ZIP code 43162: West Jefferson
Madison County · 6,945 residents
- 1822Local history
- 171.8 units per 1,000 residentsBuilding permits
- 2.54 jobs per employed residentJobs
- 0.1 miFire and EMS
Groundwater wells (4 wells). West Jefferson Village. The water here
43162 in 10 facts
The 10 things that stand out about this ZIP against the other 1,232 in Ohio, each with its source.
- Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: Groundwater wells (4 wells). Source: EPA SDWIS
- Local history 1822 The town here was settled around 1822, later than 69% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
- Building permits 171.8 units per 1,000 residents New housing has grown fast here: 171.8 units permitted per 1,000 residents from 2016 through 2025, more than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Census building permits
- Jobs 2.54 jobs per employed resident This ZIP has a lot of jobs relative to its residents: 2.54 jobs per employed resident, more than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Census LEHD
- Fire and EMS 0.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a fire or EMS station: the nearest is 0.1 miles away, closer than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
- Dams 0 This ZIP has few high-hazard dams nearby: 0 within 10 miles, fewer than 87% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: National Inventory of Dams
- Pipelines 0.2 mi This ZIP sits close to a gas transmission line: the nearest is 0.2 miles away, closer than 91% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA U.S. Energy Atlas
- Nursing homes 0.5 mi This ZIP sits close to a nursing home: the nearest certified nursing home is 0.5 miles away, closer than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CMS Care Compare data
- Disinfection byproducts 10 µg/L Disinfection byproducts run lower than most here: 10 µg/L of total trihalomethanes in the latest yearly average (the limit is 80), lower than 91% of Ohio ZIPs with a result. Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data
- Air 9.6 µg/m³ Air quality runs worse here: PM2.5 at the nearest monitor averages 9.6 µg/m³, higher than 85% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA air data files
Local events in 43162
24 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in 43162
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Your ballot
Who represents 43162, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.
| Chamber | District | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | District 15 | — | — |
| Ohio Senate | District 3 | Michele Reynolds | R |
| Ohio House | District 12 | Brian Stewart | R |
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.
Statewide races:
- Attorney General of Ohio: Keith Faber (Republican) · John Kulewicz (Democratic)
- Auditor of State of Ohio: Annette Blackwell (Democratic) · Frank LaRose (Republican)
- Governor of Ohio: Amy Acton (Democratic) · Don Kissick (Libertarian) · Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican)
- Secretary of State of Ohio: Tom Pruss (Libertarian) · Allison Russo (Democratic) · Robert Sprague (Republican)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027): Dan Hawkins (Republican) · Marilyn Zayas (Democratic)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027): Jennifer L. Brunner (Democratic) · Colleen O'Donnell (Republican)
- Treasurer of State of Ohio: Jay Edwards (Republican) · Seth Walsh (Democratic)
- U.S. Senator from Ohio: Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Jon Husted (Republican) · Greg Levy (Other-party candidate) · Bill Redpath (Libertarian)
43162's district races:
- Ohio State Representative, District 12: Brian Stewart (Republican) · Lee Yarsky (Democratic)
- Ohio State Senator, District 3: Stacie Baker (Democratic) · Michele Reynolds (Republican)
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District: Brennan Barrington (Libertarian) · Mike Carey (Republican) · Gary Josephson (Independent) · Don Leonard (Democratic)
| Jurisdiction | Type | Question |
|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Village | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.06, 4.07, 4.16. |
| West Jefferson Village | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 3.01, 3.02, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.09. |
| West Jefferson Village | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06. |
| West Jefferson Village | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 4.08. |
| West Jefferson Village | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 5.01, 5.02, 6.02, 6.03 7.01, 7.03, 7.06, 8.02, 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 11.02. |
| West Jefferson Village | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 2.01, 13.01, 18.01, 18.02, 18.07, 19.01. |
| West Jefferson Village | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.19, 4.21. |
Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Deercreek Township, Deercreek Township Township, Fairfield Township, Fairfield Township Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township Township, West Jefferson, West Jefferson Village.
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.
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)Groundwater wells (4 wells)West Jefferson Village
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 853–1,016 ft, averaging 956 ft · West Jefferson 848–1,016 ft, averaging 954 · Madison County 832–1,202 ft (USGS 3DEP)
West Jefferson Village is owned by a local government, with 1,735 service connections serving 4,488 people; it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program. Office: 614-879-5342 (SDWIS).
EPA modeled the service boundary of West Jefferson Village (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: $3.9 million across 10 projects, $700,000 of it forgiven (wastewater $1.9M, nonpoint runoff $700K, stream and wetland restoration $698K, drinking water $545K); largest: US 42 Force Main to Plain City and SR 161 Sanitary Sewer (Mid-Ohio Water and Sewer District, 2024, $1.9M); Little Darby Creek Riparian Corridor Protection (Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 2020, $698K); US 42 and Plain City Waterline Extension (Mid-Ohio Water and Sewer District, 2024, $545K).
- Active wells
- 4
- Serves
- 4,488 people · Madison County
- EPA ID
- OH4902012
About this area's water
Did you know
- West Jefferson softens its drinking water with reverse osmosis — four RO skids since the 2018 plant upgrade — and the village claims the result is 'some of the highest quality water in the state of Ohio.' RO softening…
- The village's 1872 town seal pictured the original covered bridge that carried the National Road over Little Darby Creek — the same creek the village's wastewater plant discharges into today.
- West Jefferson's wastewater plant is literally at the end of Sewer Lane, tucked behind the Community Center, and takes about 61 hours to move waste through seven processes.
- The village's February 2026 charter review notes discuss changes to take up 'after the Village becomes a city,' and put total outstanding village debt at $11,154,403 as of December 31, 2024.
- Sampling in 2025 covered 49 different contaminants, most of which were not detected.
Source: oh-westjefferson.civicplus.comoh-westjefferson.civicplus.comoh-westjefferson.civicplus.com
History6
- 1822New Hampton settled July 5, 1822, about a mile south of the present town site.
- 1834Village established April 24, 1834, founded by Isaac Jones; the town was platted around 1831 and a post office opened in 1833. It sat on the National Road, now U.S. 40.
- 2006Source water assessment study completed for the village wellfield; a copy remains available for public inspection at the water department.
- 2018Water treatment plant upgrade begun: two additional reverse-osmosis skids (four total), two additional sand filters (four total), a larger high-service clear well, a new booster pump station and a…
- 2018Village monitored finished water for radon.
- 2020Sampled under Ohio's PFAS initiative — six PFAS compounds, none detected; also voluntarily sampled raw and finished water for hexavalent chromium, all results below 0.010 mg/L.
Source: oh-westjefferson.civicplus.comdata.epa.goven.wikipedia.org
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Four wells adjacent to the northeast corner of the water treatment plant at 199 Taylor Blair Road supply the village. Water is aerated as it comes out of the wells to oxidize iron and manganese; the oxidized metals and other particulates are removed by sand filtration; the water is then softened by…
Source: oh-westjefferson.civicplus.comoh-westjefferson.civicplus.comdata.epa.gov
Water pressure
Not published. The 2025 CCR describes a new booster pump station and a larger high-service clear well from the 2018 upgrade but gives no system pressure figure, and no…
Source: oh-westjefferson.civicplus.com
What it costs
Not published online. The village's utility department page covers billing mechanics only: bills due by the 15th of each month with a 10% penalty after that, a $100 deposit to…
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride Naturally occurring; the village does not list fluoridation among its treatment processes. | 0.38 ppm | 4 ppm (MCL) | 2025 |
| Barium About 1% of the MCL; erosion of natural deposits, drilling wastes, metal refineries. | 0.0203 ppm | 2 ppm (MCL) | 2025 |
| Nitrate Very low for a farm-country groundwater system, consistent with a deep production aquifer. | 0.227 ppm | 10 ppm (MCL) | 2025 |
| Arsenic One tenth of the MCL. Note the CCR prints the arsenic MCL as '10' in a column headed ppm — a units error in the report… | 0.001 ppm | 0.010 ppm (MCL) | 2024 |
| Chlorine Range 1.07-1.34; running annual average of monthly values. | 1.12 ppm | 4 ppm (MRDL) | 2025 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 10.6-11.6; by-product of chlorination, about 15% of the MCL. | 11.6 ppb | 80 ppb (MCL) | 2024 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 20 samples above the action level. | 0.105 ppm | 1.3 ppm (Action… | 2023 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 1.7 ppb; 0 of 20 samples above the action level. | 0.0017 ppm | 0.015 ppm… | 2023 |
| Hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) Voluntary sampling of both raw and finished water, not required by Ohio EPA; all results below the reporting level. | <0.010 mg/L | no Ohio or… | 2020 |
| PFAS (six compounds) Sampled under Ohio's statewide PFAS initiative; none detected in finished water. A separate UCMR5 round in 2023… | not detected n/a | PFOA/PFOS MCL 4… | 2020 |
Source: oh-westjefferson.civicplus.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1.7 ppb in 2023 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2024Lead and Copper Rule Revisions · lead service line inventory missing or incomplete (a records requirement, not a lead test result) · returned to compliance
2 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records); 1 health-based.
Projects & plans2
Recent and current work
- Water treatment plant upgrade (two added RO skids, two added sand filters, larger high-service clear well… · 2018 · completed
Scope is from the CCR, which gives no cost. Separately, the village's 2024 fiscal audit — quoted in February 2026 charter review notes — lists a loan 'for the… - Water Plant Improvement Project (identified in the 2024 fiscal audit) · $695,560 · 2024 · completed
The figure is the loan principal at 2.7% carried on the village's books as of December 31, 2024, not a stated project cost, and the minutes give the project no…
Source: oh-westjefferson.civicplus.comoh-westjefferson.civicplus.com
Supply stress
The 2025 CCR states plainly that the aquifer supplying West Jefferson has a high susceptibility to contamination: although the production aquifer is deep, the surface deposits give it limited protection, as shown by elevated sodium and chloride levels detected in the village's wells. Thirteen potential contaminant sources have been…
Source: oh-westjefferson.civicplus.com
Sewers
Sanitary
Village-run wastewater treatment plant behind the Community Center at the end of Sewer Lane, treating over a million gallons of wastewater and solids per day. Aerobic treatment through pumps, separators and clarifiers — seven processes averaging about 61 hours end to end — with treated water discharged to Little Darby Creek under…
Storm
Not published. No storm sewer or stormwater program information appears on the village site.
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Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Water systems in this ZIP
- West Jefferson Village61% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
37% 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
Infrastructure in this ZIP
23.4 mi of highway (SR 142, US 40, I-70) · 8.46 mi of railroad (Norfolk Southern, Camp Chase Railway) · 6.66 mi of gas transmission pipeline (Columbia Gas Transmission (TC Energy)) · 2.04 mi of oil, fuel or NGL pipeline (Marathon Pipe Line) · 26.1 mi of electric transmission line (AEP Ohio, AEP) · 1 airfield or heliport (Silent P) · 1 sewage plant (Village of West Jefferson) · 1 dam (Silver Creek Dam) · 1 power plant (IGS CMH4, LLC) · 4 substations · 1 solar farm (IGS CMH4, LLC) · 15 grade crossings (Norfolk Southern, Camp Chase Railway) · 5 registered towers · 2 public EV charger listings · 1 landfill or waste site, open and closed (West Jefferson Composting Facility) · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 police station · 1 post office · 1 USGS stream gauge (Little Darby Creek at West Jefferson OH) · 2 water towers or tanks in OpenStreetMap · 1 water works or pumping station in OpenStreetMap · 20.8 mi of trail and bike route · 19 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 6 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 open leaking-tank release · 2 other permitted dischargers (Battelle Memorial Institute, Jefferson Lodge Mhp) · 8 source water protection zones (Picket Fences MHP, Aqua Ohio - Lake Darby, West Jefferson Village PWS) · 1 stormwater (MS4) permit area (Prairie Township) · 14 biosolids application fields (sludge from West Jefferson WWTP, Columbus Southerly WWTP, Mount Sterling WWTP) · 3 brownfield or cleanup sites · 1 ODOT facility (Madison Full Service Facility) · 6 traffic signals.
Draw them32 layers on the mapIntakes and plants
Groundwater (wells)Groundwater wells (4 wells)West Jefferson Village
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
One violation1 health-based violation since 2015West Jefferson Village · lead 1.7 ppb (2023) · 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 TTHMTTHM 10 µg/L (2019)West Jefferson Village · HAA5 0 · worst year 48
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 detectedNo PFAS detectedWest Jefferson Village · 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
Under 5 ppbLead 1.7 ppb at the 90th-percentile tapWest Jefferson Village · period ending 2023-12 · 0 of 1,643 service lines lead or galvanized
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 fluoridatedNot fluoridatedWest Jefferson Village · aeration, corrosion control, cartridge filtration, chlorine disinfection
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 dataGroundwater 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
120 to 140DRASTIC 126 · Limestone1,016 well logs · median 113 ft deep · 26 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
Under 10% sensitive6% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock at the center · 18 verified sinkholes · 2% 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
8 to 11 quartersVillage of West Jefferson · 1.1 mi11 of 12 quarters in violation · 1.2 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
Under a quarter of the land drains to impaired streams23% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeThomas Ditch-Little Darby Creek · 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 RiverUpper Scioto subbasinThomas Ditch-Little Darby Creek · 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 $250,000Median home $213,800household income $76,250 · rent $986 · 81% 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
1960 to 1979Median year built 19672,448 homes · $198K 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… · Madison County Auditor
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Building permits
60 or more770 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025West Jefferson village · 171.8 per 1,000 residents · 0 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
75 to 100%+95% in ten years+53% in five · +3% 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 mills27.6 effective school millsJefferson Local · about $1,933 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 OhioAEP OhioInvestor-owned utility · 69% of residents, then Ohio Edison
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 OhioColumbia Gas of OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 65% 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
5 to 10 milesBig Plain Solar, LLC · 6.4 misolar, 196 MW · 2 plants within 10 miles
Power plants within 10 miles
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IGS CMH4, LLCSolar · 4 MW · 1.5 mi
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Main source
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Madison, Madison County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2023
- EIA plant code
- 66010
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Big Plain Solar, LLC 100 MW or moreSolar · 196 MW · 6.4 mi
- Capacity
- 196 MW
- Main source
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLC
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- London, Madison County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2023
- EIA plant code
- 64635
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
Transmission line under half a mileNearest transmission line 0.2 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate) · 6.7 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
AT&T OhioAT&T OhioIncumbent 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 it97% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 2% · cable 92% · 2,972 locations · 2% 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 everywhere5G on 100% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 100% · T-Mobile 100% · 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 milesFast charger 4.4 mi: Pilot Travel Center 4542 public stations in the ZIP (1 Level 2, 4 DC fast ports) · 3 within 5 miles of its center
Public EV charging inside ZIP 43162
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Subway1 Level 2 · West Jefferson · 1.2 mi
- Address
- 97 E Main St, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- Ports
- 1 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Non-Networked
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- Free
- Phone
- 614-879-9993
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Pilot Travel Center 454 DC fast4 DC fast · London · 4.4 mi
- Address
- 1365 Sr 42 Ne, London, OH 43140
- Ports
- 4 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- eVgo Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 877-455-3833
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
No transit stop within half a mile of anyone0% within half a mile of a stop0 stops in the ZIP
None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal
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Mallway Park at Arlington AveTransit center or station · Upper Arlington · 12.7 mi
- What it is
- Transit center or station
- City
- Upper Arlington
- Coordinates
- 39.99927, -83.06175
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
Least walkable (1 to 5.75)Walkability 4.9 of 2022 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
1 to 3 crossings3 public crossings2 gated · up to 7 trains a day · Camp Chase Railway
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
No bridge rated poor19 bridges, 0 rated poortypical build year 1969 · busiest I-70, 32,533 vehicles a day
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
50,000 to 100,00076,548 vehicles a day on I-7020,746 trucks · 539K 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
15 to 30 milesLCK · 21.1 miRickenbacker International · Amtrak at South Shore-South Portsmouth, KY 86.2 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/L7.7 pCi/L average radon149 tests · 63% above 4 pCi/L · median 5.9
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
Under 2% of residents1.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain5% of the land is floodplain, 0% 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 60Risk score 54 · higher than about 54% of US tractsIce storm 91 · Strong wind 87
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
20 to 30 inches24" of snow a year · 50.4°F averageJanuary low 19° · 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
9 to 10PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ at Jackson Pike WWTP, 14.8 miozone 72 ppb at London · Madison County median AQI 43
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 moreNearest NPL site 21.5 mi: Air Force Plant 854 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 year204 lb released on site in 20242 facilities · Jefferson Industries Corp
Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 43162
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Jefferson Industries CorpToxics Release Inventory · West Jefferson · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 6670 State Rt.29 N.E., West Jefferson, OH 43162
- County
- Madison County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 43162JFFRS6670S
- EPA registry ID
- 110000382229
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Conduit Pipe Products CoToxics Release Inventory · West Jefferson · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 1501 West Main Street, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- County
- Madison County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43162CPTLM1501W
- EPA registry ID
- 110000382201
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fisher Cast Steel Products *Toxics Release Inventory · West Jefferson · 1.1 mi
- Address
- 12 E. Town St., West Jefferson, OH 43162
- County
- Madison County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43162FSHRC12TOW
- EPA registry ID
- 110000382210
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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West Jefferson- MfiToxics Release Inventory · West Jefferson · 2.8 mi
- Address
- 2 Walker Way, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- County
- Madison County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4316WWSTJF2WALK
- EPA registry ID
- 110071948257
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
No high-hazard dam within 10 miles0 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Lake Choctaw Dam, 10.2 mi, condition poor
The nearest high-hazard dam
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Lake Choctaw Dam PoorDeer Creek · condition: poor · 10.2 mi
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 06/27/2023)
- River or stream
- Deer Creek
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 42 ft
- Storage
- 7,783 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1964
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Madison County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Lafayette
- Last inspection
- 11/16/2022
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00068
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
6 to 106 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19501 rated F2/EF2+ · 15 federal declarations for Madison 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
5 to 1413 spills reported since 2021mostly diesel and fuel oil · 1 reached water
Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 43162
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2022-01-19 · West Jefferson · 0.3 mi
- Reported
- 2022-01-19
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- West Jefferson, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2201EPA0000057
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Transmission / Steering Fluid2025-03-27 · Jefferson Twp · 0.9 mi
- Reported
- 2025-03-27
- What spilled
- Transmission / Steering Fluid
- Largest amount reported
- 5 gallons
- Where
- Jefferson Twp, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000438
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2022-07-06 · West Jefferson · 1.1 mi
- Reported
- 2022-07-06
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- West Jefferson, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2207EPA0001023
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Sheen Organic2022-08-28 · West Jefferson · 1.4 mi
- Reported
- 2022-08-28
- What spilled
- Sheen Organic
- Where
- West Jefferson, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2208EPA0001322
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Material Blue2025-10-21 · Jefferson Twp · 1.6 mi
- Reported
- 2025-10-21
- What spilled
- Material Blue
- Where
- Jefferson Twp, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2510EPA0001732
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-07-24 · Jefferson Twp · 1.9 mi
- Reported
- 2025-07-24
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Jefferson Twp, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2507EPA0001232
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-03-08 · Jefferson Twp · 2.0 mi
- Reported
- 2021-03-08
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 250 gallons
- Where
- Jefferson Twp, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2103EPA0000298
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-12-13 · Jefferson Twp · 2.1 mi
- Reported
- 2022-12-13
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 250 gallons
- Where
- Jefferson Twp, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2212EPA0001852
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-04-07 · Brown Twp · 2.8 mi
- Reported
- 2024-04-07
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Brown Twp, Franklin County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2404EPA0000552
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-05-04 · West Jefferson · 3.0 mi
- Reported
- 2026-05-04
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- West Jefferson, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2605EPA0000746
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Undetermined / Other2023-12-26 · Brown Twp · 3.4 mi
- Reported
- 2023-12-26
- What spilled
- Material Undetermined / Other
- Where
- Brown Twp, Franklin County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2312EPA0002093
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-11-14 · Jefferson Twp · 4.2 mi
- Reported
- 2022-11-14
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 75 gallons
- Where
- Jefferson Twp, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2211EPA0001701
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2021-09-12 · Jefferson Twp · 4.4 mi
- Reported
- 2021-09-12
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 70 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Jefferson Twp, Madison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2109EPA0001437
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated. 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
1 to 10 wells2 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 1.39 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 mineNo mapped minenearest mapped non-coal mine 27.3 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
Very limitedCrosby-Lewisburg silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesseptic very limited · somewhat poorly drained
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
2 to 5%3.6% public land · 1,088 acresPrairie Oaks Metropark · Madison Lake State Park 6.1 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
Under 1% of the land0.8% wetland · 246 acresforested/shrub wetland 108 · emergent wetland 70 · pond 67
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%13% developed · 8% tree canopycropland 72% · forest 8% · pasture 6%
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%19.2% bachelor's or higher93.1% white · 0.2% Black · 2.3% Hispanic · 0.1% Asian · 0.1% 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
2 or more9,397 jobs · 3,694 employed residentsTransportation and warehousing 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)Groundwater wells (4 wells)West Jefferson Village
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 45thPercentile rank 40.5income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2.2% 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 60th42nd percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 46 · household 40 · minority status 16 · housing and transport 54
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%18.9% in fair or poor healthobesity 36.5% · diabetes 13% · smoking 16.2% · 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
76 to 7976.1 years life expectancy5 tracts, from 74.4 to 82.8
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
6 to 10 milesDoctors Hospital West · 8 miColumbus · 251 beds · 2 within 10 miles
The nearest hospitals
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Doctors Hospital WestGeneral hospital · Columbus · 8.0 mi
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 5100 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43228
- County
- Franklin County
- Beds
- 251
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Doctors Hospital
- Phone
- (614) 544-1000
- Medicare ID
- 360152
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Hospital's website ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Madison County HospitalGeneral hospital · London · 9.4 mi
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 210 N Main Street, London, OH 43140
- County
- Madison County
- Beds
- 78
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Madison Health
- Phone
- (740) 845-7000
- Medicare ID
- 360189
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Twin Valley Behavioral HealthcarePsychiatric hospital · Columbus · 12.2 mi
- What it is
- Psychiatric hospital
- Address
- 2200 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43223
- County
- Franklin County
- Beds
- 228
- Ownership
- Government - state
- Medicare overall rating
- not rated
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Phone
- (614) 752-0333
- Medicare ID
- 364007
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Hospital's website ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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.
The nearest health centers
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Rocking Horse Center - Madison CountyHealth center · London · 9.4 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- London
- Coordinates
- 39.89418, -83.45427
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PrimaryOne Health 2300 West Broad StreetHealth center · Columbus · 12.1 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Columbus
- Coordinates
- 39.95572, -83.06163
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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.
The nearest dialysis center
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Davita Hilliard Station DialysisDialysis · Hilliard · 8.2 mi
- Address
- 2447 Hilliard Rome Road, Hilliard, OH 43026
- Dialysis stations
- 13
- Medicare star rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- DaVita
- Medicare certified since
- 2014-03-12
- Phone
- (614) 876-3610
- Medicare ID
- 362808
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center). 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 mileARBORS WEST · 0.5 mi2 of 5 stars · 94 beds · 1 within 5 miles
Nursing homes within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Arbors West2 of 5 stars · West Jefferson · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 375 West Main Street, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- Certified beds
- 94
- Residents on an average day
- 71
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- ARBORS AT OHIO
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (614) 879-7661
- Medicare ID
- 365426
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Laurels of West Columbus, The Abuse citation1 of 5 stars · Columbus · 7.7 mi
- Address
- 441 Norton Road, Columbus, OH 43228
- Certified beds
- 97
- Residents on an average day
- 90
- Medicare overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 1 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- 1 fine totalling $17,345 (latest 2025-09-08)
- Abuse citation (CMS icon)
- Yes
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (614) 812-1200
- Medicare ID
- 366481
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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London Health & Rehab Center3 of 5 stars · London · 8.9 mi
- Address
- 218 Elm St, London, OH 43140
- Certified beds
- 78
- Residents on an average day
- 73
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (740) 852-3100
- Medicare ID
- 365241
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5. 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 1,0000.4 violent offenses per 1,000West Jefferson Police · 10.6 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 0% 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
1 to 2 milesWest Jefferson Police Department · 1.1 mi1 station within 3 miles · post office 0.7 mi
Police stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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West Jefferson Police DepartmentWest Jefferson · 1.1 mi
- Address
- 28 East Main Street, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- Coordinates
- 39.94526, -83.26822
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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London Police DepartmentLondon · 9.2 mi
- Address
- 10 East 1st Street, London, OH 43140
- Coordinates
- 39.88505, -83.44629
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance. 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 mileJefferson Township Fire Department Station 251 · 0.1 mi1 station within 3 miles, 6 within 8
Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Jefferson Township Fire Department Station 251West Jefferson · 0.1 mi
- Address
- 745 West Main Street, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- Coordinates
- 39.94335, -83.28796
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Prairie Township Fire Department Station 243Galloway · 3.1 mi
- Address
- 451 Hubbard Road, Galloway, OH 43119
- Coordinates
- 39.95680, -83.23289
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Norwich Township Fire Department Station 82Hilliard · 6.0 mi
- Address
- 2491 Walker Road, Hilliard, OH 43026
- Coordinates
- 39.99924, -83.20274
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance. 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 mileHurt/Battelle Memorial Library · 0.8 mi1 within 3 miles, 1 within 8
Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Hurt/Battelle Memorial LibraryCentral library · West Jefferson · 0.8 mi
- Address
- 270 Lilly Chapel Rd., West Jefferson, OH 43162
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library/West Jefferson
- Open
- 2,444 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 11,936 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 18,668
- System's loans, FY2024
- 55,622
- People the system serves
- 7,105
- Phone
- (614) 879-8448
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Westland Area BranchBranch · Columbus · 8.6 mi
- Address
- 4740 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43228
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Southwest Public Libraries
- Open
- 3,120 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 29,000 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 304,408
- System's loans, FY2024
- 1,117,953
- People the system serves
- 147,074
- Phone
- (614) 878-1301
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
None inside the ZIP; the nearest museum
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North American Trap Collectors MuseumHistory museum · Galloway · 7.3 mi
- What it is
- History museum
- City
- Galloway
- Coordinates
- 39.90479, -83.16078
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018. 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
No residents in a flagged tractNo residents in a low-income, low-access tract100% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 8% 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
1815 to 1829West Jefferson · settled 1822first 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
No listed place in the ZIP0 listed historic placesnearest: Red Brick Tavern, 6.2 mi
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
369 local school districtsJefferson LocalLocal school district
Public schools inside ZIP 43162
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Norwood Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · West Jefferson · 0.2 mi
- Address
- 899 Norwood Dr, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- School district
- Jefferson Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 429
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 28
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 81.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 017970
- NCES school ID
- 390482503174
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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West Jefferson High School3.5 of 5 stars · West Jefferson · 0.9 mi
- Address
- 1 Roughrider Dr, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- School district
- Jefferson Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 274
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 73.9%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 038737
- NCES school ID
- 390482503176
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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West Jefferson Middle School3 of 5 stars · West Jefferson · 0.9 mi
- Address
- 2 Roughrider Drive, West Jefferson, OH 43162
- School district
- Jefferson Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 247
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 15
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 73.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 038729
- NCES school ID
- 390482503173
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district. 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
3.5 stars3.5 stars overallJefferson Local · performance index 77.1% of the year's maximum · 98.8% graduate in four years
Source: Ohio School Report Cards 2024-2025 (Department of Education and Workforce): district overall and component star ratings, performance index, graduation rates, spending per pupil and teacher measures, for the district holding the largest… · Ohio school report cards
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Colleges
8 to 15 milesAcademia Medical Institute · 10.5 miColumbus · 0 campuses within 10 miles
The nearest colleges
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Academia Medical InstituteFor-profit career school · Columbus · 10.5 mi
- What it is
- For-profit career school
- City
- Columbus
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 280
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $14,498
- IPEDS unit ID
- 497374
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Rosedale Bible CollegePrivate nonprofit two-year college · Irwin · 12.9 mi
- What it is
- Private nonprofit two-year college
- City
- Irwin
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 96
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $9,418
- Graduation rate
- 47% within three years (a class of 34)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 439899
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Mount Carmel College of NursingPrivate nonprofit college · Columbus · 14.2 mi
- What it is
- Private nonprofit college
- City
- Columbus
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 858
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $13,890
- Graduation rate
- 71% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 79)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 204176
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes. 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
669 villagesWest Jefferson (village)60% of residents, then Jefferson Township, Madison County
Source: ODOT municipal corporation and township boundaries by resident share of 2020 census blocks; Ohio EPA grants awarded in 2025 (OEPA_Achievements, MapServer layer 8); Auditor of State unauditable entities list · ODOT GIS · Auditor of State · Ohio EPA grants (OEPA_Achievements)
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Representatives
OH-15 · Mike Carey (R)Senate 3 Michele Reynolds · House 12 Brian Stewart
Source: ODOT TIMS Boundaries US_House_District, Ohio_Senate_District and Ohio_House_District (fetched 2026-09-08) by resident share of 2020 census blocks; members from the U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House directories, September 2026 · U.S. House · Ohio Senate · Ohio House · ODOT GIS
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History from 43162 (West Jefferson)
People and inventions tied to this place, each with its sources. All people · All inventions
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on 43162 (West Jefferson), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.97 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 44.2 in
- 9.7 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 20.7 in
- a normal year brings 15.2 in
- a normal year
- 40.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.97 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 6.40 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 8.96 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.68 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.23 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 7.39 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 2.62 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 6.70 | 2.4 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 2.52 | 3.4 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.77 | 14.9 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.16 | 10.0 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 2.61 | 2.0 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2018 — 57.5 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1930 — 24.9 in |
| Snowiest year | 1926 — 48.7 in |
| Wettest day on record | 14 September 1979 — 4.95 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 19 March 1906 — 12.01 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 12 January 1996 — 24.02 in |
Mostly estimated. Only 14% of these days come from a gauge standing inside 43162 (West Jefferson) - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.
47,953 days of records, 1893-06-01 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 43162 (West Jefferson): 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
- 111
- those placed on the map inside 43162 (West Jefferson)
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC - CMH4 (hazardous waste, latest Dec 18, 2023)
- NATIONAL MOD SUBSTATION TAP (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest May 18, 2023)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 53 |
| Hazardous waste | 14 |
| Public drinking water | 8 |
| Wetland and stream fill | 8 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 7 |
| Air pollution | 6 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 3 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 3 |
| Site assessment | 2 |
| Brownfield | 1 |
| Cessation Of Regulated Operations | 1 |
| Chemical accident plans | 1 |
| 4 smaller programs |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| COLUMBUS LOGISTICS PARK WEST BUILDING II | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| WEST JEFFERSON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| WEST JEFFERSON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| CVP US 40 PROJECT | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| PICKET FENCES MHP PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| BATTELLE-WEST JEFFERSON PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| POWELL TAYLOR BLAIR RD | Scrap tires cleanup response | |
| POWELL TAYLOR BLAIR RD | Scrap tires cleanup response | |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| JEFFERSON LODGE MOBILE HOME PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| POWELL TAYLOR BLAIR RD | Scrap tires cleanup response | |
| CVP US 40 PROJECT | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| AMAZONCOM SERVICES LLC - OOH9 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| WEST JEFFERSON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| MID-OHIO WSD-HIGH FREE PIKE WTP PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| MID-OHIO WSD-HIGH FREE PIKE WTP PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| AMAZONCOM SERVICES LLC - OOH9 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| PICKET FENCES MHP PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CAMP WISSALOHICAN SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| WEST JEFFERSON COMPOSTING FACILITY | Composting inspection | |
| DARBY PLACE | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| FISHER CAST STEEL PRODUCTS INC | Air pollution report | |
| JEFFERSON LODGE MOBILE HOME PWS | Public drinking water report |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Around here
Places in this ZIP
- West Jeffersonvillage60% of residents
- Jefferson Townshiptownship32% of residents
- Fairfield Townshiptownship4% of residents
- Deercreek Townshiptownship3% of residents
School districts
ZIP codes next door
The county
Madison County: 6 ZIP codes, 19 cities, villages and townships, 38,669 people. The county in numbers.
On the map
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Quick answers
What city is ZIP code 43162?
ZIP code 43162 is the West Jefferson, Ohio post office area in Madison County, home to 6,945 residents. Of its residents, 60% live in the village of West Jefferson, 32% in Jefferson Township, 4% in Fairfield Township and 3% in Deercreek Township.
What county is ZIP code 43162 in?
ZIP code 43162 is in Madison County, Ohio.
Where does the tap water in ZIP code 43162 come from?
Groundwater wells (4 wells). West Jefferson Village.
What school district is ZIP code 43162 in?
ZIP code 43162 is in the Jefferson Local School District.
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