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Mount Vernon

Knox County · 29,594 residents

Tap water here: wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer, treated at Mount Vernon City Water Treatment Plant. The water here

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43050 in 10 facts

The 10 things that stand out about this ZIP against the other 1,232 in Ohio, each with its source.

  1. Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount Vernon. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1805 The town here was settled around 1805, earlier than 61% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Groundwater 200 Groundwater here is more vulnerable than most: a DRASTIC index of 200, higher than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR Geological Survey
  4. Disinfection byproducts 0 µg/L Disinfection byproducts run lower than most here: 0 µg/L of total trihalomethanes in the latest yearly average (the limit is 80), lower than 96% of Ohio ZIPs with a result. Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data
  5. Rail crossings 20 This ZIP has a lot of rail crossings: 20 public at-grade crossings, more than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FRA crossing inventory (Form 71, current)
  6. Oil and gas wells 982 This ZIP has a lot of oil and gas wells: 982 counted by ODNR, more than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR oil and gas
  7. Colleges 1.0 mi This ZIP sits close to a college or university: the nearest is 1.0 miles away, closer than 91% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NCES IPEDS
  8. Historic places 7 This ZIP has a lot of listed historic places: 7 on the National Register, more than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: National Register data
  9. Groceries 46.0% Grocery access runs poor here: 46.0% of residents live in a USDA low-income, low-access tract, more than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USDA ERS Large Retailer Access Map
  10. Power plants 31.5 mi This ZIP sits far from a large power plant: the nearest 100+ MW plant is 31.5 miles away, farther than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA-860

Local events in 43050

16 events in the next 90 days from 4 public calendars. All local events in 43050

  1. Mount Vernon Farmers Market

    9 a.m. to noon · Mount Vernon Public Square · From City of Mount Vernon

  2. Free Family Movie Night: Hocus Pocus

    2 to 4 p.m. · Ariel Foundation Park, Mount Vernon · From City of Mount Vernon

  3. Trick-or-Treat

    5:30 to 7 p.m. · From City of Mount Vernon

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Your ballot

Who represents 43050, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Knox County and Knox's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Knox County and Knox's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Knox CountyU.S. House district 12: Troy Balderson (R)Ohio Senate district 19: Andrew O. Brenner (R)Ohio House district 98: Mark Hiner (R)
Knox County and 43050's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 12 (100% of residents)——
U.S. HouseDistrict 4 (0% of residents)——
Ohio SenateDistrict 19Andrew O. BrennerR
Ohio HouseDistrict 98 (73% of residents)Mark HinerR
Ohio HouseDistrict 61 (27% of residents)Beth LearR

U.S. House districts were redrawn for 2026 (Ohio Redistricting Commission, October 31, 2025). The district shown is the one on the November 3, 2026 ballot, which may differ from the district of your current representative.

This ZIP code is split between districts. Your street address decides which one is on your ballot; your county board of elections' sample ballot shows it.

Statewide races:

43050's district races:

Local questions and issues on 43050's 2026 ballot
JurisdictionTypeQuestion
Knox CountyTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.79-mill property tax levy for the provide & maintain senior citizens services or facilities of Knox County for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Liberty TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.6-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate cemeteries of Liberty Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Monroe TownshipTax Levy (Renewal/Increase)Renews and increases a 5-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Monroe Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.
Pike TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 2-mill property tax levy for the roads of Pike Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Pleasant TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 2-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Pleasant Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.

Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Clinton Township, Clinton Township Township, Liberty Township, Liberty Township Township, Milford Township, Milford Township Township, Miller Township, Miller Township Township, Monroe Township, Monroe Township Township, Morgan Township, Morgan Township Township, Morris Township, Morris Township Township, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon City, Pike Township, Pike Township Township, Pleasant Township, Pleasant Township Township, Wayne Township, Wayne Township Township.

Last day of early in-person voting — 2026-11-01. Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record.

What's on my ballot in 43050 · Election 2026

Where does the tap water come from?

Where the tap water comes from and what is in it: the lake, river, reservoir or aquifer behind every tap, the plant that treats it, and what the compliance record and the lab results say about it.

Where the water comes from

Groundwater (wells)

Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount VernonMount Vernon City Water Treatment Plant · Mount Vernon City

Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water… · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey

Elevation 938–1,425 ft, averaging 1,124 ft · Mount Vernon 960–1,215 ft, averaging 1,051 · Knox County 834–1,425 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Buried Valley Aquifer (Kokosing River valley wells)
Groundwater · via Mount Vernon City
Drawn from: Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount Vernon
Treated at Mount Vernon City Water Treatment Plant, Water Treatment Plant, Old Delaware Road, Mount Vernon, Knox County, OH (in service since 2001)
  • primaryRiverside Park well field · Buried Valley Aquifer coincident with the Kokosing River (sand and gravel; shallow, less than 15 ft to water table with only 0-25 ft of…
    Municipal well(s) sited at Riverside Park in Mount Vernon, drawing from the shallow buried-valley sand-and-gravel aquifer along the Kokosing River. (1 well)
    Well 4
  • secondaryWest-side well (near sludge lagoons) · Buried Valley Aquifer coincident with the Kokosing River (same shallow sand-and-gravel unit as the Riverside Park field)
    A second municipal well located on the west side of the Kokosing River behind the city's sludge lagoons, supplementing the Riverside Park field. (1 well)
    Well 8
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Mount Vernon City is owned by a local government, with 7,348 service connections serving 16,990 people. Office: 740-393-9504 (SDWIS).

EPA modeled the service boundary of Mount Vernon City (random forest) rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.

Ohio EPA loans since 2016 for projects inside this ZIP: $2.3 million across 1 project (wastewater $2.3M); largest: WWTP Upgrades (Mount Vernon, 2025, $2.3M).

Wells: EPA lists 2 active wells. ODNR well logs locate 1 public-supply well inside Mount Vernon City's wellhead protection zone, 85 ft deep, in loam. Zoom in to see them as dots.
Well 4Well 8
Aquifer
Buried Valley Aquifer along the Kokosing River
Water bodies
Kokosing River
Active wells
2
Serves
16,990 people · Knox County
EPA ID
OH4200812
mtvernonoh.gov

About this area's water

The Kokosing River in Mount Vernon, Ohio, whose buried valley aquifer supplies the city's wells
The Kokosing River in Mount Vernon, Ohio, whose buried valley aquifer supplies the city's wellsPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Did you know
  • One of the city's supply wells sits on the far side of the Kokosing River, behind the water plant's own sludge lagoons.
  • The aquifer under Mount Vernon's well field is so shallow — under 15 feet to water, with as little as zero feet of protective clay — that state assessors rate it highly susceptible to surface contamination.
  • Mount Vernon disinfects with chlorine dioxide, unusual for a small groundwater system; the giveaway is chlorite showing up in its annual report as a by-product.
  • The city's stormwater fee is measured in 'Equivalent Residential Units' of 2,900 square feet — before the utility existed, stormwater work was quietly eating about 40% of the Street Department's budget.
  • The city's own rate FAQ benchmarks its sewer bill against Danville, Fredericktown and Centerburg — and Mount Vernon came out cheapest by a wide margin, $19.60 a month against Centerburg's $83.19 for the same 3,000…

Source: mtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.gov

History6
  • 2020City created a Stormwater Utility in July 2020 at $4.00/month per Equivalent Residential Unit, rising to $5.00 in January 2021 and $6.00 in January 2022.
  • 2021Council passed a wastewater rate increase of 15% per year effective March 1, 2021, January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023, to fund digester rehabilitation and Ohio EPA-mandated phosphorus removal.
  • 2023Water rates rose about 5% effective March 1, taking the in-city minimum from $23.76 to $24.95 for the first 400 cubic feet.
  • 2024City completed its federally required initial lead service line inventory under the Lead and Copper Rule and posted it publicly.
  • 2024Mount Vernon participated in the fifth round of EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5) testing, and held an unconditioned license to operate its water system.
  • 2026Water rates rose 7% and wastewater 11% effective April 2026, with identical increases scheduled for the second quarters of 2027 and 2028.

Source: mtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.govmountvernonnews.com

Treatment & pressure

How it is treated

Groundwater is drawn from wells in the City of Mount Vernon well field at Riverside Park, plus an additional well on the west side of the Kokosing River behind the sludge lagoons. The source is the Buried Valley Aquifer coincident with part of the Kokosing River. The plant disinfects with chlorine…

Source: mtvernonoh.gov

Water pressure

Not published. No system pressure figure appears in the CCR, the rate documents or the city utilities pages.

What it costs

$6.68 per 1,000 gallons

Typical household bill about $27 a month for water.

Mount Vernon bills in hundreds of cubic feet (100 cu ft = 748 gallons); the city's own wastewater FAQ states its 400 cu ft minimum equals 2,992.2 gallons, confirming the…

Source: mtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.gov

Water quality & impurities8
ContaminantLevelLimitYear
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual; range 1.09-1.37. No violation.		1.23 ppm4 (MRDL)2024
Chlorite
By-product of chlorine dioxide disinfection; range 0.44-0.48. No violation.		0.46 ppm1.02024
Chlorine Dioxide
Disinfectant; range 0.23-0.47. No violation.		0.47 ppm0.8 (MRDL)2024
Fluoride
Naturally occurring plus additive for dental health. No violation.		0.274 ppm42024
Barium
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge of drilling wastes. No violation.		0.023 ppm22024
Total Coliform
Monitored in 2024; no violation.		Not detected presence/a…TT2024
Copper (90th pct)
0 of 30 sites above the action level.		0.025 ppm1.3 (AL)2022
Lead (90th pct)
0 of 30 sites above the action level.		0.000 ppb15 (AL)2022

Source: mtvernonoh.gov

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.

2 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 2 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).

Projects & plans8

Recent and current work

  • Initial Lead Service Line Inventory · 2024 · completed
    Published per the federal Lead and Copper Rule and linked from the 2024 CCR.
  • Stormwater Utility establishment · 2020 · completed
    Created July 2020 at $4.00/ERU/month, stepped to $6.00/ERU by January 2022. Before the utility existed, stormwater work consumed roughly 40% of the Street…
  • Clinton Road sanitary sewer replacement and pump station upgrades · 2021 · completed
    Ohio EPA-mandated sanitary sewer overflow elimination project, funded by the wastewater rate increase. No standalone cost published.
  • Wastewater treatment plant digester rehabilitation · 2021 · under construction
    The city describes two digesters 'on the verge of permanent breakdown' after operating 24/7 since the 1980s. No standalone cost published.
  • Waterline extensions and improvements (Newark Road, Dixie Drive, Venture Drive, Northwest neighborhood, North… · 2022 · completed
    Funded from water fees; the North Sandusky Street replacement kicked off 2022. No individual costs published.

Source: mtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.gov

Planned or needed

  • Wastewater treatment plant upgrades (Ohio EPA-mandated phosphorus removal) · planned
    Ohio EPA has mandated phosphorus removal during treatment; the city says this will raise operating costs through additional chemicals and extra waste sludge…
  • Water treatment plant improvements · 2026 · planned
    The safety-service director cited future water plant improvements as a reason for the 7%/year water increases beginning April 2026. Scope and cost not yet…
  • Collections system repairs (lift stations, manholes, main lines) · needed
    Identified by the city as an ongoing need alongside the plant work. No cost published.

Source: mtvernonoh.govyourohionews.com

Supply stress

The city's own source water assessment, quoted in the 2024 CCR, rates the Buried Valley Aquifer as having a high susceptibility to contamination: depth to water is less than 15 feet from the ground surface, and zero to 25 feet of clay is present in the vicinity of the wellfield, providing limited protection from contaminants infiltrating…

Source: mtvernonoh.gov

Sewers

Sanitary

The city runs its own wastewater treatment plant, operating continuously since the 1980s and described by the city in 2021 as deteriorating rapidly. Treatment runs preliminary (trash, sticks, debris), primary (grease, oils, fats, floatable and settleable solids), secondary (biological), and final chlorination and dechlorination before…

Storm

Mount Vernon has a separate Stormwater Utility, created July 2020 at $4.00/month per Equivalent Residential Unit, raised to $5.00/ERU in January 2021 and $6.00/ERU in January 2022, where it remains. Residential landowners pay 1 ERU; commercial properties pay…

Source: mtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.govyourohionews.com

Sourcesverified
mtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.govmountvernonnews.comyourohionews.commtvernonoh.govmtvernonoh.gov

Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.

Water systems in this ZIP

38% of residents live outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells.

Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey

Violationsnone since 2015, lead 0 ppbRadon7.0 pCi/L avg, 38% above 4Stream health31% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantLittle Jelloway Wwtp, 0.1 mi, 2/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 200, 3,968 well logsElectricAEP OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 0.7 mi, 31 mi in the ZIPNearest power plantDresden Energy Facility 31.5 mi, 540 MW gasGasColumbia Gas of Ohio, 64% on gasSchool districtMount Vernon CitySocial vulnerability49th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 41.7 for low-income childrenPeople24.1% with a degree, 1.6% born abroadJobs15K jobs hereSchool tax28.2 mills, ~$1,975 on a $200K homePhoneBrightspeedFlood9.8% in floodplainInternet95% served, fiber 11%Hazard risk52, above 52% of US tractsOil and gas wells982 in the ZIP, 169 producingSoilsDumps, septic not ratedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills15 reported since 2021, mostly oils and hydraulic fluidDisasters5 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 16 FEMA declarationsDams4 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 1.9 miTraffic23K a day on US 36Bridges4 of 84 rated poorRail crossings20 public crossings, no daily trains reportedTransit36% within half a mile of a stopWalkability6.8 of 20, below averageAirportCMH 34.7 mi, Amtrak 70.7 miClimate42" snow, 49°F averageAlgal toxinsgroundwater, not monitoredPFASnone detectedLeadnone at the 90th-percentile tap, 242 lead or galvanized lines, 4,267 unknownByproductsTTHM 0 µg/L (2019)Fluoridenot fluoridated, 4 treatment stepsWatershedWalhonding, Delano Run-Kokosing RiverLocal governmentMount Vernon (city)Cell signal5G on 96% of landU.S. HouseOH-12 Troy Balderson (R)Life expectancy75.9 yearsHealth20% fair or poor health, obesity 38%Nearest hospitalKnox Community Hospital, 1.9 mi, 3★Toxic sitesSuperfund 35 mi away, 9 TRIToxic releases20 lb on site, 2 facilitiesAirPM2.5 8.5 µg/m³, monitor 32.7 miFire/EMSMount Vernon Fire Department Station 491, 0.4 miLibraryMt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library Of, 0.5 miGroceries46% in low-income, low-access tractsEV chargersfast charger 4.5 mi, 2 stations hereHistorysettled 1805Historic places7 listed, incl. Knox County CourthouseWetlands1.5% of land, 1,445 acresLand cover11% developed, 25% tree canopyParks1.1% public land, Mohican State Park 17.6 miNursing homeALS MOUNT VERNON INC, 0.8 mi, 3★PoliceMount Vernon Police Department, 0.4 miCrime0.4 violent per 1,000, Mount Vernon PoliceAquifer26% sensitive settingCollegeKnox County Career Center, 1 miSchool ratings4.5 stars, Mount Vernon CityHome prices$251K typical, +107% in ten yearsBuilding permits496 units 2016 to 2025 in Mount VernonHomes and income$220K home, $64K incomeHousesbuilt 1956, 10,432 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

68.8 mi of highway (US 36, SR 229, SR 13) · 8.85 mi of railroad (Columbus & Ohio River Railroad) · 6 transit routes (Knox County Transit) · 31.0 mi of gas transmission pipeline (Columbia Gas Transmission (TC Energy)) · 60.1 mi of electric transmission line (AEP Ohio, AEP) · 4.25 mi of levee · 3 airfields or heliports (Knox Community Hospital, Knox County, Wynkoop) · 1 bus or rail terminal and transit stop · 2 sewage plants (City of Mount Vernon, Little Jelloway WWTP) · 4 dams (Anjecondy Lake Dam, Cline Lake Dam, Hance Lake Dam) · 10 substations · 25 grade crossings (Columbus & Ohio River) · 18 registered towers · 2 public EV charger listings · 5 landfills or waste sites, open and closed (Knox County Commissioners Sanitary Landfill, Washington Environmental Services Llc, Republic Services Mount Vernon Transfer Facility) · 1 hospital (Knox Community Hospital) · 3 fire or EMS stations · 2 police stations · 2 post offices · 1 USGS stream gauge (Kokosing River at Mount Vernon OH) · 2 water towers or tanks in OpenStreetMap · 1 water works or pumping station in OpenStreetMap · 5.41 mi of trail and bike route · 13 transit stops · 84 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 18 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 2 open leaking-tank releases · 6 other permitted dischargers (Amity Wwtp, Brandon Wwtp, Central Ohio Farmers Co-Op - Mt. Vernon Bulk Plant) · 2 quarries or pits (Apple Valley, United Aggregates, Inc.) · 1 prison or jail (Knox County Jail) · 1 weather station (Mt Vernon / Knox) · 12 source water protection zones (Complete Care Animal Hospital PWS, Colonial Terrace Mhc LLC, Irish Hills Golf Course) · 1 stormwater (MS4) permit area (City of Mount Vernon) · 85 biosolids application fields (sludge from Mount Vernon WWTP, Johnstown WWTP, Little Jelloway Creek WWTP) · 7 brownfield or cleanup sites · 4 broadcast transmitters (WNZR, WQIO, W265DJ) · 1 911 call center (Knox County Sheriffs Office) · 2 groundwater monitoring wells · 2 tire or battery drop-off sites · 1 mining permit area (United Aggregates (permit IM-0300)) · 1 ODOT facility (Knox Full Service Facility) · 2 traffic signals.

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Intakes and plants

Groundwater (wells)

Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount VernonMount Vernon City Water Treatment Plant · Mount Vernon City

Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water… · EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA source water protection

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Violations

No health-based violations since 2015

No health-based violations since 2015Mount Vernon City · lead 0 ppb (2025) · 2 of any kind since 2020

Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled September 2026): health-based violations since 2015, all violations since 2020, lead and copper 90th-percentile results, for the system serving most of the ZIP · EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts) · EPA ECHO

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Disinfection byproducts

Under 20 µg/L TTHM

TTHM 0 µg/L (2019)Mount Vernon City · HAA5 0 · worst year 0

Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019: total trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids (HAA5) sampled in the distribution system, nitrate, arsenic, combined radium, gross alpha and uranium at entry points; yearly means…

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PFAS

No PFAS detected

No PFAS detectedMount Vernon City · UCMR 5, 2 samples · Ohio EPA 2020

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026: 29 PFAS and lithium at 347 Ohio systems) and Ohio EPA statewide PFAS sampling 2019 to 2021 (1,479 systems), for the system serving most of each ZIP; Ohio EPA water treatment plant… · Ohio EPA PFAS

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Lead

No lead detected

No lead at the 90th-percentile tapMount Vernon City · period ending 2025-12 · 242 of 6,728 service lines lead or galvanized, 4,267 unknown

Source: SDWIS lead and copper 90th-percentile tap results (Envirofacts) and EPA's service line inventory dashboard (2026 Q2 submissions), for the system serving most of each ZIP; Ohio Department of Health high-risk ZIP code list for childhood… · ODH childhood lead testing · ODH high-risk ZIP list (CCBH PDF) · Ohio EPA lead and copper · H2Ohio

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Fluoride and treatment

Not fluoridated

Not fluoridatedMount Vernon City · chlorine dioxide, coagulation and settling, lime softening, sand or media filtration

Source: CDC My Water's Fluoride (fluoridation status of each system as reported by the Ohio Department of Health, fetched 2026-09-10); SDWIS treatment table (Envirofacts): each system's registered treatment steps, inherited from the supplier for… · EPA SDWIS search

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Algal toxins

No data

Groundwater system, not monitored for algal toxins

Source: Ohio EPA public water system harmful algal bloom monitoring (geo.epa.ohio.gov DrinkingWater/HAB): microcystin results in raw and treated water since 2016 for surface-water systems, for the system serving most of each ZIP · Ohio EPA HAB information for public water systems

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Groundwater

160 and up

DRASTIC 200 · Sand and Gravel3,968 well logs · median 150 ft deep · 286 karst and spring points

Source: ODNR Division of Geological Survey: DRASTIC groundwater vulnerability polygon at each ZIP's population center, mapped karst features, and the state water well log inventory (about 655,000 logs) counted inside each ZIP; ODNR glacial… · ODNR Geological Survey · Ohio EPA GIS services · USGS water data

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Aquifer

10 to 30%

26% sensitive geologic setting4% wellhead protection

Source: Ohio EPA Sensitive Geologic Settings (geology/Geology layer 0) intersected with ZCTA polygons; ODNR karst geology at the ZIP center (layer 7, point query) and karst and spring points (layer 5); Ohio EPA source water protection areas… · Ohio EPA geology layers · Ohio EPA source water protection (SWAP) · ODNR Geological Survey

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Sewage plants

1 to 3 quarters with a violation

Little Jelloway Wwtp · 0.1 mi2 of 12 quarters in violation · 0.9 MGD

Source: EPA ECHO Clean Water Act facilities, Ohio NPDES permits with a publicly owned treatment works component, plants of 0.1 MGD or more or designated major: nearest plant, design flow, significant-noncompliance status, quarters in… · EPA ECHO · EPA CSO inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services · EPA Facility Finder

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Stream health

A quarter to a half

31% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeDelano Run-Kokosing River · bacteria (pathogens), nutrients

Source: EPA ATTAINS, Ohio 2024 Integrated Report assessment units (1,545 watershed polygons) overlaid on ZCTAs in Albers equal-area with the Lake Erie units clipped out: share of land in units not supporting aquatic life, recreation, fish… · EPA ATTAINS · Ohio integrated report · Ohio sport fish advisory · Ohio EPA advisory map

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Watershed

Drains to the Ohio River

Walhonding subbasinDelano Run-Kokosing River · drains to the Ohio River

Source: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset: HUC-8 subbasins by resident share (2020 census blocks) and the HUC-12 subwatershed at each ZIP's population-weighted center with its downstream chain; USGS county water use 2015 (Dieter and others 2018) for… · USGS watershed boundaries · EPA EnviroAtlas · Ohio EPA 401 map · ODNR Water Withdrawal Atlas (archived copy) · USGS county water use 2015 · ODNR H2Ohio projects · ODNR Lake Erie Coastal Management Area · Ohio EPA source water protection (SWAP) · Ohio EPA nine-element plans · Ohio EPA 319, GLRI and SWIF project lists · Ohio EPA chloride reduction grants · NOAA Lake Erie water levels

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Home

The houses themselves and what they cost: who lives in them, what a typical one looks like down to the parcel record, how much new housing has gone up, and what a household pays in property tax.

Homes and income

$175,000 to $250,000

Median home $220,300household income $64,108 · rent $967 · 68% own

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: median home value, median gross rent, median household income, owner share, median year built; Eviction Lab tract estimates 2016 to 2018 (Gromis and others 2022), population-weighted to ZIPs; HUD fiscal… · Census ACS · Eviction Lab · HUD data · IRS ZIP statistics · Mapping Inequality · HUD eGIS open data · FDIC BankFind · NCUA call report data

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House by house

1940 to 1959

Median year built 195610,432 homes · $168K median appraised

Source: Residential parcels (Ohio land-use classes 500 to 599, apartments 401 to 403, farmhouses) placed in ZIPs by scripts/join_parcels.py on 2026-09-15, the houses loading on demand; county auditors' appraisal records, house by house (year… · Knox County Auditor · Licking County Auditor · Morrow County Auditor

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Building permits

15 to 30

496 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Mount Vernon · 29.8 per 1,000 residents · 126 in 2025

Source: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2016 to 2025: new privately owned housing units, buildings and construction value authorized by each Ohio permit office, given to each ZIP through the jurisdiction where most of its… · Census building permits

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Home prices

100 to 150%

+107% in ten years+62% in five · +4% in 2025

Source: FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP all-transactions series (repeat sales and refinance appraisals of conforming-mortgage homes, developmental, not seasonally adjusted): ten-, five- and one-year changes and the level against… · FHFA house price index · Zillow research data · Realtor.com data

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School tax

25 to 30 mills

28.2 effective school millsMount Vernon City · about $1,975 a year on a $200,000 home

Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, Aggregate Property Tax Rates by School District, tax year 2025 (DTE 515), joined by IRN and weighted by each ZIP's residents in every district; school levies only; Ohio Department of Taxation The Finder rate… · Ohio tax data series · The Finder

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Utilities and getting around

The companies and networks that keep a house running and a resident moving: electric, gas, phone and internet service, and the roads, transit, rail and airports around it.

Electric

AEP Ohio

AEP OhioInvestor-owned utility · 82% of residents, then The Energy Cooperative

Source: PUCO certified electric territories via ODOT plus HIFLD municipal systems (EIA-861) with ODOT corporate limits; EIA-861 reliability (outages), sales to ultimate customers (residential prices and bills), net metering and advanced meters by… · PUCO electricity · ODOT territories service · EIA-861 · DOE LEAD Tool · HIFLD retail service territories

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Gas

Columbia Gas of Ohio

Columbia Gas of OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 64% of homes heat with utility gas

Source: PUCO 2026 county map of gas distribution companies, HIFLD/EIA-176 territory polygons, ACS 2020-2024 heating fuel · PUCO natural gas · HIFLD

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Power plants

20 to 35 miles

Dresden Energy Facility · 31.5 migas, 540 MW · 0 plants within 10 miles

The nearest power plant

  1. Progress Drive Generation StationPetroleum · 4 MW · 10.7 mi
    Capacity
    4 MW
    Main source
    Petroleum
    Technology
    Petroleum Liquids
    Operator
    City of Shelby - (OH)
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    Shelby, Richland County
    Generating units
    2
    Built
    2016 (first unit); newest unit 2019
    EIA plant code
    63457

    EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (202 Ohio plants, February 2025): nearest plant, nearest plant of 100 MW or more, plants and capacity by fuel within 10 miles; USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database (June 2026) and U.S. Large-Scale Solar… · EIA-860 · HIFLD · USGS wind turbines · USGS solar · NRC emergency planning zones

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Pipelines

Half a mile to 1 mile

Nearest transmission line 0.7 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate) · 31 mi of pipe in the ZIP

Source: EIA natural gas interstate and intrastate transmission pipelines via Esri's Federal User Community copy on ArcGIS Online (data last updated July 2025; 1,239 segments in and around Ohio): miles inside each ZIP by operator, distance from the… · EIA U.S. Energy Atlas · ArcGIS Online item

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Phone

Brightspeed (formerly CenturyLink)

BrightspeedIncumbent telephone company

Source: PUCO Telecom map service, layer 7 ILEC Company Service Area (incumbent local exchange carriers, fetched 2026-09-08) by resident share of 2020 census blocks · PUCO telephone

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Internet

2 to 5% lack it

95% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 11% · cable 72% · 12,595 locations · 3% unserved

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, June 2024, fixed availability by H3 hexagon (Esri Living Atlas, Ohio subset); Census ACS 2020-2024 table B28002 internet subscriptions; Ookla Open Data fixed speed tests 2025 Q2 by tile, averaged inside the… · FCC broadband map · Ookla open data · Census ACS

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Cell signal

5G nearly everywhere

5G on 96% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 98% · T-Mobile 88% · Verizon 100%

Source: FCC Mobile Broadband Data Collection, carrier-reported 4G LTE and 5G coverage by H3 hexagon (Esri Living Atlas layer last updated 24 November 2025, most likely the June 30, 2025 filing round), fetched 2026-09-08; FCC Antenna Structure… · FCC broadband map · FCC antenna registration · Ookla open data

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EV chargers

2 to 5 miles

Fast charger 4.5 mi: UPTOWN GAMBIER GAMBIER 12 public stations in the ZIP (4 Level 2, 0 DC fast ports) · 4 within 5 miles of its center

Public EV charging inside ZIP 43050

  1. MV PKG GARAGE GARAGE STATION12 Level 2 · Mount Vernon · 0.4 mi
    Address
    40-49 Public Square, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    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 ↗

  2. RE AT MV - PH1 PHASE 12 Level 2 · Mount Vernon · 2.8 mi
    Address
    11810 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list as of May 29, 2026 (USDOT BTS copy: 2,136 Ohio electric stations, of which the 1,850 public and open are used, NREL restricted-access records such as dealer-service and hotel-guest chargers… · Alternative Fuels Data Center · BTS Alternative Fueling Stations (NTAD)

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Transit

10 to 40%

36% within half a mile of a stop13 stops in the ZIP · Knox County Transit

Stations and terminals inside ZIP 43050

  1. Knox Area TransitIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 0.3 mi
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.38664, -82.48669

    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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: USDOT BTS National Transit Map stops (National Transportation Atlas Database, 2025 vintage, fetched September 2026), plus the Springfield, Lancaster-Fairfield, Knox County Transit, WayGo and BGSU Shuttle GTFS feeds: share of residents… · BTS National Transit Map · BTS transportation atlas · Springfield City Area Transit GTFS feed · Lancaster-Fairfield Public Transit GTFS feed · Knox County Transit GTFS feed · WayGo GTFS feed · BGSU Shuttle GTFS feed

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Walkability

Below average (5.76 to 10.5)

Walkability 6.8 of 2057 intersections per square mile · 0% near transit

Source: EPA National Walkability Index (Smart Location Database 3.0, 2021) by block group, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census block points; car-free household share from Census ACS 2020 to 2024 table B25044, or where missing the Smart… · EPA walkability index · Smart Location Database · Census ACS

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Rail crossings

11 to 25

20 public crossings11 gated · no daily trains reported · Columbus & Ohio River

Source: FRA Grade Crossing Inventory (current records, Ohio): open at-grade crossings inside each ZIP, gates, trains a day at the busiest, timetable speed, railroads; nearest crossing to the population-weighted center; FRA highway-rail grade… · FRA crossing inventory (Form 71, current) · FRA crossing incidents (Form 57) · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · FRA safety data · DOT open data

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Bridges

5 to 10%

84 bridges, 4 rated poortypical build year 1995 · busiest SR 13, 26,321 vehicles a day

Bridges rated poor inside ZIP 43050

  1. Pleasant Valley over Dry RunPoor · built 1985 · 2.2 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1985
    Length
    12 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    324
    Coordinates
    40.36892, -82.51490

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

  2. Kinney Road over Dry CreekPoor · built 1975 · 2.3 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1975
    Length
    33 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    323
    Coordinates
    40.36465, -82.51125

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

  3. Sycamore Road over Branch of Big RunPoor · built 1936 · 5.5 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1936
    Length
    7 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    266
    Coordinates
    40.31975, -82.42910

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

  4. Mile Creek Road over Mile CreekPoor · built 1926 · 7.5 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1926
    Length
    16 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    155
    Coordinates
    40.44078, -82.60795

    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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025 (26,713 Ohio structures; 26,616 fall inside a ZIP area and are counted, the other 97 land outside every ZIP polygon): bridges inside each ZIP, poor-condition ratings, ages, traffic · FHWA bridge inventory · ODOT TIMS bridge inventory (live)

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Traffic

20,000 to 50,000

22,697 vehicles a day on US 36964 trucks · 593K vehicle-miles a day inside the ZIP

Source: ODOT traffic count segments (2025 annual average daily traffic by road segment, ODOT Transportation Information Mapping System): segments assigned to the ZIP holding their midpoint; NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System 2020 to 2024… · ODOT TIMS traffic count segments · NHTSA FARS

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Airports and Amtrak

30 to 50 miles

CMH · 34.7 miJohn Glenn Columbus International · Amtrak at Elyria 70.7 mi

Source: FAA airport facilities (NASR landing-facility record) and Amtrak stations via USDOT BTS National Transportation Atlas Database, fetched September 2026: nearest airport with scheduled airline service (Part 139 class I), nearest public-use… · BTS transportation atlas

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Land, air and risk

The ground itself and what can go wrong on it: radon, flood risk, air quality, old mines and wells, and the parks, wetlands and open land still left.

Radon

4 to 8 pCi/L

7.0 pCi/L average radon1,297 tests · 38% above 4 pCi/L · median 2.7

Source: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP code since 2010 (pre-mitigation), ZIPs with five or more tests · ODH radon program

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Flood

5 to 10%

9.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain4% of the land is floodplain, 1% more in the 0.2% zone · zone AE

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, flood hazard zones, fetched 2026-09-08; OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims for Ohio (frozen June 2026), by reported ZIP; USGS NWIS annual peak flows for the nearest active stream gauge; NOAA Atlas 14… · FEMA flood hazard layer · FEMA Map Service Center · OpenFEMA · NOAA Atlas 14 · USGS stream gauges

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Hazard risk

40 to 60

Risk score 52 · higher than about 52% of US tractsStrong wind 89 · Hail 88

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, census tracts, December 2025 release, population-weighted to ZIPs · FEMA National Risk Index · NRI census tract layer (ArcGIS)

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Climate

30 to 45 inches

42" of snow a year · 48.5°F averageJanuary low 15° · July high 82° · 42" of precipitation

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, annual and monthly, 261 Ohio stations; each ZIP takes the nearest station reporting each element from its population-weighted center; U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics 2000 to 2026… · NOAA climate normals · NOAA climate at a glance · U.S. Drought Monitor

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Air

8.5 to 9

PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ at Maple Canyon, 32.7 miozone 64 ppb at Centerburg WWTP · Knox County median AQI 39

Source: EPA Air Quality System 2025 annual summaries: nearest PM2.5 and ozone monitors from each ZIP's population-weighted center, county AQI day counts; EPA ECHO Clean Air Act permitted sources in Ohio (air_rest_services, September 2026); EPA… · EPA air data files · EPA AirToxScreen · EPA Green Book · EPA ECHO

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Toxic sites

15 miles or more

Nearest NPL site 35 mi: Air Force Plant 859 toxic-release reporters · 0 Superfund program sites in the ZIP

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service: Superfund NPL and SEMS sites, Toxics Release Inventory reporters (EPA geoplatform), fetched 2026-09-08; the nearest NPL site also considers sites in PA, WV, KY, IN and MI within about 20 miles of the border… · EPA Facility Registry · EPA Superfund sites · Ohio EPA cleanup sites · EPA UST Finder · EPA ECHO

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Toxic releases

Under 1,000 lb a year

20 lb released on site in 20242 facilities · Prestress Services Industries Llc - Plant 6

Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 43050

  1. Prestress Services Industries, Llc - Mount Vernon BranchToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 0.2 mi
    Address
    410 Howard Stret, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    4305WPRSTR41HWA
    EPA registry ID
    110063999259

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

  2. Jervis B Webb CoToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 0.3 mi
    Address
    11 Mount Vernon Avenue, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050JRVSBMTVER
    EPA registry ID
    110002109021

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

  3. Siemens Energy IncToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 0.6 mi
    Address
    105 N Sandusky St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050RLLSR105NS
    EPA registry ID
    110000381596

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

  4. Ajax-SuperiorToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 0.7 mi
    Address
    N Sandusky St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050JXSPRNORTH
    EPA registry ID
    110008057397

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

  5. American National Can Company - Mt. VernonToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 1.1 mi
    Address
    201 West Madison Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050MRCNNWESTM
    EPA registry ID
    110009424382

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

  6. Wenco of OhioToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 1.3 mi
    Address
    Industrial Park, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050WNCFHINDUS
    EPA registry ID
    110000591495

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

  7. Prestress Services Industries, Llc - Plant 6Toxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 1.7 mi
    Address
    435 Columbus Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4305WPRSTR435CL
    EPA registry ID
    110070913725

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

  8. Kelsey-Hayes Co.Toxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 2.1 mi
    Address
    8405 Blackjack Rd., Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050KLSYHBLACK
    EPA registry ID
    110002109030

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

  9. Owens Corning (0142010065)Toxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon · 2.3 mi
    Address
    100 Blackjack Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050WNSCR100BL
    EPA registry ID
    110000766467

    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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: EPA Toxics Release Inventory basic data files, Ohio, reporting years 2020 to 2024 (2024 shown, 2020 for the trend); facilities placed in the ZCTA holding their coordinates; dioxin rows reported in grams left out of pound totals · EPA TRI data files

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Dams

3 to 5

4 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Knox Cattle Company Dam, 1.9 mi, condition unsatisfactory

High-hazard dams within 10 miles

  1. Knox Cattle Company Dam UnsatisfactoryTributary To Center Run · condition: unsatisfactory · 1.9 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Unsatisfactory (assessed 03/13/2025)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Center Run
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    20 ft
    Storage
    30 acre-feet
    Completed
    1945
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Knox County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Mt. Vernon
    Last inspection
    08/28/2024
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH01856

    National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Apple Valley Lake Dam PoorLittle Jelloway Creek · condition: poor · 7.6 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Poor (assessed 11/25/2019)
    River or stream
    Little Jelloway Creek
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    91 ft
    Storage
    22,485 acre-feet
    Completed
    1971
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Knox County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Howard
    Last inspection
    11/12/2024
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00345

    National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Knox Lake DamEast Branch of North Branch Kokosing River · condition: satisfactory · 7.8 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 03/17/2025)
    River or stream
    East Branch of North Branch Kokosing River
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    52 ft
    Storage
    18,980 acre-feet
    Completed
    1954
    Owner type
    State
    County
    Knox County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Fredericktown
    Last inspection
    11/05/2024
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00638

    National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. North Branch Kokosing DamNorth Branch of Kokosing · condition: not available · 9.5 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Not Available
    River or stream
    North Branch of Kokosing
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    71 ft
    Storage
    14,885 acre-feet
    Completed
    1972
    Owner type
    Federal
    County
    Knox County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Fredericktown
    Last inspection
    08/23/2023
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00009

    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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (1,376 Ohio dams, August 2026; 26 Corps levees and dikes counted with their parent dam): high-hazard dams near each ZIP's population-weighted center, with the state's condition… · National Inventory of Dams

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Disasters

3 to 5

5 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19502 rated F2/EF2+ · 16 federal declarations for Knox County · 0 quakes M2+ within 25 mi

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database 1950-2025 (tracks within 5 miles of each ZIP's population-weighted center), OpenFEMA disaster declarations by county since 1956, USGS earthquake catalog M2+ since 1970 within 25 miles… · NOAA SPC tornado data · OpenFEMA · USGS earthquakes · NOAA storm events · IEM warning archive

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Spills

15 to 39

15 spills reported since 2021mostly oils and hydraulic fluid · 3 reached water

Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 43050

  1. Material White Reached water2022-03-19 · Mount Vernon · 0.2 mi
    Reported
    2022-03-19
    What spilled
    Material White
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2203EPA0000370

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

  2. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2022-02-17 · Mount Vernon · 0.2 mi
    Reported
    2022-02-17
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    42 - Kokosing River
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000184

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

  3. Chemical(S) Unk2023-03-28 · Mount Vernon · 0.4 mi
    Reported
    2023-03-28
    What spilled
    Chemical(S) Unk
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2303EPA0000468

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

  4. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-04-29 · Mount Vernon · 0.6 mi
    Reported
    2025-04-29
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    26 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2504EPA0000660

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

  5. Ferrous Chloride / Iron Chloride (Fecl2)2021-12-08 · Mount Vernon · 0.9 mi
    Reported
    2021-12-08
    What spilled
    Ferrous Chloride / Iron Chloride (Fecl2)
    Largest amount reported
    150 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2112EPA0001833

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

  6. Sand / Silica / Silicon Dioxide (Sio2)2024-03-24 · Mount Vernon · 1.1 mi
    Reported
    2024-03-24
    What spilled
    Sand / Silica / Silicon Dioxide (Sio2)
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000459

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

  7. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2024-02-19 · Clinton Twp · 1.4 mi
    Reported
    2024-02-19
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Clinton Twp, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000262

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

  8. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2021-07-28 · Mount Vernon · 1.5 mi
    Reported
    2021-07-28
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    60 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001144

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

  9. Sludge (Non-Sewage)2025-09-02 · Clinton Twp · 1.5 mi
    Reported
    2025-09-02
    What spilled
    Sludge (Non-Sewage)
    Where
    Clinton Twp, Muskingum County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001479

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

  10. Lime Sludge / Lime Slurry2022-07-22 · Mount Vernon · 1.7 mi
    Reported
    2022-07-22
    What spilled
    Lime Sludge / Lime Slurry
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001115

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

  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-11-02 · Mount Vernon · 2.6 mi
    Reported
    2023-11-02
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0001875

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

  12. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-05-29 · Monroe Twp · 3.9 mi
    Reported
    2025-05-29
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Where
    Monroe Twp, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000868

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

  13. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-05-28 · Monroe Twp · 3.9 mi
    Reported
    2025-05-28
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Where
    Monroe Twp, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000854

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

  14. Oil Crude Reached water2026-07-06 · Monroe Twp · 5.9 mi
    Reported
    2026-07-06
    What spilled
    Oil Crude
    Largest amount reported
    42 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Monroe Twp, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2607EPA0001222

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

  15. Sewage Human2021-09-24 · Miller Twp · 7.8 mi
    Reported
    2021-09-24
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Where
    Miller Twp, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001517

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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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports (geo.epa.ohio.gov EmergResponse/Spills2_OpenData): cases with a location inside each ZIP, 2021 to date · Ohio EPA spills data · Ohio EPA Office of Emergency Response

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Oil and gas wells

More than 200 wells

982 wells in the ZIP169 producing · 0 shale · 18 orphan · nearest 0.55 mi

Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources public well inventory (242,324 well heads, fetched 2026-09-08): wells inside each ZIP by status, horizontal shale wells, injection wells, orphan-program wells · ODNR oil and gas · ODNR GIS services

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Abandoned mines

No mapped underground mine

No mapped minenearest mapped coal mine 24.6 mi

Source: ODNR Mines of Ohio: abandoned underground coal and industrial-mineral mines mapped before 1977 (5,116 polygons), overlaid on ZCTAs in Albers equal-area: share of each ZCTA's total area (land plus inland water) over a mapped mine; ODNR… · ODNR mines of Ohio · ODNR Geological Survey

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Soils

No data

Dumpsseptic not rated

Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access: the soil map unit under each ZIP's population-weighted center with its dominant component, drainage, hydric and farmland class, flooding, and the Ohio septic and basement interpretation ratings… · USDA Soil Data Access · Web Soil Survey · Open-Meteo elevation

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Parks

0.5 to 2%

1.1% public land · 1,073 acresWolf Run Regional Park Acquisition · Mohican State Park 17.6 mi

Source: USGS Protected Areas Database 4.1 (Ohio state package, flattened combined layer, open-access fee, designation and easement polygons plus the six ODNR state parks PAD-US codes closed by default: Buckeye Lake, Forked Run, Hueston Woods, Lake… · USGS PAD-US · ODNR GIS services

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Wetlands

1 to 3%

1.5% wetland · 1,445 acresforested/shrub wetland 745 · pond 424 · emergent wetland 276

Source: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Ohio geodatabase (imagery mostly 2004 to 2007, Lake Erie basin 2021), freshwater wetlands and ponds clipped to each ZIP (lakes and rivers excluded); Ohio EPA potential high-quality vernal pools… · USFWS wetlands inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services

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Land cover

5% to 15%

11% developed · 25% tree canopycropland 37% · forest 31% · pasture 20%

Source: National Land Cover Database, 2021 edition (USGS and the MRLC consortium; MRLC has since published Annual NLCD and annual tree canopy through 2025, not yet pulled here): land cover, percent impervious surface and tree canopy at 30 m… · NLCD · USDA Cropland Data Layer · ODNR pre-settlement vegetation

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People and health

Who lives here and how well: education, jobs, health and life expectancy, and how far the nearest hospital, police station or grocery store sits.

People

15 to 25%

24.1% bachelor's or higher92% white · 1% Black · 2.8% Hispanic · 0.7% Asian · 1.6% foreign-born

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: educational attainment (B15003), race and Hispanic origin (B03002), nativity (B05002), veterans (B21001); IRS Statistics of Income county migration flows 2022 to 2023 for the county; Census Bureau… · Census ACS · Census population estimates · IRS migration data · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS commuting area codes · 2020 Census redistricting data · Census SAIPE · IRS exempt organizations

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Jobs

1 to 2

14,693 jobs · 11,314 employed residentsManufacturing leads

Source: Census LEHD LODES 8, 2023, all jobs: workplace and residence counts by census block summed into ZCTAs (workplace-only blocks by block-group or tract majority), origin-destination flows for where residents work; Census ZIP Code Business… · Census LEHD · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · BEA county GDP · USAspending · OSHA enforcement data · Census ZIP Business Patterns · Census ACS · USDA ERS county typology · CDFI Fund Opportunity Zones

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Economic history

Groundwater (wells)

Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount VernonMount Vernon City Water Treatment Plant · Mount Vernon City

Source: Historical economic data: Census Bureau historical county population via the NBER mirror (1900) and Census Bureau population estimates (current and peak), Census County Business Patterns, USDA Census of Agriculture, FHFA House Price Index… · FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) · Census County Business Patterns · USDA Census of Agriculture · FHFA House Price Index · BEA GDP by county · Census American Community Survey · IPUMS NHGIS historical census · Zillow Home Value Index

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Upward mobility

40th to 45th

Percentile rank 41.7income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 1.38% incarcerated in 2010

Source: Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones and Porter, Census Bureau): tract outcomes for children born 1978 to 1983, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census blocks · Opportunity Atlas · Opportunity Insights data

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Social vulnerability

40th to 60th

49th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 54 · household 52 · minority status 27 · housing and transport 49

Source: CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 by census tract (percentile ranks among Ohio tracts), population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census blocks · CDC/ATSDR SVI

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Health

16 to 20%

19.8% in fair or poor healthobesity 37.8% · diabetes 13.4% · smoking 16.4% · depression 25.8%

Source: CDC PLACES 2025 release, ZCTA model-based estimates of adult health (BRFSS 2023, ACS): fair or poor health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, depression, lack of health insurance among adults 18-64 and more; County Health Rankings 2025… · CDC PLACES · County Health Rankings · CDC overdose data · NCI cancer profiles · HRSA data

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Life expectancy

73 to 76

75.9 years life expectancy11 tracts, from 72.8 to 82.6

Source: CDC/NCHS U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP, deaths 2010-2015, 2010 census tracts) weighted into ZIPs by 2020 block population · CDC USALEEP

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Hospitals

Under 3 miles

Knox Community Hospital · 1.9 miMount Vernon · 117 beds · 1 within 10 miles

Hospitals within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Knox Community HospitalGeneral hospital · Mount Vernon · 1.9 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1330 Coshocton Avenue, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Beds
    117
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (740) 393-9623
    Medicare ID
    360040

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  2. Morrow County HospitalGeneral hospital · Mt. Gilead · 22.3 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    651 W Marion Road, Mt. Gilead, OH 43338
    County
    Morrow County
    Beds
    25
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Government - local
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital
    Phone
    (419) 949-3182
    Medicare ID
    361313

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  3. Licking Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Newark · 23.6 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1320 West Main Street, Newark, OH 43055
    County
    Licking County
    Beds
    213
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (220) 564-4100
    Medicare ID
    360218

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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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Community health centers within 3 miles

  1. Behavioral Health of Mount Vernon Health CenterHealth center · Mount Vernon · 0.3 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39140, -82.48684

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  2. Mount Vernon Health CenterHealth center · Mount Vernon · 0.4 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39281, -82.48841

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  3. KCCHC Administration SiteHealth center · Mount Vernon · 0.4 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39285, -82.48818

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  4. KCCHC Walk-In ClinicHealth center · Mount Vernon · 0.5 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39403, -82.48830

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  5. KCHD/KCCHC MainHealth center · Mount Vernon · 2.6 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.40382, -82.43649

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Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Dialysis centers within 5 miles

  1. Fmc - Knox County Kidney CenterDialysis · Mount Vernon · 1.7 mi
    Address
    14 Wood Lake Trail, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Dialysis stations
    14
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1998-05-11
    Phone
    (740) 393-1624
    Medicare ID
    362599

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  2. Davita Apple Valley DialysisDialysis · Mount Vernon · 2.2 mi
    Address
    1485 Coshocton Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Dialysis stations
    9
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2013-12-10
    Phone
    (740) 392-3436
    Medicare ID
    362802

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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). Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: Nearest hospital: miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest open general or critical-access hospital in Ohio, or, within 40 miles of the state line in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the… · CMS Care Compare data · HIFLD · HRSA data · CMS NPI files

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Nursing homes

Under 1 mile

ALS MOUNT VERNON INC · 0.8 mi3 of 5 stars · 20 beds · 6 within 5 miles

Nursing homes within 3 miles

  1. Als Mount Vernon Inc3 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 0.8 mi
    Address
    1135 Gambier Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    20
    Residents on an average day
    19
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    LIONSTONE CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 392-1599
    Medicare ID
    366412

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  2. Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 1.4 mi
    Address
    416 Wooster Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    44
    Residents on an average day
    40
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    GARDEN HEALTHCARE GROUP
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 397-9626
    Medicare ID
    366014

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  3. Country Club Retirement Center Abuse citation2 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 1.7 mi
    Address
    1350 Yauger Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    76
    Residents on an average day
    70
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Abuse citation (CMS icon)
    Yes
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    COUNTRY CLUB REHABILITATION CAMPUS
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 397-2350
    Medicare ID
    365815

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  4. Ohio Eastern Star Hlth Care Ctr The2 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 1.7 mi
    Address
    1451 Gambier Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    86
    Residents on an average day
    70
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Corporation
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 397-1706
    Medicare ID
    366076

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  5. Laurels of Mt Vernon The2 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 1.9 mi
    Address
    13 Avalon Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    99
    Residents on an average day
    84
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 397-3200
    Medicare ID
    365404

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  6. Country Court2 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 2.2 mi
    Address
    1076 Coshocton Ave, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    84
    Residents on an average day
    47
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $15,593 (latest 2023-12-05)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 397-4125
    Medicare ID
    365269
    Map point
    the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)

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Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider file (922 Ohio homes), addresses geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (67 unmatched placed at their ZIP center); CMS penalties file (fines and payment denials since 2023, matched by name and… · CMS Care Compare data

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Crime

Under 1 violent offense per 1,000

0.4 violent offenses per 1,000Mount Vernon Police · 2.0 property per 1,000 · 10 months on file, annualized · 11% of property cleared

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026; the FBI keeps accepting agency revisions after release, so an agency's live Explorer totals for the same year can… · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service

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Police

Under 1 mile

Mount Vernon Police Department · 0.4 mi2 stations within 3 miles · post office 0.5 mi

Police stations within 3 miles

  1. Mount Vernon Police DepartmentMount Vernon · 0.4 mi
    Address
    5 North Gay Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-3241
    Coordinates
    40.39428, -82.48442

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  2. Knox County Sheriff's OfficeMount Vernon · 2.8 mi
    Address
    11540 Upper Gilchrist Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Coordinates
    40.40149, -82.43152

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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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: USGS National Map structures: police stations (772 Ohio points: the inventory's 731 less 4 closed or duplicate records, with 4 wrong names corrected, plus 45 departments and sheriff's offices it lacks, placed from OpenStreetMap or the… · USGS structures service · OpenStreetMap · Census Bureau geocoder

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Fire and EMS

Under 1 mile

Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 491 · 0.4 mi2 stations within 3 miles, 6 within 8

Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 491Mount Vernon · 0.4 mi
    Address
    200 West Gambier Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Coordinates
    40.39150, -82.48864

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  2. Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 492Mount Vernon · 1.0 mi
    Address
    215 Ames Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Coordinates
    40.37380, -82.48179

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  3. Monroe Township Fire and Emergency ServicesMount Vernon · 3.9 mi
    Address
    13980 Wooster Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Coordinates
    40.43727, -82.44597

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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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: USGS National Map structures inventory (fire and EMS stations; most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022): 1,772 Ohio stations after removing duplicate records and checking Columbus- and Cleveland-area stations against the cities'… · USGS structures service · Columbus fire stations · Cleveland fire stations

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Libraries

Under 1 mile

Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library Of · 0.5 mi1 within 3 miles, 3 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library OfCentral library · Mt. Vernon · 0.5 mi
    Address
    201 N. Mulberry St., Mt. Vernon, OH 43050
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library Of
    Open
    2,992 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    20,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    337,376
    System's loans, FY2024
    392,438
    People the system serves
    56,248
    Phone
    (740) 392-2665

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

  2. Gambier BranchBranch · Gambier · 4.9 mi
    Address
    115 Meadow Lane, Gambier, OH 43022
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library Of
    Open
    2,343 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    1,450 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    337,376
    System's loans, FY2024
    392,438
    People the system serves
    56,248
    Phone
    (740) 427-2665

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Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos inside ZIP 43050

  1. Science Play-Space InitiativeScience or technology museum · Mount Vernon · 0.3 mi
    What it is
    Science or technology museum
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39102, -82.48599

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

  2. B&O Depot RestorationHistorical society · Mount Vernon · 0.3 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39264, -82.48418

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

  3. Schnormeier GalleryArt museum · Mount Vernon · 1.3 mi
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.37070, -82.47305

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

  4. Knox County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Mount Vernon · 1.6 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.37869, -82.50860

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

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 outlet and system files (720 open Ohio central libraries and branches of 251 systems, plus 62 bookmobiles); straight-line miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest Ohio library… · IMLS Public Libraries Survey · IMLS Museum Data Files

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Groceries

33 to 66%

46.4% in low-income, low-access tracts47% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 13% of households on SNAP (ACS)

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 Large Retailer Access Map (2010 tracts, ERS's name for the file since July 2026) weighted by 2020 block population: distance to the nearest supermarket and low-income low-access flags; Census ACS… · USDA ERS Large Retailer Access Map · USDA SNAP retailers · Census ACS

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History, schools and government

How the place began, who governs it now, and the schools that serve it, from the district boundary to its state report card.

Local history

1800 to 1814

Mount Vernon · settled 1805first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)

Source: Local history researched from Wikipedia, the 1880 county histories on archive.org, Ohio History Connection, National Register listings, Ohio historical markers, local historical societies and Wikimedia Commons, one file per municipality… · Ohio History Connection · Internet Archive (county histories) · Wikimedia Commons · Remarkable Ohio (historical markers)

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Historic places

7 to 15

7 listed historic placesKnox County Courthouse

  1. Knox County CourthouseBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1973
    Address
    High St.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001484
    Coordinates
    40.39377, -82.48225

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  2. Knox County InfirmaryBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1986
    Address
    7516 Johnstown Rd.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1986
    NRIS reference number
    86001567
    Coordinates
    40.34781, -82.55177

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  3. Loveridge, Richard and Ann, HouseBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 2009
    Address
    12526 Lower Green Valley Rd.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2009
    NRIS reference number
    09000171
    Coordinates
    40.41962, -82.52603

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  4. Pennsylvania DepotBuilding · Mount Vernon
    Address
    S. Main St.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    1972
    NRIS reference number
    09000100
    Coordinates
    40.39057, -82.48683

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  5. Round HillBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1976
    Address
    E. Pleasant and N. McKenzie Sts.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001460
    Coordinates
    40.39884, -82.48000

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  6. Thompson, Enoch, HouseBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1980
    Address
    SW of Mount Vernon on OH 661
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003107
    Coordinates
    40.26900, -82.51633

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  7. Woodward Opera HouseBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1975
    Address
    Main and Vine Sts.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001448
    Coordinates
    40.39251, -82.48588

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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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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file (3,286 points for 3,232 of Ohio's roughly 4,200 listings; listings without a point are not counted, and a listing with several points is counted once); listings inside… · National Register data · USGS GNIS

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Schools

193 city school districts

Mount Vernon CityCity school district

Public schools inside ZIP 43050

  1. East Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 0.6 mi
    Address
    714 E Vine St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    230
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13.7
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    94.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    009258
    NCES school ID
    391001201353

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  2. Pleasant Street Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 0.7 mi
    Address
    305 E Pleasant St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    339
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    77.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    061465
    NCES school ID
    391001201358

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  3. Mount Vernon High School4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 0.8 mi
    Address
    300 Yellow Jacket Drive, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    990
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    53.55
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    81.6%
    Four-year graduation rate
    97.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    025932
    NCES school ID
    391001201356

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  4. Mount Vernon Middle School4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 0.9 mi
    Address
    302 Yellow Jacket Drive, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    836
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    53.7
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    81.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    061457
    NCES school ID
    391001201357

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  5. Columbia Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 0.9 mi
    Address
    150 Columbus Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    252
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    86.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    007005
    NCES school ID
    391001201351

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  6. Knox County Career CenterMount Vernon · 1.0 mi
    Address
    306 Martinsburg Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind (NCES)
    Career and Technical School
    Students, 2023-24
    470
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    46
    NCES school ID
    390511404070

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  7. Dan Emmett Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 1.3 mi
    Address
    108 Mansfield Ave, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    251
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    87.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    008029
    NCES school ID
    391001201352

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  8. Twin Oak Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon · 1.9 mi
    Address
    8888 Martinsburg Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    375
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    90.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    040477
    NCES school ID
    391001201359

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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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Private schools inside ZIP 43050

  1. St Vincent De Paul SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Mount Vernon · 0.4 mi
    Address
    206 E Chestnut St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    179
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15.9
    Students per teacher
    11.2579
    Phone
    (740) 393-3611
    NCES private school ID
    01059701

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  2. Christian Star AcademyPrivate, conservative Christian · Mount Vernon · 0.5 mi
    Address
    7 E Sugar St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    10
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1
    Students per teacher
    10
    Phone
    (740) 393-0251
    NCES private school ID
    A9105173

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  3. Mount Vernon Sda Elementary SchoolPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Mount Vernon · 1.5 mi
    Address
    Po Box 891, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind
    religious, denomination-affiliated
    Students, 2023-24
    18
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3.5
    Students per teacher
    5.14286
    Phone
    (740) 393-7060
    NCES private school ID
    01065318

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  4. Chapel Hill Christian AcademyPrivate, religious, independent · Mount Vernon · 4.5 mi
    Address
    7530 Johnstown Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind
    religious, independent
    Students, 2023-24
    39
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    5
    Students per teacher
    7.8
    Phone
    (740) 627-1773
    NCES private school ID
    A2301933

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  5. Temple Christian AcademyPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Howard · 8.0 mi
    Address
    21453 Floralwood Dr, Howard, OH 43028
    Kind
    religious, denomination-affiliated
    Students, 2023-24
    49
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    6
    Students per teacher
    8.16667
    Phone
    (740) 397-7572
    NCES private school ID
    A0502767

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Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: Ohio school district boundaries (U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school districts, as of January 1, 2026) by resident share; NCES EDGE 2024-25 school buildings; NCES Private School Survey 2023-24 public-use file (schools inside the ZIP by… · ODOT GIS · NCES EDGE · NCES Common Core of Data · NCES private schools · Census SAIPE · Census school finances (F-33)

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School ratings

4.5 and 5 stars

4.5 stars overallMount Vernon City · performance index 84.9% of the year's maximum · 97.2% graduate in four years

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Colleges

Under 3 miles

Knox County Career Center · 1 miMount Vernon · 3 campuses within 10 miles

Colleges within 5 miles

  1. Knox County Career CenterPublic career school · Mount Vernon · 1.0 mi
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    204
    IPEDS unit ID
    375373

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

  2. Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Mount Vernon · 1.2 mi
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,615
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $35,524
    Graduation rate
    64% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 330)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204194

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  3. Kenyon CollegePrivate nonprofit college · Gambier · 4.5 mi
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Gambier
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,473
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $69,330
    Graduation rate
    87% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 453)
    IPEDS unit ID
    203535

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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. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: NCES IPEDS: 2024 institutional directory (269 active Ohio institutions with coordinates, less the administrative units and the colleges that have closed since; plus 145 in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan within… · NCES IPEDS

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Local government

255 cities

Mount Vernon (city)57% of residents, then Clinton Township, Knox County

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Representatives

OH-12 · Troy Balderson (R)Senate 19 Andrew O. Brenner · House 98 Mark Hiner

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Notable people from 43050 (Mount Vernon)

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History from 43050 (Mount Vernon)

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Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on 43050 (Mount Vernon), 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
39.9 in
3.4 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
22.1 in
a normal year brings 34.0 in
a normal year
50.5 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.25 — 29
September 2026 6.10 — 30
August 2026 6.61 — 31
July 2026 3.51 — 31
June 2026 3.69 — 30
May 2026 7.01 — 31
April 2026 3.46 — 30
March 2026 5.35 0.9 31
February 2026 1.45 5.6 28
January 2026 1.52 15.6 31
December 2025 2.46 9.3 31
November 2025 2.23 1.3 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 83.4 in
Driest year1991 — 24.5 in
Snowiest year2003 — 75.0 in
Wettest day on record14 September 1979 — 4.82 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day5 February 2010 — 12.99 in
Deepest snow on the ground31 December 1926 — 20.98 in

62% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside 43050 (Mount Vernon); the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,853 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for 43050 (Mount Vernon): 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
178
those placed on the map inside 43050 (Mount Vernon)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge59
Hazardous waste24
Public drinking water22
Air pollution17
Wetland and stream fill14
Sewer and water-line construction11
State sewer loans9
Contaminated-site cleanup5
Site assessment4
Source-water protection3
Composting2
Voluntary cleanup2
6 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHORUS & SOLIDS IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
KNOX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SANITARY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
KNOX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SANITARY LANDFILL Landfills report
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON Sewer and water-line construction permit
AMG INDUSTRIES INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MOUNT VERNON CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHORUS & SOLIDS IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHORUS & SOLIDS IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHOROUS AND SOLIDS EXP Wetland and stream fill permit
KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
LANNINGS FOODS PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
LIBERTY CROSSING Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHOROUS AND SOLIDS EXP Wetland and stream fill permit
RUSTIC KNOLLS CAMPGROUND PWS Source-water protection report
RUSTIC KNOLLS CAMPGROUND PWS Public drinking water inspection
MT VERNON WTP Beneficial Use inspection
KNOX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SANITARY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
MT VERNON WTP Beneficial Use letter on director's orders
MOUNT VERNON CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
ARIEL CORPORATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ARIEL CORP GRANVILLE ROAD BUILDING Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ARIEL CORP - BJ1 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ARIEL CORP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
UPHAM-LORD Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit

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.

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ZIP codes next door

43011 Centerburg 43019 Fredericktown 43022 Gambier 43028 Howard 43080 Utica 43334 Marengo 44822 Butler

The county

Knox County: 8 ZIP codes, 28 cities, villages and townships, 62,928 people. The county in numbers.

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 43050?

ZIP code 43050 is the Mount Vernon, Ohio post office area in Knox County, home to 29,594 residents. Of its residents, 57% live in the city of Mount Vernon, 10% in Clinton Township, 7% in Monroe Township and 6% in Liberty Township.

What county is ZIP code 43050 in?

ZIP code 43050 lies mostly in Knox County, Ohio, and reaches into Licking County, Richland County.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 43050 come from?

Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon City Water Treatment Plant · Mount Vernon City.

What school district is ZIP code 43050 in?

ZIP code 43050 is in the Mount Vernon City School District.

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