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Columbus

Franklin County · 22,126 residents

Tap water here comes from Big Walnut Creek, treated at Hap Cremean Water Plant. The water here

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43231 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: Big Walnut Creek at the plant's low-head dam and screen house on Morse Rd, below Hoover Dam. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1797 The town here was settled around 1797, earlier than 82% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Traffic 166,776 vehicles a day Traffic runs heavy here: the busiest counted road carries 166,776 vehicles a day, more than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODOT TIMS traffic count segments
  4. Police 0.2 mi This ZIP sits close to a police station: the nearest is 0.2 miles away, closer than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
  5. Airports and Amtrak 6.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a scheduled-service airport: the nearest is 6.1 miles away, closer than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: BTS transportation atlas
  6. Home prices +136% Home prices have risen fast here: +136% over ten years, more than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FHFA house price index
  7. Nursing homes 0.4 mi This ZIP sits close to a nursing home: the nearest certified nursing home is 0.4 miles away, closer than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CMS Care Compare data
  8. Building permits 59.3 units per 1,000 residents New housing has grown fast here: 59.3 units permitted per 1,000 residents from 2016 through 2025, more than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Census building permits
  9. Land cover 94% This ZIP is more developed than most: 94% of the land, more than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NLCD
  10. Social vulnerability 76 Social vulnerability runs high here: an average tract rank of 76 out of 100 on the CDC index, higher than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI

Local events in 43231

ZIP 43231 itself has 1 event posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in 43231

  1. Ribbon Cutting - Renovation - Brookdale Westerville

    4 to 4:30 p.m. · 6377 Cooper Road, Columbus · From Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce

  2. Community Support Center

    2 to 3:30 p.m. · Northern Lights · Columbus · 2.0 mi · Free · From Columbus Metropolitan Library

  3. Benefits and Customer Outreach

    2 to 4:30 p.m. · Northern Lights · Columbus · 2.0 mi · Free · From Columbus Metropolitan Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Your ballot

Who represents 43231, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Franklin County and Franklin's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Franklin County and Franklin's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Franklin CountyU.S. House district 3: Joyce Beatty (D)Ohio Senate district 25: William P. DeMora (D)Ohio House district 9: Munira Abdullahi (D)
Franklin County and 43231's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 3——
Ohio SenateDistrict 25William P. DeMoraD
Ohio HouseDistrict 9Munira AbdullahiD

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:

43231's district races:

Local questions and issues on 43231's 2026 ballot
JurisdictionTypeQuestion
Columbus CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: City Council.
Columbus CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: City Council - Petition.

The full ballot language for charter and other questions is on the Franklin County page.

Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Blendon Township, Blendon Township Township, Columbus, Columbus City, Minerva Park, Minerva Park 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.

What's on my ballot in 43231 · 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

Reservoirs & inland lakes

Big Walnut Creek at the plant's low-head dam and screen house on Morse Rd, below Hoover DamHap Cremean Water Plant · Columbus Public Water System

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 774–888 ft, averaging 842 ft · Columbus 534–1,049 ft, averaging 822 · Franklin County 534–1,131 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Big Walnut Creek below Hoover Reservoir, with Alum Creek Reservoir pumped in as a backup supply
Reservoir or inland lake · via Columbus Public Water System
Drawn from: Big Walnut Creek at the plant's low-head dam and screen house on Morse Rd, below Hoover Dam
Treated at Hap Cremean Water Plant, 4250 Morse Road, Columbus, OH 43230
  • primaryHap Cremean intake · Big Walnut Creek
    Big Walnut Creek intake at the plant's low dam and screen house on Morse Rd, below Hoover Dam
  • storageHoover Reservoir · Big Walnut Creek, impounded at Hoover Dam
    20.8-billion-gallon reservoir on Big Walnut Creek near Westerville; its releases feed the Morse Rd intake
  • backupAlum Creek Reservoir transfer · Alum Creek Lake, moved into Hoover Reservoir
    Backup link that can move Alum Creek Lake water into Hoover Reservoir in dry spells; exact point unpublished
Show everything served from this plant

Columbus Public Water System as a whole draws on: Scioto River (Griggs & O'Shaughnessy), Hoover Reservoir on Big Walnut Ck, plus wells. Of its plants, only the one above serves this ZIP.

Columbus Public Water System is owned by a local government, with 287,233 service connections serving 1,305,946 people; it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program. Office: 614-645-8460 (SDWIS).

Bills, 2023: a household using 5,000 gallons a month paid about $987 a year for water ($82 a month; $390 at 2,500 gallons, $1,703 at 8,000) and about $441 a year for sewer (Ohio EPA rate survey, inside-city rates).

Ohio EPA loans since 2016 for projects inside this ZIP: $2.1 million across 1 project, $1.2 million of it forgiven (wastewater $2.1M); largest: Brooklyn-Cleveland HSTS Elimination CIP 650895-100003 (Columbus, 2023, $2.1M).

Water bodies
Scioto River, Griggs Reservoir, O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Hoover Reservoir, Big Walnut Creek, Alum Creek
Raw intakes
Dublin Rd Scioto River
Hap Cremean Big Walnut
Alum Creek Hoover, Hap Cremean
Doutt Reservoir Scioto
Active wells
6
Serves
1,305,946 people · Franklin County
EPA ID
OH2504412
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About this area's water

Hoover Reservoir on Big Walnut Creek, a Columbus water supply source
Hoover Reservoir on Big Walnut Creek, a Columbus water supply sourcePhoto: AddisWang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Did you know
  • Hoover Reservoir is named for brothers Charles P. and Clarence B. Hoover for their careers with the Columbus waterworks - no relation to President Hoover or the Nevada dam.
  • Columbus softens its water with lime and soda ash, a step most big Ohio surface-water systems skip, so the finished water is noticeably less hard than the raw river.
  • The Dublin Road plant runs anion exchange, essentially a water softener for nitrate, to handle spring farm runoff in the Scioto River.
  • The new Home Road plant will sit on the grounds of a shuttered juvenile correctional facility in Delaware County.
History5
  • 1871Columbus's first water supply system, a well and pump station, is built at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers.
  • 1908Scioto River Purification Plant and Griggs Reservoir are completed; the plant was replaced in 1975 by the Dublin Road Water Plant.
  • 1953Hoover Reservoir is built on Big Walnut Creek (3,024 acres, 20.8 billion gal) per the city timeline; the dam was dedicated 1955 and opened 1958.
  • 1956Big Walnut Water Treatment Plant on Morse Road is completed; it was renamed the Hap Cremean Water Plant in 1988.
  • 2025Construction begins on the Home Road (fourth) Water Plant in Delaware County, on the site of the former Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility.
Treatment & pressure

How it is treated

Screening, alum coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation, lime/soda-ash softening and second sedimentation, CO2 pH adjustment, ozone, biologically active GAC filters, UV, then chlorine, fluoride and a corrosion inhibitor. Parsons Ave. groundwater skips screening, ozone and UV.

Water pressure

Not published as a citywide average. Columbus maintains multiple pressure districts fed by elevated tanks and pump stations across a large multi-county service area.

What it costs

$5.95 per 1,000 gallons

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, inside-city residential: $4.448/CCF first 5 CCF/mo, $4.932/CCF above, plus $12.45/mo service charge (5/8in meter). 1 CCF = 748 gal.

Water quality & impurities7
ContaminantLevelLimitYear
TTHM
Highest of the three plants (Hap Cremean); Dublin Road 58.4. Below MCL.		64.1 ppb802025
HAA5
Highest of the three plants (Hap Cremean); Dublin Road 22.4. Below MCL.		37 ppb602025
Nitrate
Dublin Road plant; seasonal Scioto River farm runoff. Anion exchange keeps it under the MCL.		6.3 ppm102025
Bromate
Dublin Road ozonation byproduct; individual results ranged ND-13, annual average compliant.		2 ppb102025
Atrazine
Dublin Road; agricultural herbicide runoff, range ND-0.84.		0.2 ppb32025
Lead (90th percentile)
0 of 50 sites above the action level.		1.3 ppb152023
Turbidity
Highest 2025 result; 97-100% of monthly samples met the 0.3 NTU standard.		0.68 NTU1 (TT)2025

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1.2 ppb in 2023 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA health-based violations since 2015:

  • 2016Nitrate · above the legal limit on average · measured 10.5 MG/L (limit 10 MG/L) · returned to compliance
Projects & plans5

Recent and current work

  • Hap Cremean and Dublin Road ozone / biologically active filtration · completed
    Both surface plants now use ozone plus biologically active GAC filters and UV for taste, odor and byproduct control.
  • Home Road (Fourth) Water Plant - construction start · 2025 · under construction
    Site work and early construction in Delaware County on the former Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility site.
  • Lead Service Line Replacement Program · 2024-present · under construction
    City program established in 2024 to remove all public and private lead and galvanized service lines.
  • Blueprint Columbus · 2015-present · under construction
    Ohio EPA approved Dec. 1, 2015; green infrastructure and lining to cut sanitary sewer overflows.

Planned or needed

  • Home Road (Fourth) Water Treatment Plant · $1600 million · planned
    48 MGD initially, expandable to 80 MGD; billed as the city's largest water infrastructure investment.
Supply stress

Central Ohio's rapid growth is the driver behind the $1.6B fourth plant. The Scioto River sees seasonal nitrate spikes from farm runoff - 6.3 ppm at Dublin Road in 2025 against a 10 ppm MCL - so the plant runs anion exchange to strip nitrate. PFAS monitoring starts 2027, compliance 2029.

Sewers

Sanitary

The City of Columbus Division of Sewerage and Drainage runs two wastewater plants, Jackson Pike and Southerly, which together treated an average of 181 million gallons per day in 2023. Blueprint Columbus, approved by Ohio EPA on Dec. 1, 2015, is the city's Clean Water Act plan for cutting sanitary sewer overflows.

Storm

Older parts of Columbus have combined sanitary/storm sewers. Blueprint Columbus leans on green infrastructure, sewer lining and redirected downspouts to keep rain out of the sanitary system rather than building storage alone.

Sourcesverified
columbus.govcolumbus.govcolumbus.goven.wikipedia.orgcontractornews.comcolumbus.gov

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

Water systems in this ZIP

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

Violations1 health-based since 2015, lead 1.2 ppbRadon5.1 pCi/L avg, 39% above 4Stream health100% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantAqua Ohio Water Co. Inc. - Huber Ridge Wwtp, 1.2 mi, 2/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 89, 217 well logsElectricAEP OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 2.3 miNearest power plantBig Plain Solar, LLC 25.7 mi, 196 MW solarGasColumbia Gas of Ohio, 48% on gasSchool districtWesterville CitySocial vulnerability76th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 39.5 for low-income childrenPeople30.5% with a degree, 29.2% born abroadJobs10K jobs here, residents mostly work in ColumbusSchool tax36.2 mills, ~$2,537 on a $200K homePhoneAT&T OhioFlood2.3% in floodplainInternet100% served, fiber 31%Hazard risk45, above 45% of US tractsOil and gas wells1 in the ZIP, 0 producingSoilsBennington, septic very limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills10 reported since 2021, mostly unidentified material or sheenDisasters8 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 23 FEMA declarationsDams8 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 3.6 miTraffic167K a day on I-270Bridges0 of 6 rated poorRail crossingsnone; nearest 3.3 miTransit90% within half a mile of a stopWalkability10.1 of 20, below averageAirportCMH 6.1 mi, Amtrak 93.8 miClimate19" snow, 54°F averageAlgal toxinsraw water up to 0.7 µg/L, 2 in treated waterPFASnone detected at the Hap Cremean Water PlantLead1.2 ppb at the 90th-percentile tap, 33,248 lead or galvanized lines, 65,266 unknownByproductsTTHM 33 µg/L (2019)Fluoridefluoridated, 10 treatment stepsWatershedUpper Scioto, Bliss Run-Alum CreekLocal governmentColumbus (city)Cell signal5G on 100% of landU.S. HouseOH-3 Joyce Beatty (D)Life expectancy76.4 yearsHealth22% fair or poor health, obesity 37%Nearest hospitalMount Carmel St. Ann's, 2.6 mi, 3★Toxic sitesSuperfund 6.8 mi away, 0 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 8.5 µg/m³, monitor 1.3 miFire/EMSColumbus Division of Fire Station 6, 1.3 miLibraryNorthern Lights Branch Library, 2 miGroceries24% in low-income, low-access tractsEV chargersfast charger 1.3 mi, 2 stations hereHistorysettled 1797Historic places1 listed, incl. Noble, Jonathan, HouseWetlands0.6% of land, 15 acresLand cover94% developed, 19% tree canopyParks9.3% public land, Alum Creek State Park 7.3 miNursing homeFOREST HILLS CENTER, 0.4 mi, 2★PoliceMinerva Park Police Department, 0.2 miCrime4.4 violent per 1,000, Columbus PoliceAquifer13% sensitive settingCollegePaul Mitchell the School-Columbus, 1.3 miSchool ratings3.5 stars, Westerville CityHome prices$274K typical, +136% in ten yearsBuilding permits52,445 units 2016 to 2025 in Columbus; 4,698 permits on housesHomes and income$237K home, $74K incomeHousesbuilt 1980, 6,860 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

4.5 mi of highway (SR 3, SR 161, I-270) · 4 transit routes (COTA) · 1.65 mi of oil, fuel or NGL pipeline (Marathon Pipe Line) · 3.36 mi of electric transmission line · 1 dam (Minerva Park Lake Dam) · 2 public EV charger listings · 1 police station · 48 transit stops · 7 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 4 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 open leaking-tank release · 4 stormwater (MS4) permit areas (City of Columbus, Village of Minerva Park, City of Westerville) · 1 broadcast transmitter (WXGT) · 3 traffic signals.

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Intakes and plants

Inland rivers

Big Walnut Creek at the plant's low-head dam and screen house on Morse Rd, below Hoover DamHap Cremean Water Plant · Columbus Public Water System

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 violation

1 health-based violation since 2015Columbus Public Water System · lead 1.2 ppb (2023)

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

20 to 40

TTHM 33 µg/L (2019)Columbus Public Water System · HAA5 19 · worst year 51

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 detectedColumbus Public Water System · Hap Cremean Water Plant · UCMR 5, 12 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 ppb

Lead 1.2 ppb at the 90th-percentile tapColumbus Public Water System · period ending 2023-12 · 33,248 of 288,462 service lines lead or galvanized, 65,266 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

Fluoridated

FluoridatedColumbus Public Water System · corrosion control, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal

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

Under 5 µg/L in raw water

Raw water up to 0.7 µg/L microcystinColumbus Public Water System · 2016-10 · 2 treated-water detections

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

DRASTIC index under 100

DRASTIC 89 · Sand and Gravel217 well logs · median 110 ft deep

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%

13% sensitive geologic settingunder 0.5% 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

Aqua Ohio Water Co. Inc. - Huber Ridge Wwtp · 1.2 mi2 of 12 quarters in violation · 1.03 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

Three quarters or more

100% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeBliss Run-Alum Creek · sediment and silt, habitat damage

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

Upper Scioto subbasinBliss Run-Alum 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 $250,000

Median home $237,000household income $73,986 · rent $1,181 · 55% 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

1980 to 1999

Median year built 19806,860 homes · $216K 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… · Franklin County Auditor

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Building permits

30 to 60

52,445 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Columbus · 59.3 per 1,000 residents · 9116 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%

+136% in ten years+57% 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

30 to 40 mills

36.2 effective school millsWesterville City · about $2,537 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 · Columbus Division of Power serves part of the city

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 · 48% 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

Big Plain Solar, LLC · 25.7 misolar, 196 MW · 4 plants within 10 miles

Power plants within 10 miles

  1. Dodge Park Engine No 1Petroleum · 2 MW · 9.6 mi
    Capacity
    2 MW
    Main source
    Petroleum
    Technology
    Petroleum Liquids
    Operator
    City of Columbus - (OH)
    Sector
    Commercial Non-CHP
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2008
    EIA plant code
    56423

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

  2. 3100 Valleyview DriveSolar · 1 MW · 9.7 mi
    Capacity
    1 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    Madison Energy Investments LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2023
    EIA plant code
    68391

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

  3. ST-1/1A Engine No 1Petroleum · 1 MW · 9.8 mi
    Capacity
    1 MW
    Main source
    Petroleum
    Technology
    Petroleum Liquids
    Operator
    City of Columbus - (OH)
    Sector
    Commercial Non-CHP
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2008
    EIA plant code
    56422

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

  4. PS ST-8 Engine No 1Petroleum · 2 MW · 10.0 mi
    Capacity
    2 MW
    Main source
    Petroleum
    Technology
    Petroleum Liquids
    Operator
    City of Columbus - (OH)
    Sector
    Commercial Non-CHP
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2008
    EIA plant code
    56421

    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

1 to 3 miles

Nearest transmission line 2.3 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate)

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 Ohio

AT&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

Under 2% lack 100/20 service

100% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 31% · cable 100% · 6,145 locations

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 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

DC fast charger under 2 miles

Fast charger 1.3 mi: GRLA HYUNDAI BACK FENCE2 public stations in the ZIP (0 Level 2, 2 DC fast ports) · 47 within 5 miles of its center

Public EV charging inside ZIP 43231, and the nearest outside it

  1. COTA N.T.C. UNIT 36 Level 2 · Columbus · 0.8 mi
    Address
    Northland Transit Center Bay 1, Columbus, OH 43229
    Ports
    6 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. GRLA HYUNDAI BACK FENCE DC fast1 DC fast · Columbus · 1.3 mi
    Address
    2874 Morse Rd, Columbus, OH 43231
    Ports
    1 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  3. GRLA HYUNDAI FRONT DRIVE 1 DC fast1 DC fast · Columbus · 1.3 mi
    Address
    2850 Morse Rd, Columbus, OH 43231
    Ports
    1 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

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

75% or more live within half a mile of a stop

90% within half a mile of a stop48 stops in the ZIP · COTA

None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal

  1. Easton Transit CenterTransit center or station · Columbus · 1.9 mi
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Columbus
    Coordinates
    40.06080, -82.90980

    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 10.1 of 2074 intersections per square mile · 57% 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

No public rail crossing in the ZIP

0 public crossingsnearest crossing 3.3 mi (Norfolk Southern)

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 poor

6 bridges, 0 rated poortypical build year 1973 · busiest SR 161, 31,322 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

100,000 or more

166,776 vehicles a day on I-27025,349 trucks · 304K 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

Airline airport under 15 miles

CMH · 6.1 miJohn Glenn Columbus International · Amtrak at South Shore-South Portsmouth, KY 93.8 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

5.1 pCi/L average radon1,712 tests · 39% above 4 pCi/L · median 2.8

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

2 to 5%

2.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain4% of the land is floodplain, 2% 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 45 · higher than about 45% of US tractsCold wave 82 · Heat wave 82

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

Under 20 inches of snow a year

19" of snow a year · 53.9°F averageJanuary low 22° · July high 86° · 44" 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, 1.3 miozone 66 ppb at Maple Canyon · Franklin County median AQI 53

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

3 to 8 miles

Nearest NPL site 6.8 mi: Air Force Plant 850 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

No data

No TRI-reporting facility

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

6 to 10

8 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Thoreau Pond Dam, 3.6 mi, condition satisfactory

High-hazard dams within 10 miles

  1. Thoreau Pond DamTributary To Big Walnut Creek · condition: satisfactory · 3.6 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 11/18/2020)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Big Walnut Creek
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    25 ft
    Storage
    165 acre-feet
    Completed
    1964
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Franklin County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Gould Park
    Last inspection
    11/18/2020
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00736

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

  2. Hoover DamBig Walnut Creek · condition: fair · 3.7 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 06/11/2020)
    River or stream
    Big Walnut Creek
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    86 ft
    Storage
    145,079 acre-feet
    Completed
    1956
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Franklin County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Central College
    Last inspection
    06/11/2020
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00737

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

  3. Westerville Reservoir DamTributary To Alum Creek · condition: satisfactory · 5.5 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 12/03/2020)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Alum Creek
    Purpose
    Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    47 ft
    Storage
    1,258 acre-feet
    Completed
    1960
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Delaware County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Westerville
    Last inspection
    12/03/2020
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00748

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

  4. Horace Troop Pond Dam PoorTributary To Alum Creek · condition: poor · 7.1 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Poor (assessed 12/16/2020)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Alum Creek
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    21 ft
    Storage
    36 acre-feet
    Completed
    1956
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Delaware County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Westerville
    Last inspection
    12/16/2020
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH01522

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

  5. Alum Creek DamAlum Creek of Big Walnut Crk. · condition: not available · 7.6 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Not Available
    River or stream
    Alum Creek of Big Walnut Crk.
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation;Water Supply
    Type
    Gravity
    Height
    93 ft
    Storage
    134,800 acre-feet
    Completed
    1974
    Owner type
    Federal
    County
    Delaware County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Westerville
    Last inspection
    05/13/2021
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00931

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

  6. Alum Creek Upground ReservoirAlum Creek - Off Stream · condition: fair · 8.4 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 01/21/2021)
    River or stream
    Alum Creek - Off Stream
    Purpose
    Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    24 ft
    Storage
    1,593 acre-feet
    Completed
    1997
    Owner type
    Public Utility
    County
    Delaware County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lewis Center
    Last inspection
    01/21/2021
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH02905

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

  7. Alum Creek Upground Reservoir No. 2Alum Creek - Off Stream · condition: fair · 8.5 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 01/21/2021)
    River or stream
    Alum Creek - Off Stream
    Purpose
    Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    36 ft
    Storage
    1,912 acre-feet
    Completed
    2004
    Owner type
    Public Utility
    County
    Delaware County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lewis Center
    Last inspection
    01/21/2021
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH03129

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

  8. Julian Griggs DamScioto River · condition: fair · 9.3 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 06/13/2024)
    River or stream
    Scioto River
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Concrete
    Height
    52 ft
    Storage
    16,412 acre-feet
    Completed
    1905
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Franklin County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Upper Arlington
    Last inspection
    05/19/2023
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00740

    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 10

8 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19503 rated F2/EF2+ · 23 federal declarations for Franklin 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 14

10 spills reported since 2021mostly unidentified material or sheen · 3 reached water

Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 43231

  1. Material Green2025-07-20 · Minerva Park · 0.2 mi
    Reported
    2025-07-20
    What spilled
    Material Green
    Where
    Minerva Park, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001209

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

  2. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-05-19 · Columbus · 0.4 mi
    Reported
    2022-05-19
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    33 gallons
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000739

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

  3. Water (H20)2022-08-19 · Minerva Park · 0.5 mi
    Reported
    2022-08-19
    What spilled
    Water (H20); Concrete
    Where
    Minerva Park, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001267

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

  4. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-03-20 · Columbus · 0.7 mi
    Reported
    2025-03-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2503EPA0000406

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

  5. Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)2026-07-03 · Columbus · 0.8 mi
    Reported
    2026-07-03
    What spilled
    Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2607EPA0001190

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

  6. Chemical(S) Unk2026-04-29 · Columbus · 1.0 mi
    Reported
    2026-04-29
    What spilled
    Chemical(S) Unk
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2604EPA0000718

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

  7. Sewage Human Reached water2021-01-30 · Columbus · 1.3 mi
    Reported
    2021-01-30
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    25 - Alum Creek
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2101EPA0000132

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

  8. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-02-22 · Columbus · 1.3 mi
    Reported
    2022-02-22
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    57 gallons
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000221

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

  9. Material White Reached water2024-03-06 · Columbus · 1.3 mi
    Reported
    2024-03-06
    What spilled
    Material White; Lime Sludge / Lime Slurry
    Reached a waterway
    25 - Alum Creek
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000356

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

  10. Detergent Nos (Not Specified) Reached water2023-04-21 · Columbus · 1.5 mi
    Reported
    2023-04-21
    What spilled
    Detergent Nos (Not Specified)
    Reached a waterway
    25 - Alum Creek
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2304EPA0000640

    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 wells

1 well in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 0.78 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 non-coal mine 16.3 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 limited

Bennington-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 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

5 to 15%

9.3% public land · 250 acresMinerva Lake Golf Club · Alum Creek State Park 7.3 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 land

0.6% wetland · 15 acrespond 13 · emergent wetland 1 · forested/shrub wetland 1

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

75% or more

94% developed · 19% tree canopyforest 4% · grass and shrub 1%

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

25 to 40%

30.5% bachelor's or higher37.1% white · 41.5% Black · 5.7% Hispanic · 9.9% Asian · 29.2% 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

0.6 to 1

10,496 jobs · 11,070 employed residentsHealth care and social assistance leads · residents mostly work in Columbus (43219)

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

Reservoirs & inland lakes

Big Walnut Creek at the plant's low-head dam and screen house on Morse Rd, below Hoover DamHap Cremean Water Plant · Columbus Public Water System

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

35th to 40th

Percentile rank 39.5income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 1.52% 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

60th to 80th

76th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 62 · household 83 · minority status 87 · housing and transport 61

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

20 to 25%

21.7% in fair or poor healthobesity 36.9% · diabetes 13.5% · smoking 16.3% · depression 25.2%

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 79

76.4 years life expectancy5 tracts, from 74.5 to 77.8

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

Under 3 miles

Mount Carmel St. Ann's · 2.6 miWesterville · 392 beds · 7 within 10 miles

Hospitals within 5 miles

  1. Mount Carmel St. Ann'sGeneral hospital · Westerville · 2.6 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    500 S Cleveland Avenue, Westerville, OH 43081
    County
    Franklin County
    Beds
    392
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Mount Carmel St Ann's
    Phone
    (380) 898-4000
    Medicare ID
    360012

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  2. Columbus Behavioral HealthPsychiatric hospital · Columbus · 3.0 mi
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    900 East Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, OH 43229
    County
    Franklin County
    Beds
    126
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Sun Behavioral Columbus
    Phone
    (614) 706-2786
    Medicare ID
    364058

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  3. The Woods at ParksideRehabilitation hospital · Columbus · 4.6 mi
    What it is
    Rehabilitation hospital
    Address
    349 Olde Ridenour Road, Columbus, OH 43230
    County
    Franklin County
    Beds
    50
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Phone
    (614) 471-2552

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  4. Mount Carmel Rehabilitation Hospital An Affiliate of Encompass HealthRehabilitation hospital · Westerville · 4.6 mi
    What it is
    Rehabilitation hospital
    Address
    597 Executive Campus Drive, Westerville, OH 43082
    County
    Delaware County
    Beds
    60
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Phone
    (614) 392-3400

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  5. Columbus Springs EastPsychiatric hospital · Columbus · 4.7 mi
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    2085 Citygate Dr, Columbus, OH 43219
    County
    Franklin County
    Beds
    72
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Phone
    (614) 300-9100

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  6. Ohiohealth Emergency Care CenterGeneral hospital · Westerville · 4.8 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    260 Polaris Pkwy, Westerville, OH 43082
    County
    Delaware County
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Phone
    (740) 504-7303

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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. Lower Lights Health NorthlandHealth center · Columbus · 1.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Columbus
    Coordinates
    40.10300, -82.94098

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  2. Heart of Ohio Family Health OB-GYN at St. Ann'sHealth center · Westerville · 2.6 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Westerville
    Coordinates
    40.11503, -82.94516

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  3. Equitas Health Columbus Administration OfficeHealth center · Columbus · 2.9 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Columbus
    Coordinates
    40.10181, -82.98511

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  4. Capital Park Family Health Center at Innis RoadHealth center · Columbus · 2.9 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Columbus
    Coordinates
    40.03684, -82.95174

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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. Davita Minerva Park DialysisDialysis · Columbus · 1.5 mi
    Address
    4401 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43224
    Dialysis stations
    17
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2019-07-02
    Phone
    (614) 478-9604
    Medicare ID
    362888

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Davita Park Side DialysisDialysis · Westerville · 2.2 mi
    Address
    241 W. Schrock Road, Westerville, OH 43081
    Dialysis stations
    25
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2012-09-06
    Phone
    (614) 882-1734
    Medicare ID
    362783

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Fmc - Central OhioDialysis · Columbus · 2.3 mi
    Address
    4661 Karl Road, Columbus, OH 43229
    Dialysis stations
    24
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Shift starting after 5 pm
    Yes
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1980-01-01
    Phone
    (614) 840-0012
    Medicare ID
    362501

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  4. Fmc- Westerville DialysisDialysis · Westerville · 2.6 mi
    Address
    477 Cooper Road, Westerville, OH 43081
    Dialysis stations
    16
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Shift starting after 5 pm
    Yes
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2006-08-17
    Phone
    (614) 895-2705
    Medicare ID
    362686

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  5. Davita Columbus DialysisDialysis · Columbus · 4.6 mi
    Address
    226 Graceland Blvd. - Suite 3-09A, Columbus, OH 43214
    Dialysis stations
    21
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    1995-02-17
    Phone
    (614) 985-1732
    Medicare ID
    362543

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  6. Fresenius Kidney Care New Albany - OhDialysis · Columbus · 4.8 mi
    Address
    991 E. Johnstown Rd., Columbus, OH 43230
    Dialysis stations
    17
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2017-11-22
    Phone
    (614) 855-3677
    Medicare ID
    362865

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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

FOREST HILLS CENTER · 0.4 mi2 of 5 stars · 75 beds · 13 within 5 miles

Nursing homes within 3 miles

  1. Forest Hills Center2 of 5 stars · Columbus · 0.4 mi
    Address
    2841 East Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, OH 43231
    Certified beds
    75
    Residents on an average day
    68
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    EMBASSY HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (614) 891-1111
    Medicare ID
    365980

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  2. Westerwood Rehabilitation5 of 5 stars · Columbus · 0.7 mi
    Address
    5757 Ponderosa Drive, Columbus, OH 43231
    Certified beds
    75
    Residents on an average day
    61
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    5 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    UNITED CHURCH HOMES
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (614) 890-8282
    Medicare ID
    365399

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  3. The Laurels of Walden Park1 of 5 stars · Columbus · 2.0 mi
    Address
    5700 Karl Road, Columbus, OH 43229
    Certified beds
    225
    Residents on an average day
    209
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    2 fines totalling $114,649, 1 payment denial (latest 2025-08-13)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (614) 846-5420
    Medicare ID
    365379

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  4. Westerville Post Acute1 of 5 stars · Westerville · 2.0 mi
    Address
    1060 Eastwind Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
    Certified beds
    130
    Residents on an average day
    96
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    2 fines totalling $315,699, 2 payment denials (latest 2024-02-21)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    PACS GROUP
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (614) 895-1038
    Medicare ID
    365611

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  5. Inniswood Health and Rehabilitation1 of 5 stars · Westerville · 2.8 mi
    Address
    1150 Colony Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
    Certified beds
    99
    Residents on an average day
    87
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $169,562 (latest 2024-02-02)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (614) 891-5055
    Medicare ID
    365421

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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

2.5 to 5

4.4 violent offenses per 1,000Columbus Police · 26.6 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 20% of violent 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

Minerva Park Police Department · 0.2 mi3 stations within 3 miles · post office 0.8 mi

Police stations within 3 miles

  1. Minerva Park Police DepartmentColumbus · 0.2 mi
    Address
    2829 Minerva Lake Road, Columbus, OH 43231
    Coordinates
    40.07702, -82.94265

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  2. Blendon Township Police DepartmentWesterville · 2.3 mi
    Address
    6340 South Hempstead Road, Westerville, OH 43081
    Coordinates
    40.09829, -82.90495

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  3. Clinton Township Police DepartmentColumbus · 2.4 mi
    Address
    3820 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43224
    Coordinates
    40.04683, -82.95617

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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

1 to 2 miles

Columbus Division of Fire Station 6 · 1.3 mi4 stations within 3 miles, 33 within 8

Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles

  1. Columbus Division of Fire Station 6Columbus · 1.3 mi
    Address
    5750 Maple Canyon Drive, Columbus, OH 43229
    Coordinates
    40.08767, -82.95983

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  2. Clinton Township Fire Department Station 61Columbus · 2.4 mi
    Address
    3820 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43224
    Coordinates
    40.04666, -82.95545

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  3. Columbus Fire Station 24Columbus · 2.4 mi
    Address
    1585 Morse Road, Columbus, OH 43229
    Coordinates
    40.06015, -82.97690

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  4. Westerville Division of Fire Station 112Westerville · 2.7 mi
    Address
    727 East Schrock Road, Westerville, OH 43081
    Coordinates
    40.10460, -82.90107

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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

2 to 4 miles

Northern Lights Branch Library · 2 miColumbus Metropolitan Library · 2 within 3 miles, 15 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles

  1. Karl Road Branch LibraryBranch · Columbus · 2.0 mi
    Address
    5590 Karl Road, Columbus, OH 43229
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Columbus Metropolitan Library
    Open
    3,640 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    40,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    5,472,220
    System's loans, FY2024
    13,794,599
    People the system serves
    971,930
    Phone
    (614) 645-2275

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

  2. Northern Lights Branch LibraryBranch · Columbus · 2.0 mi
    Address
    4093 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH 43224
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Columbus Metropolitan Library
    Open
    3,432 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    26,100 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    5,472,220
    System's loans, FY2024
    13,794,599
    People the system serves
    971,930
    Phone
    (614) 645-2275

    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

  1. Green Lawn Abbey Preservation AssociationHistorical society · Columbus · 1.4 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Columbus
    Coordinates
    40.06649, -82.91634

    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

10 to 33%

23.5% in low-income, low-access tracts8% 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

Settled before 1800

Columbus · settled 1797first 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

1 or 2 listings

1 listed historic placeNoble, Jonathan, House

  1. Noble, Jonathan, HouseBuilding · Columbus · listed 1975
    Address
    5030 Westerville Rd. (SR 3)
    Where
    Columbus, Franklin County · ZIP 43231
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001400
    Coordinates
    40.07476, -82.92833

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

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

See them on the full map · every historic place in Franklin County

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

Westerville CityCity school district · 62% of residents, then Columbus City

Public schools inside ZIP 43231

  1. Hawthorne Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Columbus · 0.2 mi
    Address
    5001 Farview Rd, Columbus, OH 43231
    School district
    Westerville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    540
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26.95
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    77.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    015651
    NCES school ID
    390450401954

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Minerva Park Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Columbus · 0.3 mi
    Address
    5002 Farview Rd, Columbus, OH 43231
    School district
    Westerville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    718
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    46.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    74.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    020456
    NCES school ID
    390450410865

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  3. Minerva France Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Columbus · 0.4 mi
    Address
    4990 Farview Rd, Columbus, OH 43231
    School district
    Westerville City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    534
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    25.8
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    019875
    NCES school ID
    390450410841

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Horizon Science Academy PrimaryColumbus · 1.4 mi
    Address
    2899 Morse Rd, Columbus, OH 43231
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    386
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    28
    NCES school ID
    390160605963

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  5. Oakstone Community SchoolColumbus · 1.4 mi
    Address
    2655 Oakstone Dr, Columbus, OH 43231
    Kind (NCES)
    Special Education School
    Students, 2023-24
    211
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    35
    NCES school ID
    390038304920

    NCES school record ↗ 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.

Private schools inside ZIP 43231

  1. Northside Christian SchoolPrivate, conservative Christian · Columbus · 2.2 mi
    Address
    2655 W Schrock Rd, Columbus, OH 43081
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    200
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    19.1
    Students per teacher
    10.4712
    Phone
    (614) 882-1493
    NCES private school ID
    01614734

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

3.5 stars

3.5 stars overallWesterville City · performance index 81.1% of the year's maximum · 93.1% 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

Under 3 miles

Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus · 1.3 miColumbus · 24 campuses within 10 miles

Colleges within 5 miles

  1. Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbusFor-profit career school · Columbus · 1.3 mi
    What it is
    For-profit career school
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    270
    IPEDS unit ID
    456074

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

  2. Felbry CollegeFor-profit college · Columbus · 1.4 mi
    What it is
    For-profit college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    323
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $27,504
    Graduation rate
    77% (all programs, within 150% of normal time) (a class of 52)
    IPEDS unit ID
    487861

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

  3. Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & SciencesFor-profit two-year college · Columbus · 1.5 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    449
    Graduation rate
    100% within three years (a class of 3)
    IPEDS unit ID
    496061

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

  4. Fortis College-ColumbusFor-profit two-year college · Westerville · 2.1 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Westerville
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    1,087
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $14,148
    Graduation rate
    32% within three years (a class of 260)
    IPEDS unit ID
    450058

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

  5. Dental Assistant Pro LLC-ColumbusFor-profit career school · Westerville · 2.2 mi
    What it is
    For-profit career school
    City
    Westerville
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    34
    IPEDS unit ID
    452771

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  6. Chamberlain University-OhioFor-profit college · Columbus · 2.2 mi
    What it is
    For-profit college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    529
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $19,686
    IPEDS unit ID
    454236

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  7. MyComputerCareer at ColumbusFor-profit two-year college · Columbus · 2.6 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    1,559
    Graduation rate
    74% within three years (a class of 847)
    IPEDS unit ID
    451477

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  8. DeVry University-OhioFor-profit college · Columbus · 2.8 mi
    What it is
    For-profit college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    316
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $17,488
    Graduation rate
    43% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 14)
    IPEDS unit ID
    482574

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  9. Hondros College of NursingFor-profit two-year college · Columbus · 2.9 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    5,533
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $19,902
    Graduation rate
    19% within three years (a class of 98)
    IPEDS unit ID
    203386

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  10. American Institute of Alternative MedicineFor-profit college · Columbus · 3.1 mi
    What it is
    For-profit college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    594
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $17,291
    Graduation rate
    55% (all programs, within 150% of normal time) (a class of 11)
    IPEDS unit ID
    441636

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  11. Otterbein UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Westerville · 3.3 mi
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Westerville
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,705
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $34,899
    Graduation rate
    69% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 599)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204936

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  12. The Spa SchoolFor-profit two-year college · Columbus · 4.3 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    204
    Graduation rate
    68% within three years (a class of 59)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204769

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  13. Adult and Community Education-HudsonPublic career school · Columbus · 5.0 mi
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Columbus
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    110
    IPEDS unit ID
    203030

    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

255 cities

Columbus (city)89% of residents, then Minerva Park (village)

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-3 · Joyce Beatty (D)Senate 25 William P. DeMora · House 9 Munira Abdullahi

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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Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on 43231 (Columbus), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.23 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
48.6 in
12.4 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
16.0 in
a normal year brings 17.9 in
a normal year
42.6 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.22 — 28
September 2026 6.39 — 30
August 2026 10.59 — 31
July 2026 4.94 — 31
June 2026 4.19 — 30
May 2026 7.23 — 31
April 2026 3.50 — 30
March 2026 6.87 1.4 31
February 2026 2.07 2.3 28
January 2026 1.60 12.4 31
December 2025 2.27 9.0 31
November 2025 2.21 0.7 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2018 — 60.5 in
Driest year1934 — 23.1 in
Snowiest year1910 — 47.9 in
Wettest day on record14 September 1979 — 5.30 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day6 January 1910 — 9.61 in
Deepest snow on the ground9 February 1896 — 20.98 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 43231 (Columbus), so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.

47,952 days of records, 1893-06-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for 43231 (Columbus): 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
32
those placed on the map inside 43231 (Columbus)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge15
Hazardous waste7
Sewer and water-line construction6
Air pollution2
Medical waste1
Wetland and stream fill1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
DEER HILL PLACE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ADMAR-1575 HARMON Sewer and water-line construction permit
ADMAR-1575 HARMON Sewer and water-line construction permit
TRUSTED JOURNEY PET MEMORIAL SERVICES Air pollution report
ADMAR-1575 HARMON Sewer and water-line construction permit
VILLAGE OF MINERVA PARK Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation
2900 MORSE RD LLC Hazardous waste compliance letter
ORCHARD LAKES Sewer and water-line construction permit
ORCHARD LAKES Sewer and water-line construction permit
ORCHARD LAKES Sewer and water-line construction permit
MINERVA PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SMART TRUCK EXPRESS LLC Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
VILLAGE OF MINERVA PARK Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
PRESIDENTIAL GATEWAY PARK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CITY OF COLUMBUS RECREATION AND PARKS Sewer and water-line construction permit
CITY OF COLUMBUS RECREATION AND PARKS Sewer and water-line construction permit
CITY OF COLUMBUS RECREATION AND PARKS Sewer and water-line construction permit
NATIONAL CHURCH BRETTON WOOD PHASE 2 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
KILBOURNE RUN SPORTS PARK IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
KILBOURNE RUN SPORTS PARK IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
KILBOURNE RUN SPORTS PARK IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
KILBOURNE RUN SPORTS PARK Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
KILBOURNE RUN SPORTS PARK IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
VILLAGE OF MINERVA PARK Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
KILBOURNE RUN SPORTS PARK IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill 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

43081 Westerville 43219 Columbus 43224 Columbus 43229 Columbus 43230 Columbus

The county

Franklin County: 45 ZIP codes, 42 cities, villages and townships, 1,356,733 people. The county in numbers.

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 43231?

ZIP code 43231 is the Columbus, Ohio post office area in Franklin County, home to 22,126 residents. Of its residents, 89% live in the city of Columbus, 9% in the village of Minerva Park and 2% in Blendon Township.

What county is ZIP code 43231 in?

ZIP code 43231 is in Franklin County, Ohio.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 43231 come from?

Big Walnut Creek at the plant's low-head dam and screen house on Morse Rd, below Hoover Dam. Hap Cremean Water Plant · Columbus Public Water System.

What school district is ZIP code 43231 in?

ZIP code 43231 is mostly in the Westerville City School District; parts are in the Columbus City School District.

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