ZIP code 44026: Chester Township and Chesterland

Geauga County · 10,877 residents · Chesterland post office; 92% of residents live in the township of Chester Township

Mostly private wells. 3% of residents on a community system (Manchester Farms Water: Groundwater wells (2 wells)). The water here

Geauga County

44026 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: Mostly private wells. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1801 The town here was settled around 1801, earlier than 69% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Climate 114 in Winters run snowy here: 114 inches of snow a year on average, more than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NOAA climate normals
  4. Groundwater 62 Groundwater here is less vulnerable than most: a DRASTIC index of 62, lower than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR Geological Survey
  5. School ratings 5.0 stars The main school district here rates well: 5.0 stars on the Ohio Report Card, higher than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Ohio school report cards
  6. Colleges 0.7 mi This ZIP sits close to a college or university: the nearest is 0.7 miles away, closer than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NCES IPEDS
  7. Life expectancy 82.0 years Life expectancy runs high here: 82.0 years at birth, estimated from deaths in 2010 to 2015, more than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC USALEEP
  8. Homes and income $330,800 Home values run high here: a median of $330,800, more than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Census ACS
  9. Upward mobility 49 Children from low-income families reached farther here: a household income rank of 49 at age 35, higher than 91% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Opportunity Atlas
  10. Health 15.8% Self-reported health runs better here: 15.8% of adults report fair or poor health, lower than 87% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC PLACES

Local events in 44026

60 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in 44026

  1. Puzzle Exchange

    9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Geauga West Branch · From Geauga County Public Library

  2. Family Storytime

    10 to 10:30 a.m. · Geauga West Branch · From Geauga County Public Library

  3. Let's Lego

    5:30 to 6:30 p.m. · Geauga West Branch · From Geauga County Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Your ballot

Who represents 44026, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Geauga County and Geauga's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Geauga County and Geauga's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Geauga CountyU.S. House district 14: David Joyce (R)Ohio Senate district 32: not on the 2026 ballot; the sitting member is Sandra O'Brien (R)Ohio House district 99: Sarah Fowler Arthur (R)
Geauga County and 44026's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
44026's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 14——
Ohio SenateDistrict 32Sandra O'BrienR
Ohio HouseDistrict 99Sarah Fowler ArthurR

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:

44026's district races:

Local questions and issues on 44026's 2026 ballot
JurisdictionTypeQuestion
Chester TownshipTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 2-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Chester Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.
Munson TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.75-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Munson Township for a continuing period of time, beginning in 2027.
Geauga CountyTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 2.5-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Geauga County for 5 years, beginning in 2026.

Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Chester Township, Chester Township Township, Munson Township, Munson Township Township, Newbury Township, Newbury Township Township.

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

What's on my ballot in 44026 · 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

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wells3% of residents on a community system (Manchester Farms Water: Groundwater wells (2 wells))

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

Elevation 891–1,348 ft, averaging 1,108 ft · Geauga County 768–1,387 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Mostly private wells
Only 3% of residents here live inside a mapped community water system, chiefly Manchester Farms Water (Groundwater wells (2 wells)); the rest likely rely on private wells or small non-community systems.
The town's water: Groundwater wells (2 wells)
Manchester Farms Water · Geauga County
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About this area's water

Water quality & impurities

EPA compliance record

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

EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.

Water systems in this ZIP

97% of residents live outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells.

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

Violationsprivate wellsRadon2.6 pCi/L avg, 18% above 4Stream health100% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantValley View Wwtp, 0.8 mi, 6/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 62, 2,539 well logsElectricThe Illuminating CompanyGas pipelinenearest transmission line 1 mi, 10 mi in the ZIPNearest power plantPerry 21.2 mi, 1,240 MW nuclearGasEnbridge Gas Ohio, 77% on gasSchool districtWest Geauga LocalSocial vulnerability28th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 48.9 for low-income childrenPeople42.1% with a degree, 5.1% born abroadJobs3K jobs hereSchool tax26.0 mills, ~$1,819 on a $200K homePhoneAT&T OhioFlood0.6% in floodplainInternet100% served, fiber 4%Hazard risk32, above 32% of US tractsOil and gas wells227 in the ZIP, 152 producingSoilsMahoning, septic very limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills7 reported since 2021, mostly food and greaseDisasters2 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 16 FEMA declarationsDams6 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 2 miTraffic14K a day on US 322Bridges0 of 13 rated poorRail crossingsnone; nearest 8.4 miTransit0% within half a mile of a stopWalkability6.3 of 20, below averageAirportCLE 27.9 mi, Amtrak 18.5 miClimate114" snow, 48°F averageAlgal toxinsprivate wellsPFASprivate wellsLeadprivate wellsByproductsno samples on fileFluorideprivate wellsWatershedAshtabula-Chagrin, East Branch Chagrin RiverLocal governmentChester TownshipCell signal5G on 100% of landU.S. HouseOH-14 David Joyce (R)Life expectancy82.0 yearsHealth16% fair or poor health, obesity 33%Nearest hospitalHillcrest Hospital, 5 mi, 5★Toxic sitesSuperfund 20.1 mi away, 1 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 7.5 µg/m³, monitor 10.2 miFire/EMSChester Township Fire Rescue, 0.5 miLibraryGeauga West Branch, 2 miGroceries77% over 1 mi from a supermarketEV chargersfast charger 5.1 mi, 0 stations hereHistorysettled 1801Historic places1 listed, incl. Chester Township District School No. 2Wetlands4.1% of land, 763 acresLand cover42% developed, 48% tree canopyParks9.8% public land, Punderson State Park 7.4 miNursing homeOHMAN FAMILY LIVING AT HOLLY, 4.4 mi, 5★PoliceChester Township Police Department, 0.6 miCrimeno 2024 rate, Chester Township Police did not reportAquifer55% sensitive settingCollegeInternational Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute, 0.7 miSchool ratings5 stars, West Geauga LocalHome prices$388K typical, +70% in ten yearsBuilding permits1,729 units 2016 to 2025 in Geauga County building departmentHomes and income$331K home, $112K incomeHousesbuilt 1963, 4,329 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

11.7 mi of highway (US 322, SR 306) · 9.95 mi of gas transmission pipeline (Dominion/Enbridge East Ohio) · 42.7 mi of electric transmission line (ATSI) · 2 sewage plants (Opalocka WWTP, Valley View WWTP) · 2 dams (Shadow Hill Lake Dam, Fowler's Mill Golf Course Upground) · 1 substation · 7 registered towers · 1 landfill or waste site, open and closed (Abate Landscaping) · 2 fire or EMS stations · 1 police station · 1 post office · 2 water towers or tanks in OpenStreetMap · 4 water works or pumping stations in OpenStreetMap · 3.53 mi of trail and bike route · 13 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 7 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 open leaking-tank release · 8 other permitted dischargers (2015 Berkshire Hills Llc, 7100 Wilson Mills, Fowlers Mill Golf Clubhouse) · 40 source water protection zones (Orchard Hills Center PWS, West Geauga Campus, Geauga Parks - The Rookery PWS) · 2 stormwater (MS4) permit areas (The City of Kirtland, Chester Township) · 1 brownfield or cleanup site · 7 traffic signals.

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Intakes and plants

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wells3% of residents on a community system (Manchester Farms Water: Groundwater wells (2 wells))

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

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Violations

No data

Mostly private wells, no system record

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

No data

No byproduct samples on file

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 data

Mostly private wells, untested

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

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Lead

No data

Mostly private wells, no system record

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

No record

Mostly private wells

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

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Algal toxins

No data

Mostly private wells

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 62 · Interbedded Sandstone and Shale2,539 well logs · median 140 ft deep · 15 karst and spring points

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

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Aquifer

30 to 60%

55% sensitive geologic setting1% 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

4 to 7 quarters

Valley View Wwtp · 0.8 mi6 of 12 quarters in violation · 0.2 MGD

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

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Stream health

Three quarters or more

100% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeGriswold Creek-Chagrin River · bacteria (pathogens), 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 Lake Erie

Ashtabula-Chagrin subbasinEast Branch Chagrin River · drains to Lake Erie

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

$250,000 to $350,000

Median home $330,800household income $111,761 · rent $909 · 89% own

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

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House by house

1960 to 1979

Median year built 19634,329 homes · $303K 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… · Geauga County Auditor

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Building permits

15 to 30

1,729 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Geauga County building department · 18.9 per 1,000 residents · 178 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

50 to 75%

+70% in ten years+44% in five · +3% in 2025

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

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School tax

25 to 30 mills

26.0 effective school millsWest Geauga Local · about $1,819 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

The Illuminating Company

The Illuminating CompanyInvestor-owned utility

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

Enbridge Gas Ohio

Enbridge Gas OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 77% 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

Perry · 21.2 minuclear, 1,240 MW · 1 plant within 10 miles

Power plants within 10 miles

  1. Euclid Farm, Stamco N-54Wind · 1 MW · 9.5 mi
    Capacity
    1 MW
    Main source
    Wind
    Technology
    Onshore Wind Turbine
    Operator
    Case Western Reserve University
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Euclid, Cuyahoga County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2012
    EIA plant code
    59024

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 1 miEast Ohio Gas Co (intrastate) · 10 mi of pipe in the ZIP

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

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Phone

AT&T 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 4% · cable 99% · 4,862 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 97% · 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

5 to 10 miles

Fast charger 5.1 mi: Deacons Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram0 public stations in the ZIP (0 Level 2, 0 DC fast ports) · 0 within 5 miles of its center

None inside the ZIP; the nearest public charging sites

  1. Deacons Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram DC fast2 DC fast · Mayfield Village · 5.1 mi
    Address
    835 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village, OH 44143
    Ports
    2 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS
    Network
    SYNERGEV
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-807-4522
  2. Eastgate Shopping Center DC fast4 DC fast · Mayfield Heights · 5.1 mi
    Address
    1371 Som Center Rd, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
    Ports
    4 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    eVgo Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    877-455-3833

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

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

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Transit

No transit stop within half a mile of anyone

0% within half a mile of a stop0 stops in the ZIP

None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal

  1. Monticello & Richmond (ref. place)Rail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA · 8.2 mi
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.53901, -81.49752

Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

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

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Walkability

Below average (5.76 to 10.5)

Walkability 6.3 of 2012 intersections per square mile · 0% near transit

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

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Rail crossings

No public rail crossing in the ZIP

0 public crossingsnearest crossing 8.4 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

13 bridges, 0 rated poortypical build year 1998 · busiest Wilson Mills Rd, 6,000 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

5,000 to 20,000

14,118 vehicles a day on US 322426 trucks · 223K vehicle-miles a day inside the ZIP

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

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Airports and Amtrak

15 to 30 miles

CLE · 27.9 miCleveland-Hopkins International · Amtrak at Cleveland 18.5 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

2 to 4 pCi/L

2.6 pCi/L average radon591 tests · 18% above 4 pCi/L · median 2.2

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

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Flood

Under 2% of residents

0.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain2% of the land is floodplain · zone A

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

20 to 40

Risk score 32 · higher than about 32% of US tractsWinter weather 94 · Strong wind 88

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

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Climate

70 inches or more

114" of snow a year · 48.0°F averageJanuary low 17° · July high 81° · 48" 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

7.5 to 8.5

PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³ at Cleveland Near Road, 10.2 miozone 69 ppb at Notre Dame · Geauga County median AQI 42

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

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Toxic sites

15 miles or more

Nearest NPL site 20.1 mi: Chemical & Minerals Reclamation1 toxic-release reporter · 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

Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 44026

  1. Channel Products IncToxics Release Inventory · Chesterland · 2.6 mi
    Address
    7100 Wilson Mills Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44026CHNNL7100W
    EPA registry ID
    110002110091

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

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

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Dams

6 to 10

6 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Shadow Hill Lake Dam, 2 mi, condition satisfactory

High-hazard dams within 10 miles

  1. Shadow Hill Lake DamTributary To East Branch Chagrin River · condition: satisfactory · 2.0 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 05/17/2024)
    River or stream
    Tributary To East Branch Chagrin River
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    21 ft
    Storage
    35 acre-feet
    Completed
    1973
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Geauga County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Kirtland
    Last inspection
    06/28/2023
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH01629
  2. Lake-In-The-Woods DamTributary To Silver Creek · condition: fair · 7.6 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 04/19/2024)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Silver Creek
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    26 ft
    Storage
    245 acre-feet
    Completed
    1985
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Geauga County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Chagrin Falls
    Last inspection
    09/25/2023
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH01621
  3. Loecy Pond DamTributary To Big Creek · condition: satisfactory · 7.7 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 10/21/2021)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Big Creek
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    23 ft
    Storage
    66 acre-feet
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Geauga County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Painesville
    Last inspection
    10/21/2021
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH01622
  4. Hoose Road Retention DamUnnamed Tributary To Kellogg Creek · condition: satisfactory · 8.5 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 09/30/2021)
    River or stream
    Unnamed Tributary To Kellogg Creek
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    22 ft
    Storage
    50 acre-feet
    Completed
    1993
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Lake County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Mentor
    Last inspection
    09/30/2021
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH02833
  5. Lake Lucerne Dam PoorMcFARLAND CREEK · condition: poor · 9.1 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Poor (assessed 06/13/2024)
    River or stream
    McFARLAND CREEK
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    30 ft
    Storage
    160 acre-feet
    Completed
    1922
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Geauga County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lake Lucerne
    Last inspection
    06/14/2023
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00358
  6. Tanglewood Lake DamMcFARLAND CREEK · condition: fair · 9.2 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 06/13/2024)
    River or stream
    McFARLAND CREEK
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    37 ft
    Storage
    228 acre-feet
    Completed
    1971
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Geauga County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lake Lucerne
    Last inspection
    06/14/2023
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH00359

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

1 or 2 tracks

2 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19500 rated F2/EF2+ · 16 federal declarations for Geauga County · 67 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

7 spills reported since 2021mostly food and grease · 3 reached water

Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 44026

  1. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2023-12-10 · Chester Twp · 0.6 mi
    Reported
    2023-12-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Largest amount reported
    53 gallons
    Where
    Chester Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2312EPA0002039
  2. Food Waste Reached water2021-02-11 · Chester Twp · 0.8 mi
    Reported
    2021-02-11
    What spilled
    Food Waste
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Chester Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2102EPA0000188
  3. Sewage Human2022-04-15 · Chester Twp · 1.0 mi
    Reported
    2022-04-15
    What spilled
    Sewage Human; Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)
    Where
    Chester Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2204EPA0000515
  4. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-12-05 · Chester Twp · 1.2 mi
    Reported
    2024-12-05
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Chester Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2412EPA0001978
  5. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-11-20 · Chester Twp · 1.5 mi
    Reported
    2021-11-20
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    28 - Griswold Creek
    Where
    Chester Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2111EPA0001761
  6. Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2021-11-15 · Chester Twp · 1.5 mi
    Reported
    2021-11-15
    What spilled
    Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
    Where
    Chester Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2111EPA0001742
  7. Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil Reached water2021-09-12 · Chester Twp · 1.7 mi
    Reported
    2021-09-12
    What spilled
    Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Chester Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001436

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

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

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Oil and gas wells

More than 200 wells

227 wells in the ZIP152 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 0.17 mi

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

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Abandoned mines

No mapped underground mine

No mapped minenearest mapped coal mine 29.1 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

Mahoning silt loam, 2 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%

9.8% public land · 1,826 acresFowlers Mill Golf Course · Punderson State Park 7.4 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

3 to 7%

4.1% wetland · 763 acresforested/shrub wetland 512 · pond 225 · emergent wetland 26

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

40% to 75%

42% developed · 48% tree canopyforest 47% · pasture 7% · wetland 2%

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

40 to 55%

42.1% bachelor's or higher90.8% white · 0.2% Black · 0.7% Hispanic · 0.8% Asian · 5.1% foreign-born

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

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Jobs

0.25 to 0.6

2,615 jobs · 5,411 employed residentsHotels and restaurants leads

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

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Economic history

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wells3% of residents on a community system (Manchester Farms Water: Groundwater wells (2 wells))

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

45th to 50th

Percentile rank 48.9income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 0.96% 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

20th to 40th percentile

28th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 22 · household 62 · minority status 18 · housing and transport 35

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

12 to 16%

15.8% in fair or poor healthobesity 32.7% · diabetes 12.6% · smoking 12.2% · depression 23%

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

82 years or more

82.0 years life expectancy4 tracts, from 79.2 to 83.8

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

3 to 6 miles

Hillcrest Hospital · 5 miMayfield Hts · 532 beds · Level II trauma · 6 within 10 miles

Hospitals within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Hillcrest Hospital Trauma level IIGeneral hospital · Mayfield Hts · 5.0 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    6780 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Hts, OH 44124
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Beds
    532
    Trauma center
    Level II
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Phone
    (440) 312-4415
    Medicare ID
    360230
  2. Rehab Hospital at Heather Hill Care CommunitiesRehabilitation hospital · Chardon · 6.1 mi
    What it is
    Rehabilitation hospital
    Address
    12340 Bass Lake Road, Chardon, OH 44024
    County
    Geauga County
    Beds
    56
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Phone
    (440) 285-4040
  3. Uhhs - Geauga Regional Hospital Trauma level IIIGeneral hospital · Chardon · 8.0 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    13207 Ravenna Road, Chardon, OH 44024
    County
    Geauga County
    Beds
    215
    Trauma center
    Level IIi
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Uh Regional Hospitals
    Phone
    (440) 285-6000
    Medicare ID
    360075

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

The nearest health centers

  1. Signature Health Kirtland AdministrationHealth center · Willoughby · 7.4 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Willoughby
    Coordinates
    41.63612, -81.37071
  2. Signature Health - WickliffeHealth center · Wickliffe · 8.0 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Wickliffe
    Coordinates
    41.59906, -81.46441

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

The nearest dialysis center

  1. Center For Dialysis Care At Heather HillDialysis · Chardon · 6.4 mi
    Address
    12340 Bass Lake Road, Chardon, OH 44024
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    nonprofit
    Chain
    Centers for Dialysis Care
    Medicare certified since
    1998-01-01
    Phone
    (440) 286-4103
    Medicare ID
    362603

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

3 to 6 miles

OHMAN FAMILY LIVING AT HOLLY · 4.4 mi5 of 5 stars · 92 beds · 2 within 5 miles

The nearest nursing homes

  1. Ohman Family Living at Holly5 of 5 stars · Newbury · 4.4 mi
    Address
    10190 Fairmount Rd, Newbury, OH 44065
    Certified beds
    92
    Residents on an average day
    86
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    5 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 338-8220
    Medicare ID
    365947
  2. Gardens of Mayfield Village Special focus2 of 5 stars · Mayfield Heights · 5.0 mi
    Address
    6757 Mayfield Rd, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
    Certified beds
    99
    Residents on an average day
    58
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    2 fines totalling $155,225, 2 payment denials (latest 2025-05-29)
    Special focus facility
    SFF Candidate
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 473-0090
    Medicare ID
    365355
  3. Kirtland Woods of Journey1 of 5 stars · Kirtland · 5.3 mi
    Address
    9685 Chillicothe Rd, Kirtland, OH 44094
    Certified beds
    177
    Residents on an average day
    59
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $162,637, 1 payment denial (latest 2024-05-02)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    JOURNEY HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 256-8100
    Medicare ID
    365290

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

No data

No 2024 rateChester Township Police · no 2024 data sent to the FBI

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

Chester Township Police Department · 0.6 mi1 station within 3 miles · post office 0.7 mi

Police stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Chester Township Police DepartmentChesterland · 0.6 mi
    Address
    12696 Opalocka Drive, Chesterland, OH 44026
    Coordinates
    41.52320, -81.33523
  2. Gates Mills Police DepartmentGates Mills · 3.5 mi
    Address
    1470 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040
    Coordinates
    41.52021, -81.40547

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

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

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Fire and EMS

Under 1 mile

Chester Township Fire Rescue · 0.5 mi2 stations within 3 miles, 16 within 8

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

  1. Chester Township Fire RescueChesterland · 0.5 mi
    Address
    8552 Parkside Drive, Chesterland, OH 44026
    Coordinates
    41.52407, -81.33678
  2. Chesterland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Station 2Chesterland · 1.4 mi
    Address
    11767 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland, OH 44026
    Coordinates
    41.55093, -81.33873
  3. Gates Mills Fire DepartmentGates Mills · 3.5 mi
    Address
    1470 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040
    Coordinates
    41.51994, -81.40565

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

Geauga West Branch · 2 miGeauga County Public Library · 1 within 3 miles, 9 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Geauga West BranchBranch · Chesterland · 2.0 mi
    Address
    13455 Chillicothe Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Geauga County Public Library
    Open
    3,536 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    23,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    620,568
    System's loans, FY2024
    3,017,332
    People the system serves
    85,791
    Phone
    (440) 729-4250
  2. Gates Mills Branch LibraryBranch · Gates Mills · 3.4 mi
    Address
    1491 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Cuyahoga County Public Library
    Open
    3,489 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    3,600 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    3,917,784
    System's loans, FY2024
    11,584,178
    People the system serves
    626,288
    Phone
    (440) 423-4808

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

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos inside ZIP 44026

  1. Geauga County Historical Society - Century VillageHistorical society · Chesterland · 2.4 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Chesterland
    Coordinates
    41.53852, -81.29508

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

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

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

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Groceries

No residents in a flagged tract

No residents in a low-income, low-access tract77% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 5% of households on SNAP (ACS)

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

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History, schools and government

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

Local history

1800 to 1814

Chester Township · settled 1801first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)

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Historic places

1 or 2 listings

1 listed historic placeChester Township District School No. 2

  1. Chester Township District School No. 2Building · Chesterland · listed 1982
    Address
    7798 Mayfield Rd.
    Where
    Chesterland, Geauga County · ZIP 44026
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82001463
    Coordinates
    41.52271, -81.36275

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

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

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Schools

369 local school districts

West Geauga LocalLocal school district

Public schools inside ZIP 44026

  1. Robert C Lindsey Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Chesterland · 1.8 mi
    Address
    11844 Caves Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026
    School district
    West Geauga Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    465
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24.1
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    99%
    Ohio building IRN
    027821
    NCES school ID
    390472202806
  2. West Geauga Middle School5 of 5 stars · Chesterland · 1.8 mi
    Address
    8611 Cedar Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026
    School district
    West Geauga Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    514
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24.1
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    96.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    038661
    NCES school ID
    390472202809
  3. West Geauga High School5 of 5 stars · Chesterland · 1.9 mi
    Address
    13401 Chillicothe Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026
    School district
    West Geauga Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    660
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    38.2
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    98.2%
    Four-year graduation rate
    98.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    038653
    NCES school ID
    390472202808

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 44026

  1. St Anselm Elementary SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Chesterland · 1.2 mi
    Address
    13013 Chillicothe Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    153
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    12.5
    Students per teacher
    12.24
    Phone
    (440) 729-7806
    NCES private school ID
    01058355
  2. Hawken SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian · Gates Mills · 2.3 mi
    Address
    Po Box 8002, Gates Mills, OH 44040
    Kind
    nonsectarian
    Students, 2023-24
    1,101
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    76.6
    Students per teacher
    14.3734
    Phone
    (440) 423-4446
    NCES private school ID
    A1903433

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

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

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School ratings

4.5 and 5 stars

5 stars overallWest Geauga Local · performance index 98.8% of the year's maximum · 98.6% graduate in four years

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Colleges

Under 3 miles

International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute · 0.7 miChesterland · 9 campuses within 10 miles

Colleges within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. International Culinary Arts and Sciences InstituteFor-profit career school · Chesterland · 0.7 mi
    What it is
    For-profit career school
    City
    Chesterland
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    32
    IPEDS unit ID
    453297
  2. LaBarberia Institute of HairFor-profit two-year college · Mayfield Hts · 5.8 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Mayfield Hts
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    335
    Graduation rate
    60% within three years (a class of 97)
    IPEDS unit ID
    483920
  3. Ursuline CollegePrivate nonprofit college · Pepper Pike · 6.9 mi
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Pepper Pike
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,719
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $37,860
    Graduation rate
    53% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 77)
    IPEDS unit ID
    206349

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

1308 townships

Chester Township, Geauga CountyLocal government for nearly all residents

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-14 · David Joyce (R)Senate 32 Sandra O'Brien · House 99 Sarah Fowler Arthur

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Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on 44026 (Chester Township and Chesterland), day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.63 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
35.2 in
4.1 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
50.5 in
a normal year brings 85.6 in
a normal year
47.6 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.64 — 28
September 2026 3.23 — 30
August 2026 7.25 — 31
July 2026 2.91 — 31
June 2026 2.84 — 30
May 2026 4.08 0.1 31
April 2026 6.10 0.1 30
March 2026 3.77 2.5 31
February 2026 0.75 9.8 28
January 2026 2.58 38.1 31
December 2025 3.20 18.2 31
November 2025 2.34 11.3 30
On the record, 1871–2026
Wettest year2011 — 71.1 in
Driest year1941 — 24.4 in
Snowiest year1969 — 150.8 in
Wettest day on record28 July 2006 — 5.83 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day17 January 2022 — 13.58 in
Deepest snow on the ground14 November 1996 — 35.94 in

Mostly estimated. Only 0% of these days come from a gauge standing inside 44026 (Chester Township and Chesterland) - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.

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

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for 44026 (Chester Township and Chesterland): 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
82
those placed on the map inside 44026 (Chester Township and Chesterland)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Public drinking water44
Wastewater and stormwater discharge12
Source-water protection11
Contaminated-site cleanup4
Hazardous waste4
Sewer and water-line construction3
Air pollution1
Site assessment1
Spills and emergencies1
State water loans1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CHESTER TOWN HALL PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
FIRST STEPS EARLY LEARNING CENTER PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
SAPORE PWS Public drinking water inspection
CHESTER PLAZA PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
OPALOCKA WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ST. ANSELM SCHOOL PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
FOWLERS MILL GOLF CLUBHOUSE PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
VISTA HOME BUYERS LLC Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
BEAVER CREEK ESTATES PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
MAYFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
CHESTER PLAZA PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
MANCHESTER FARMS WATER PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
COMM. CHURCH OF CHESTERLAND / PRESCHOOL PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
CHESTER PLAZA PWS Public drinking water inspection
WEST GEAUGA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - MAINTENANCE FACILITY & WATER TREATMENT BUILDING Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
OPALOCKA WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
BEAVER CREEK ESTATES PWS Public drinking water violation resolved
CHESTER PLAZA PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
CHESTER PLAZA PWS Public drinking water inspection
METZENBAUM SHELTERED IND PWS Source-water protection report
INT CULINARY ARTS ANDSCIENCES INST (ICASI) PWS Source-water protection report
MANCHESTER FARMS WATER PWS Source-water protection report
OPALOCKA WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
BEAVER CREEK ESTATES PWS Public drinking water report
CHESTERLAND TAVERN PWS Public drinking water notice of violation

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 44026?

ZIP code 44026 is the Chesterland, Ohio post office area in Geauga County, home to 10,877 residents. Of its residents, 92% live in Chester Township and 8% in Munson Township.

What county is ZIP code 44026 in?

ZIP code 44026 is in Geauga County, Ohio.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 44026 come from?

Mostly private wells. 3% of residents on a community system (Manchester Farms Water: Groundwater wells (2 wells)).

What school district is ZIP code 44026 in?

ZIP code 44026 is in the West Geauga Local School District.

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