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691FRTLY1626O
    EPA registry ID
    110000390880

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

  8. G & S Titanium IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1550 Spruce St. Ext., Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691GSTTN1550S
    EPA registry ID
    110000390899

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

  9. Gerstenslager Co.Toxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1425 E. Bowman, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691THGRS1425E
    EPA registry ID
    110000390951

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

  10. Luk Usa LlcToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    3401 Old Airport Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691LKNCX3401O
    EPA registry ID
    110000390915

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

  11. Morse Tec Llc / Bosch RexrothToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1700 Old Mansfield Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691THRXR1700O
    EPA registry ID
    110000390960

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

  12. Rbb SystemsToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1909 Old Mansfield Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4469WRBBSY199LD
    EPA registry ID
    110070550765

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

  13. Rubbermaid IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1204 E. Bowman St., Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691RBBRM1204E
    EPA registry ID
    110027375855

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

  14. Rubbermaid IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1147 Akron Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691RBBRM1147A
    EPA registry ID
    110000390933

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

  15. Schaeffler Transmission SystemsToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    3401 Old Airport Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4469WSCHFF341LD
    EPA registry ID
    110070835318

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

  16. Seaman Corporation (0285030351)Toxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1000 Venture Blvd., Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691SMNCR1000V
    EPA registry ID
    110000390942

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

  17. Tekfor UsaToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    3690 Long Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691TKFRS369LN
    EPA registry ID
    110020518322

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

  18. The Wooster Brush CompanyToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    604 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691WSTRB604MA
    EPA registry ID
    110000390988

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

  19. United Titanium IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    3450 Old Airport Rd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4469WNTDTT345LD
    EPA registry ID
    110004730319

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

  20. Wayne County Rubber Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1205 E Bowman St, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691WYNCN1205E
    EPA registry ID
    110009619207

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

  21. Wooster Products IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    1000 Spruce Street, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691WSTRP1SPRU
    EPA registry ID
    110028717280

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

  22. Wooster Products IncToxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    3503 Old Airport Road, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44691WSTRP1000S
    EPA registry ID
    110002318983

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

  23. Worthington Industries (0285030456)Toxics Release Inventory · Wooster
    Address
    899 Venture Blvd, Wooster, OH 44691
    County
    Wayne County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    4469WWSTRT899VE
    EPA registry ID
    110032655259

    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)

  1. College of WoosterIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Wooster
    Coordinates
    40.81124, -81.93434

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Cora's Market and DeliIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Wooster
    Coordinates
    40.83002, -81.90854

    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 (17)

  1. Sewage Human2025-09-02 · Wooster
    Reported
    2025-09-02
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001475

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

  2. Natural Gas2025-05-08 · Wooster
    Reported
    2025-05-08
    What spilled
    Natural Gas
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000732

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

  3. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-04-22 · Wooster
    Reported
    2025-04-22
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    200 gallons
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2504EPA0000609

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

  4. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-02-04 · Wooster
    Reported
    2025-02-04
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2502EPA0000150

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

  5. Milk2024-07-06 · Wayne Twp
    Reported
    2024-07-06
    What spilled
    Milk
    Where
    Wayne Twp, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001133

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

  6. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc Reached water2023-09-08 · Wooster
    Reported
    2023-09-08
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Reached a waterway
    85 - Little Apple Creek
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001574

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

  7. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85) Reached water2023-08-23 · Wooster
    Reported
    2023-08-23
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001459

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

  8. Material Yellow Reached water2023-08-05 · Wooster
    Reported
    2023-08-05
    What spilled
    Material Yellow
    Reached a waterway
    Unnamed
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001336

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

  9. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-10-18 · Wooster
    Reported
    2022-10-18
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2210EPA0001565

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

  10. Sewage Sludge / Biosolids2022-07-21 · Wooster
    Reported
    2022-07-21
    What spilled
    Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001108

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

  11. Manure Nos (Not Specified)2022-06-14 · Wooster
    Reported
    2022-06-14
    What spilled
    Manure Nos (Not Specified)
    Largest amount reported
    400,000 gallons
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2206EPA0000887

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

  12. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-05-14 · Wooster
    Reported
    2022-05-14
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    135 gallons
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000705

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

  13. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-05-10 · Wooster
    Reported
    2022-05-10
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000666

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

  14. Battery Acid (Dilute Sulfuric)2021-04-09 · Wooster
    Reported
    2021-04-09
    What spilled
    Battery Acid (Dilute Sulfuric)
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000491

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

  15. Concrete Reached water2021-02-15 · Wooster
    Reported
    2021-02-15
    What spilled
    Concrete
    Reached a waterway
    85 - Clear Creek
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2102EPA0000202

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

  16. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-01-21 · Wooster
    Reported
    2021-01-21
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2101EPA0000085

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

  17. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-01-27 · Wooster
    Reported
    2026-01-27
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Wooster, Wayne County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2601EPA0000098

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44691 Wooster 61% The Wooster Water Production Facility, 1020 Old Columbus Rd, commissioned in 1998, draws from a well system of seven wells in two well fields (North and South), piped to this one plant for lime-soda-ash softening and chlorination. 7.3 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1972 Wooster City · 4.5 stars overall 1.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

The state auditor's record.

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

Wayne County: 15 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships with pages here, 116,758 people (Census Bureau estimate, July 2025).

Nearby places

Wooster Township, Wayne County Wayne Township, Wayne County Franklin Township, Wayne County Plain Township, Wayne County Chester Township, Wayne County East Union Township, Wayne County Green Township, Wayne County Canaan Township, Wayne County

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.48 in
2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31
rain so far in 2026
36.0 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
24.9 in
a normal year brings 28.4 in
a normal year
42.0 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.48 — 31
September 2026 3.75 — 30
August 2026 4.43 — 31
July 2026 4.45 — 31
June 2026 2.92 — 30
May 2026 4.81 — 31
April 2026 6.95 0.1 30
March 2026 4.92 1.1 31
February 2026 0.88 5.1 28
January 2026 1.40 18.7 31
December 2025 2.08 9.8 31
November 2025 1.48 1.8 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 53.6 in
Driest year1963 — 24.2 in
Wettest day on record5 July 1969 — 9.37 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day2 December 1974 — 19.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground2 December 1974 — 20.00 in

Almost every day here is a measurement: 91% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside Wooster itself.

48,674 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-31. 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 2026-11-02): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-02 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 Wooster: 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
138
those placed on the map inside Wooster
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste39
Wastewater and stormwater discharge31
Contaminated-site cleanup25
Air pollution16
Site assessment11
State water loans4
Public drinking water3
Underground injection wells3
Sewer and water-line construction2
Brownfield1
Composting1
Voluntary cleanup1
1 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER Air pollution report
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CREEKSIDE 77 RENTALS LLC Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
FRITO-LAY INC Air pollution permit
CREEKSIDE 77 RENTALS LLC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MORSE TEC LLC Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response
CIRCLE GRAPHICS INC Air pollution permit
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MORSE TEC LLC Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
THE OLEN CORP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
FRITO-LAY INC Air pollution permit
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ARTIFLEX MFG LLC - GERSTCO DIV Air pollution inspection
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SANDY SUPPLY CO, WOOSTER Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response
CLEAR CREEK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MENARDS RETAIL STORE - WOOSTER Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MORSE TEC LLC Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response
BELLSTORES ROUTE 3 WOOSTER NORTH Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SEAMAN CORP Hazardous waste notice of violation

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 Wooster, Ohio in?

Wooster is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, with 27,258 residents.

When was Wooster, Ohio founded?

Wooster was settled 1796 (earliest area settlers, per Wayne County Historical Society); 1808 (town site); laid out 1808 (town site laid out); plat dated September 7, 1816 in the county's 1910 plat table; incorporated 1817 (town); city status later. Founders on record: John Bever, William Henry and Joseph H. Larwill, proprietors (the Larwill brothers William, Joseph and John were the first settlers). Source

How did Wooster, Ohio get its name?

Named for Major General David Wooster (1711-1777), a Connecticut militia officer killed defending New Haven against a British raid during the Revolutionary War. Source

What ZIP code is Wooster, Ohio?

Most of Wooster is in ZIP code 44691.

Where does Wooster, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Wooster (Wooster City): The Wooster Water Production Facility, 1020 Old Columbus Rd, commissioned in 1998, draws from a well system of seven wells in two well fields (North and South), piped to this one plant for lime-soda-ash softening and chlorination.

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