ZIP code 44074: Oberlin
Lorain County · 11,957 residents
West Branch Black River, via Oberlin Upground Reservoir. Oberlin Water Treatment Plant · Oberlin Water Department · +1 more. The water here
44074 in 10 facts
The 10 things that stand out about this ZIP against the other 1,232 in Ohio, each with its source.
- Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: West Branch Black River, via Oberlin Upground Reservoir. Source: EPA SDWIS
- Local history 1833 The town here was settled around 1833, later than 79% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
- Hospitals 0.3 mi This ZIP sits close to a hospital: the nearest general or critical-access hospital is 0.3 miles away, closer than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CMS Care Compare data
- Pipelines 0.0 mi This ZIP sits close to a gas transmission line: the nearest is 0.0 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA U.S. Energy Atlas
- Colleges 0.3 mi This ZIP sits close to a college or university: the nearest is 0.3 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NCES IPEDS
- EV chargers 0.4 mi This ZIP sits close to a DC fast charger: the nearest is 0.4 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center
- Algal toxins 12.1 µg/L Algal toxins run high here: raw water has tested up to 12.1 µg/L of microcystin, more than 95% of Ohio ZIPs with a result. Source: Ohio EPA HAB information for public water systems
- Violations 2 This ZIP's water system has more health-based violations than most: 2 since 2015, more than 92% of Ohio ZIPs on a public system. Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts)
- Historic places 9 This ZIP has a lot of listed historic places: 9 on the National Register, more than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: National Register data
- Police 0.3 mi This ZIP sits close to a police station: the nearest is 0.3 miles away, closer than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
Local events in 44074
15 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in 44074
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Your ballot
Who represents 44074, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.
| Chamber | District | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | District 5 | — | — |
| Ohio Senate | District 13 | — | R |
| Ohio House | District 54 | Kellie Deeter | R |
U.S. House districts were redrawn for 2026 (Ohio Redistricting Commission, October 31, 2025). The district shown is the one on the November 3, 2026 ballot, which may differ from the district of your current representative.
Statewide races:
- Attorney General of Ohio: Keith Faber (Republican) · John Kulewicz (Democratic)
- Auditor of State of Ohio: Annette Blackwell (Democratic) · Frank LaRose (Republican)
- Governor of Ohio: Amy Acton (Democratic) · Don Kissick (Libertarian) · Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican)
- Secretary of State of Ohio: Tom Pruss (Libertarian) · Allison Russo (Democratic) · Robert Sprague (Republican)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027): Dan Hawkins (Republican) · Marilyn Zayas (Democratic)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027): Jennifer L. Brunner (Democratic) · Colleen O'Donnell (Republican)
- Treasurer of State of Ohio: Jay Edwards (Republican) · Seth Walsh (Democratic)
- U.S. Senator from Ohio: Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Jon Husted (Republican) · Greg Levy (Other-party candidate) · Bill Redpath (Libertarian)
44074's district races:
- Ohio State Representative, District 54: Brenda Buchanan (Democratic) · Kellie Deeter (Republican)
- Ohio State Senator, District 13: Gayle Manning (Republican) · Joe Miller (Democratic)
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 5th District: Bob Latta (Republican) · Brian Shaver (Democratic) · Michael Veloff (Libertarian)
| Jurisdiction | Type | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the roads & bridges of Henrietta Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. |
| Henrietta Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 0.75-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Henrietta Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. |
| Lorain County | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 0.45-mill property tax levy for the care & placement of children & children services of Lorain County for 5 years, beginning in 2026. |
Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Camden Township, Camden Township Township, Carlisle Township, Carlisle Township Township, Henrietta Township, Henrietta Township Township, New Russia Township, New Russia Township Township, Oberlin, Oberlin City, Pittsfield Township, Pittsfield 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.
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
Inland riversWest Branch Black River, via Oberlin Upground ReservoirOberlin Water Treatment Plant · Oberlin Water Department · +1 more
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 727–954 ft, averaging 812 ft · Oberlin 767–844 ft, averaging 813 · Lorain County 567–1,124 ft (USGS 3DEP)
- primaryWest Branch Black River Diversion · West Branch Black River
River water diverted from the West Branch of the Black River into the Oberlin Upground Reservoir, supplying most of the plant's raw water - primaryRiver Intake and Screen Building · West Branch Black River
Screened river-intake structure on the West Branch Black River at the reservoir/plant site that pumps river water toward the reservoir and plant - storageOberlin Upground Reservoir · Off-stream upground reservoir (386 MG) filled from West Branch Black River
386-million-gallon upground reservoir at 43885 Parsons Road that stores pumped West Branch Black River water for the adjacent treatment plant
Oberlin Water Department is owned by a local government, with 2,593 service connections serving 8,600 people. Office: 440-775-7290 (SDWIS).
EPA modeled the service boundary of Oberlin Water Department (random forest) rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
Bills, 2023: a household using 5,000 gallons a month paid about $741 a year for water ($62 a month; $371 at 2,500 gallons, $1,186 at 8,000) and about $559 a year for sewer (Ohio EPA rate survey, inside-city rates).
- Water bodies
- West Branch Black River, Oberlin Upground Reservoir
- Raw intakes
- Oberlin W Br Black River Reservo
River - Serves
- 8,600 people · Lorain County
- EPA ID
- OH4700911
About this area's water
Did you know
- Oberlin built the first municipal lime-soda water softening plant in America in 1903, at the Morgan Street Water Works. The site is now a city park, and the reservoir beside it is being reshaped into a wetland.
- The 1886 water works bond was $50,000 — roughly $925,000 today, and about eight years of the town's typical spending. Within a year the Water Works was the second-largest line in the town budget, behind only the Street…
- Voters approved the system 437 to 100 in April 1886, after downtown fires in 1882 and 1886; the fire chief's verdict on 1882 was that the water "gave out entirely."
- Oberlin's 2025 TTHM running average of 74.68 ppb is within 7% of the federal 80 ppb limit, with individual samples as high as 121.8 ppb — the price of disinfecting organic-rich river water.
- The plant softens Oberlin's water to about 160 mg/L, or 9.3 grains per gallon, and adds phosphate for corrosion control; the most recent lead round came back at a 90th percentile of zero.
Source: oberlinheritagecenter.orgwww2.oberlin.educityofoberlin.com
History6
- 1882A fire on March 10 burned through a downtown block; the fire chief reported that the water supply "gave out entirely," exposing the town's lack of firefighting water.
- 1886After a second devastating downtown fire that spring, voters approved a $50,000 water works bond 437 to 100 in April. The reservoir built about a mile southwest of town covered ten acres at 16 feet…
- 1887Water service inaugurated December 23. By that year the Water Works was already the town's second-largest budget item, behind only the Street Department.
- 1888First major fire test of the new system; the local press reported the water works a success.
- 1903Oberlin installed the first municipal lime-soda water softening plant in America at the Morgan Street Water Works, softening water conveyed from the Vermilion River by way of the Kipton Reservoir.…
- 1960A new plant on Parsons Road drawing from the Black River replaced the Morgan Street works; the Morgan Street and Kipton reservoirs left drinking-water service in the early 1960s.
Source: www2.oberlin.eduoberlinheritagecenter.orgcityofoberlin.com
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Surface water from the West Branch of the Black River, supplemented by the city's reservoir and two elevated storage tanks, is treated at the 2.25 MGD plant at 43885 Parsons Road. The train is coagulation with aluminum sulfate and settling, lime-and-soda-ash softening (finished hardness about 160…
Source: cityofoberlin.comcityofoberlin.com
Water pressure
Not published. The city documents over 40 miles of water line serving roughly 3,000 homes and businesses, a 2.25 MGD plant and two elevated storage tanks, but publishes no system…
Source: cityofoberlin.com
What it costs
$15.84 per 1,000 gallons
Typical household bill about $79 a month for water.
Water only. Effective 2/1/2026, inside city: $11.85 per 100 cubic feet, with a minimum monthly bill of $35.55 based on minimum usage of 300 cubic feet (there is no separate fixed…
Source: cityofoberlin.com
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Running annual average. Individual detections ranged 43.60 to 121.8 ppb. No violation, but the compliance average sits… | 74.68 ppb | 80 ppb | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range of detections printed as 9.6-18.5 ppb; the CCR's Level Found of 18.9 sits just above its own printed range… | 18.9 ppb | 60 ppb | 2025 |
| Total Chlorine Range 1.2-1.6 ppm. | 1.4 ppm | 4 ppm (MRDL) | 2025 |
| Fluoride Range 0.77-1.09 ppm; the plant fluoridates to about 1 mg/L. | 1.03 ppm | 4 ppm | 2025 |
| Nitrate Range 0.29-1.11 ppm. Well below limit. | 1.11 ppm | 10 ppm | 2025 |
| Barium Single sample; no range reported. | 0.016 ppm | 2 ppm | 2025 |
| Atrazine Range 0.15-0.62 ppb. Agricultural herbicide, well under the limit. | 0.3 ppb | 3 ppb | 2025 |
| Simazine Range 0.062-0.110 ppb. | 0.083 ppb | 4 ppb | 2025 |
| Turbidity Highest recorded value; 100% of monthly samples met the standard. Range 0.02-0.21 NTU. | 0.21 NTU | TT: 0.3 NTU in… | 2025 |
| Total Organic Carbon (removal ratio) Range 1.33-2.15. A value above 1 means the required TOC removal was achieved. | 1.74 ratio | TT: must exceed… | 2025 |
Source: cityofoberlin.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2023 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2024Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · turbidity above the limit in a single reading · returned to compliance
- 2017Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.081 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
1 violation of any kind logged since 2020: 1 health-based.
Projects & plans1
Recent and current work
- Morgan Street Reservoirs restructuring and wetland conversion · $300,000 · 2020 · under construction
City-commissioned Alternatives Analysis Report dated 09/21/2020. Council approved converting the upper rectangular reservoir into a wetland with paths and…
Supply stress
Ohio EPA's 2002 source water assessment, still cited in the 2026 CCR, treats all Ohio surface waters as susceptible to contamination: they are accessible, easily contaminated, and move fast enough that an upstream spill can reach the intake with little warning. Oberlin's protection area holds a moderate number of potential contaminant…
Sewers
Sanitary
The city's Water Environment Protection Facility is a 1.5 MGD Class IV plant using physical, chemical and biological treatment, discharging to Plum Creek; Class B biosolids are land-applied to agricultural ground at agronomic rates. Sanitary sewer is billed separately from water: inside city $7.61 per 100 cubic feet with a $22.83 monthly…
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Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Water systems in this ZIP
- Oberlin Water Department77% of residentsWest Branch Black River, via Oberlin Upground Reservoir
- Rural Lorain Co. Water A23% of residentsMostly Lake Erie (bought from Avon Lake); some New London Reservoir and Ashland wells
Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
Infrastructure in this ZIP
28.8 mi of highway (US 20, SR 511, SR 58) · 5.77 mi of railroad · 34.6 mi of gas transmission pipeline (Columbia Gas Transmission (TC Energy), North Coast Gas Transmission, NEXUS) · 29.4 mi of oil, fuel or NGL pipeline (Buckeye Partners) · 30.9 mi of electric transmission line (ATSI) · 18.1 mi of large water mains mapped (Rural Lorain County Water Authority) · 1 airfield or heliport (Kosik) · 1 sewage plant (Oberlin Water Environment Protection Facility) · 2 dams (Oberlin Upground Reservoir, Oberlin Old Upground Reservoir) · 2 power plants (Oberlin (OH), Oberlin Spear Point Solar One) · 10 substations · 1 solar farm (Oberlin Spear Point Solar One) · 5 registered towers · 9 public EV charger listings · 5 landfills or waste sites, open and closed (Carlisle Township Landfill, Lorain County II Landfill Llc, Lorain I Landfill) · 1 pipeline incident since 2010 · 1 hospital (Mercy Health - Allen Hospital, Llc) · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 police station · 1 post office · 1 water tower or tank in OpenStreetMap · 19.1 mi of trail and bike route · 27 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 11 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 2 open leaking-tank releases · 17 other permitted dischargers (Bfi Lorain County Resource Recovery Complex, Country Skateland, D&s Farms) · 1 quarry or pit (Johnson Stone Products) · 3 source water protection zones (Oberlin Water Department) · 4 stormwater (MS4) permit areas (City of Oberlin, South Amherst Village, Henrietta Township) · 72 biosolids application fields (sludge from Oberlin Water Environment Protection Facility, Lorain Black River WWTP, French Creek WWTP) · 2 brownfield or cleanup sites · 3 broadcast transmitters (WOBC-FM, WOBL, W299CJ) · 1 mining permit area (Johnson Stone Products (permit IM-1300)) · 1 ODOT facility (Lorain Full Service Facility) · 5 traffic signals.
Draw them35 layers on the mapIntakes and plants
Inland riversWest Branch Black River, via Oberlin Upground ReservoirOberlin Water Treatment Plant · Oberlin Water Department · +1 more
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
Two or three2 health-based violations since 2015Oberlin Water Department · lead 0 ppb (2023) · 1 of any kind since 2020
Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled September 2026): health-based violations since 2015, all violations since 2020, lead and copper 90th-percentile results, for the system serving most of the ZIP · EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts) · EPA ECHO
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Disinfection byproducts
40 to 60TTHM 54 µg/L (2019)Oberlin Water Department · HAA5 20 · worst year 67
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
Trace PFAS, under the federal limitPFAS detected below the federal limitOberlin Water Department · UCMR 5, 5 samples · Ohio EPA 2020
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026: 29 PFAS and lithium at 347 Ohio systems) and Ohio EPA statewide PFAS sampling 2019 to 2021 (1,479 systems), for the system serving most of each ZIP; Ohio EPA water treatment plant… · Ohio EPA PFAS
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Lead
No lead detectedNo lead at the 90th-percentile tapOberlin Water Department · period ending 2023-12 · 52 of 2,223 service lines lead or galvanized, 542 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
FluoridatedFluoridatedOberlin Water Department · 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
5 to 20 µg/LRaw water up to 12.1 µg/L microcystinOberlin Water Department · 2023-11
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
100 to 120DRASTIC 102 · Shale410 well logs · median 60 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%25% 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 violationOberlin Water Environment Protection Facility · 2 mi1 of 12 quarters in violation · 1.5 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 more100% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifePlum Creek · bacteria (pathogens), unknown cause
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 ErieBlack-Rocky subbasinPlum Creek · 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
$175,000 to $250,000Median home $234,200household income $80,801 · rent $964 · 69% own
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: median home value, median gross rent, median household income, owner share, median year built; Eviction Lab tract estimates 2016 to 2018 (Gromis and others 2022), population-weighted to ZIPs; HUD fiscal… · Census ACS · Eviction Lab · HUD data · IRS ZIP statistics · Mapping Inequality · HUD eGIS open data · FDIC BankFind · NCUA call report data
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House by house
1960 to 1979Median year built 19603,285 homes · $223K 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… · Lorain County Auditor
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Building permits
5 to 1542 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Oberlin · 5.2 per 1,000 residents · 4 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%+72% in ten years+40% in five · -2% 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 mills28.4 effective school millsOberlin City · about $1,992 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
82 municipal systemsOberlin Municipal Light & Power SystemMunicipal electric system · 72% of residents, then Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Source: PUCO certified electric territories via ODOT plus HIFLD municipal systems (EIA-861) with ODOT corporate limits; EIA-861 reliability (outages), sales to ultimate customers (residential prices and bills), net metering and advanced meters by… · PUCO electricity · ODOT territories service · EIA-861 · DOE LEAD Tool · HIFLD retail service territories
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Gas
Columbia Gas of OhioColumbia Gas of OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 62% of homes heat with utility gas
Source: PUCO 2026 county map of gas distribution companies, HIFLD/EIA-176 territory polygons, ACS 2020-2024 heating fuel · PUCO natural gas · HIFLD
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Power plants
5 to 10 milesWest Lorain · 9.8 migas, 500 MW · 4 plants within 10 miles
Power plants within 10 miles
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Oberlin (OH)Natural gas · 18 MW · 0.5 mi
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- By fuel
- natural gas 17 MW, oil 1 MW
- Main source
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine; Petroleum Liquids;
- Operator
- City of Oberlin - (OH)
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County
- Generating units
- 9
- Built
- 1948 (first unit); newest unit 2001
- EIA plant code
- 2933
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oberlin Spear Point Solar OneSolar · 2 MW · 0.8 mi
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Main source
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Oberlin College
- Sector
- Commercial Non-CHP
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2012
- EIA plant code
- 58134
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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WellingtonPetroleum · 1 MW · 8.8 mi
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Main source
- Petroleum
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 1998
- EIA plant code
- 7878
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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West Lorain 100 MW or moreNatural gas · 500 MW · 9.8 mi
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- By fuel
- natural gas 400 MW, oil 101 MW
- Main source
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; Petroleum Liquids;
- Operator
- Vermillion Power LLC
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Lorain, Lorain County
- Generating units
- 7
- Built
- 1973 (first unit); newest unit 2001
- EIA plant code
- 2869
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (202 Ohio plants, February 2025): nearest plant, nearest plant of 100 MW or more, plants and capacity by fuel within 10 miles; USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database (June 2026) and U.S. Large-Scale Solar… · EIA-860 · HIFLD · USGS wind turbines · USGS solar · NRC emergency planning zones
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Pipelines
Transmission line under half a mileNearest transmission line under 0.1 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate) · 34.6 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
FrontierFrontier NorthIncumbent 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 service99% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 70% · cable 92% · 3,786 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 everywhere5G 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
DC fast charger under 2 milesFast charger 0.4 mi: Oberlin PD lot9 public stations in the ZIP (18 Level 2, 1 DC fast ports) · 9 within 5 miles of its center
Public EV charging inside ZIP 44074
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OMLPS FINANCE OFFICE2 Level 2 · Oberlin · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 69 S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
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Oberlin City Hall1 Level 2 · Oberlin · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 85 S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 1 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- AMPUP
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- $0.18 per kWh
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Oberlin College - Woodland Res Hall4 Level 2 · Oberlin · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 150 Woodland St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- OpConnect
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 855-885-9571
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OMLPS CITY HALL2 Level 2 · Oberlin · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 85 S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
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Oberlin PD lot DC fast1 DC fast · Oberlin · 0.4 mi
- Address
- 85 South Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 1 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS, CHAdeMO
- Network
- FLO
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-356-8911
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George A Abram Pavillion1 Level 2 · Oberlin · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 40 Edison St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 1 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- AMPUP
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 833-692-6787
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OMLPS PAVILLION2 Level 2 · Oberlin · 0.6 mi
- Address
- 260 S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
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Oberlin Elementary School4 Level 2 · Oberlin · 0.6 mi
- Address
- 210 N Park St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Non-Networked
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- $1.55 per kWh
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Kendal at Oberlin2 Level 2 · Oberlin · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 600 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Blink Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-998-2546
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Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list as of May 29, 2026 (USDOT BTS copy: 2,136 Ohio electric stations, of which the 1,850 public and open are used, NREL restricted-access records such as dealer-service and hotel-guest chargers… · Alternative Fuels Data Center · BTS Alternative Fueling Stations (NTAD)
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Transit
No transit stop within half a mile of anyone0% within half a mile of a stop0 stops in the ZIP
None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal
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Lorain County Transportation and Community CenterIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 8.2 mi
- What it is
- Intercity bus stop
- Operator
- Greyhound Lines
- City
- Elyria
- Coordinates
- 41.36857, -82.10391
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: USDOT BTS National Transit Map stops (National Transportation Atlas Database, 2025 vintage, fetched September 2026), plus the Springfield, Lancaster-Fairfield, Knox County Transit, WayGo and BGSU Shuttle GTFS feeds: share of residents… · BTS National Transit Map · BTS transportation atlas · Springfield City Area Transit GTFS feed · Lancaster-Fairfield Public Transit GTFS feed · Knox County Transit GTFS feed · WayGo GTFS feed · BGSU Shuttle GTFS feed
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Walkability
Below average (5.76 to 10.5)Walkability 6.9 of 2034 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 ZIP0 public crossingsnearest crossing 3 mi (Lake Shore Railway)
Source: FRA Grade Crossing Inventory (current records, Ohio): open at-grade crossings inside each ZIP, gates, trains a day at the busiest, timetable speed, railroads; nearest crossing to the population-weighted center; FRA highway-rail grade… · FRA crossing inventory (Form 71, current) · FRA crossing incidents (Form 57) · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · FRA safety data · DOT open data
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Bridges
10 to 20%28 bridges, 3 rated poortypical build year 1987 · busiest USR 20, 7,710 vehicles a day
Bridges rated poor inside ZIP 44074
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Morgan Street over Plum CreekPoor · built 1930 · 0.3 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1930
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- City
- Vehicles a day
- 1,290
- Coordinates
- 41.28700, -82.22050
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East Vine Street over Plum CreekPoor · built 1930 · 0.3 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1930
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- City
- Vehicles a day
- 1,949
- Coordinates
- 41.28888, -82.21717
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Pleasant Street over Plum CreekPoor · built 1930 · 0.4 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1930
- Length
- 10 ft
- Owner
- City
- Vehicles a day
- 707
- Coordinates
- 41.28981, -82.21496
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025 (26,713 Ohio structures; 26,616 fall inside a ZIP area and are counted, the other 97 land outside every ZIP polygon): bridges inside each ZIP, poor-condition ratings, ages, traffic · FHWA bridge inventory · ODOT TIMS bridge inventory (live)
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Traffic
5,000 to 20,00015,619 vehicles a day on US 201,686 trucks · 320K 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 milesCLE · 20.8 miCleveland-Hopkins International · Amtrak at Elyria 8.5 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/L3.6 pCi/L average radon401 tests · 29% above 4 pCi/L · median 2.5
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%2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain9% of the land is floodplain, 2% more in the 0.2% zone · 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 40Risk score 27 · higher than about 27% of US tractsIce storm 84 · Hail 77
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
45 to 70 inches47" of snow a year · 50.1°F averageJanuary low 18° · July high 83° · 40" 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 8.5PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ at Chippewa, 22.3 miozone 66 ppb at Sheffield · Lorain County median AQI 39
Source: EPA Air Quality System 2025 annual summaries: nearest PM2.5 and ozone monitors from each ZIP's population-weighted center, county AQI day counts; EPA ECHO Clean Air Act permitted sources in Ohio (air_rest_services, September 2026); EPA… · EPA air data files · EPA AirToxScreen · EPA Green Book · EPA ECHO
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Toxic sites
3 to 8 milesNearest NPL site 7.1 mi: Republic Steel Corp. Quarry3 toxic-release reporters · 1 Superfund program site in the ZIP
Superfund sites inside ZIP 44074
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Oberlin Leaking UstSuperfund program · Oberlin · 0.8 mi
- Address
- 550 West College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
- County
- Lorain County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000506029
- EPA registry ID
- 110067350529
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
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
Reports, but no on-site release0 lb released on site in 20241 facility · General Plug & Manufacturing Co.
Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 44074
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General Plug & Manufacturing Co.Toxics Release Inventory · Oberlin · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 132 Artino St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- County
- Lorain County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 4407WGNRLP132AR
- EPA registry ID
- 110000840332
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Quebecor World Oberlin DivToxics Release Inventory · Oberlin · 1.1 mi
- Address
- 235 Artino Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
- County
- Lorain County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44074QBCRW235AR
- EPA registry ID
- 110004591184
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Johnson Controls Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Oberlin · 1.3 mi
- Address
- 450 Stern St., Oberlin, OH 44074
- County
- Lorain County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44074JHNSN450ST
- EPA registry ID
- 110008057565
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: EPA Toxics Release Inventory basic data files, Ohio, reporting years 2020 to 2024 (2024 shown, 2020 for the trend); facilities placed in the ZCTA holding their coordinates; dioxin rows reported in grams left out of pound totals · EPA TRI data files
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Dams
1 or 22 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Oberlin Upground Reservoir, 2.6 mi, condition fair
High-hazard dams within 10 miles
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Oberlin Upground ReservoirOffstream · condition: fair · 2.6 mi
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 08/14/2024)
- River or stream
- Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 20 ft
- Storage
- 1,070 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1960
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Lorain County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Oberlin
- Last inspection
- 10/18/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00112
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Wellington Upground ReservoirCharlemont Creek - Offstream · condition: fair · 9.2 mi
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 08/22/2024)
- River or stream
- Charlemont Creek - Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 35 ft
- Storage
- 4,632 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1972
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Lorain County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Wellington
- Last inspection
- 12/13/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00774
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (1,376 Ohio dams, August 2026; 26 Corps levees and dikes counted with their parent dam): high-hazard dams near each ZIP's population-weighted center, with the state's condition… · National Inventory of Dams
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Disasters
3 to 54 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19501 rated F2/EF2+ · 22 federal declarations for Lorain County · 3 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 145 spills reported since 2021mostly oils and hydraulic fluid
Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 44074
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Chemical(S) Unk2024-02-01 · Oberlin · 1.2 mi
- Reported
- 2024-02-01
- What spilled
- Chemical(S) Unk; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2402EPA0000176
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-06-02 · New Russia Twp · 2.0 mi
- Reported
- 2025-06-02
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 10 gallons
- Where
- New Russia Twp, Lorain County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2506EPA0000888
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-11-02 · New Russia Twp · 2.9 mi
- Reported
- 2022-11-02
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- New Russia Twp, Lorain County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2211EPA0001636
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Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2022-12-29 · Henrietta Twp · 4.5 mi
- Reported
- 2022-12-29
- What spilled
- Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
- Where
- Henrietta Twp, Lorain County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2212EPA0001929
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2024-10-24 · Henrietta Twp · 5.3 mi
- Reported
- 2024-10-24
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Henrietta Twp, Lorain County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2410EPA0001791
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
51 to 200113 wells in the ZIP17 producing · 0 shale · 30 orphan · nearest 0.19 mi
Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources public well inventory (242,324 well heads, fetched 2026-09-08): wells inside each ZIP by status, horizontal shale wells, injection wells, orphan-program wells · ODNR oil and gas · ODNR GIS services
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Abandoned mines
No mapped underground mineNo mapped minenearest mapped coal mine 28.8 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 limitedMahoning silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesseptic very limited · somewhat poorly drained
Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access: the soil map unit under each ZIP's population-weighted center with its dominant component, drainage, hydric and farmland class, flooding, and the Ohio septic and basement interpretation ratings… · USDA Soil Data Access · Web Soil Survey · Open-Meteo elevation
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Parks
0.5 to 2%1.0% public land · 322 acresOberlin Golf Club · Findley State Park 10.5 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%3.4% wetland · 1,108 acresforested/shrub wetland 804 · pond 241 · emergent wetland 58
Source: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Ohio geodatabase (imagery mostly 2004 to 2007, Lake Erie basin 2021), freshwater wetlands and ponds clipped to each ZIP (lakes and rivers excluded); Ohio EPA potential high-quality vernal pools… · USFWS wetlands inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services
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Land cover
5% to 15%14% developed · 17% tree canopycropland 45% · forest 16% · pasture 15%
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%42.7% bachelor's or higher73.9% white · 8.3% Black · 6.1% Hispanic · 2.8% Asian · 5% foreign-born
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: educational attainment (B15003), race and Hispanic origin (B03002), nativity (B05002), veterans (B21001); IRS Statistics of Income county migration flows 2022 to 2023 for the county; Census Bureau… · Census ACS · Census population estimates · IRS migration data · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS commuting area codes · 2020 Census redistricting data · Census SAIPE · IRS exempt organizations
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Jobs
1 to 25,674 jobs · 4,628 employed residentsEducation 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
Inland riversWest Branch Black River, via Oberlin Upground ReservoirOberlin Water Treatment Plant · Oberlin Water Department · +1 more
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 40thPercentile rank 37.1income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 3.46% incarcerated in 2010
Source: Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones and Porter, Census Bureau): tract outcomes for children born 1978 to 1983, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census blocks · Opportunity Atlas · Opportunity Insights data
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Social vulnerability
40th to 60th54th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 52 · household 34 · minority status 62 · housing and transport 71
Source: CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 by census tract (percentile ranks among Ohio tracts), population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census blocks · CDC/ATSDR SVI
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Health
16 to 20%17.6% in fair or poor healthobesity 32.5% · diabetes 12.4% · smoking 11.8% · depression 26.5%
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 7978.9 years life expectancy7 tracts, from 73.5 to 81.5
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 milesMercy Health - Allen Hospital, Llc · 0.3 miOberlin · 25 beds · 2 within 10 miles
Hospitals within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Mercy Health - Allen Hospital, LlcCritical access hospital · Oberlin · 0.3 mi
- What it is
- Critical access hospital
- Address
- 200 West Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
- County
- Lorain County
- Beds
- 25
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Mercy Allen Hospital
- Phone
- (440) 775-1211
- Medicare ID
- 361306
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Specialty Hosp. of Lorain Trauma level IIISpecialty hospital · Amherst · 7.5 mi
- What it is
- Specialty hospital
- Address
- 254 Cleveland Ave, Amherst, OH 44001
- County
- Lorain County
- Beds
- 30
- Trauma center
- Level IIi
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Phone
- (440) 988-6260
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Emh Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Elyria · 8.4 mi
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 630 E River Street, Elyria, OH 44035
- County
- Lorain County
- Beds
- 287
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- No
- Medicare reports it as
- University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
- Phone
- (440) 329-7500
- Medicare ID
- 360145
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Community health centers within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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OberlinHealth center · Oberlin · 0.5 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Oberlin
- Coordinates
- 41.28409, -82.21796
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Wilkes Villa Public HousingHealth center · Elyria · 7.4 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Elyria
- Coordinates
- 41.34470, -82.10038
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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.
The nearest dialysis center
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Fmc - Elyria Renal Care Group - AmherstDialysis · Amherst · 6.9 mi
- Address
- 100 Cooper Foster Park Rd., Amherst, OH 44001
- Dialysis stations
- 22
- Medicare star rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Medicare certified since
- 2001-09-26
- Phone
- (440) 985-2280
- Medicare ID
- 362636
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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 mileWELCOME NURSING HOME · 0.8 mi2 of 5 stars · 99 beds · 2 within 5 miles
Nursing homes within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Welcome Nursing Home Abuse citation2 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 0.8 mi
- Address
- 417 South Main Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents on an average day
- 90
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Abuse citation (CMS icon)
- Yes
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (440) 775-1491
- Medicare ID
- 365508
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Kendal at Oberlin5 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 1.1 mi
- Address
- 600 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Certified beds
- 5
- Residents on an average day
- 2
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Takes
- Medicare
- Phone
- (440) 775-0094
- Medicare ID
- 365956
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Keystone Pointe Health and Rehabilitation5 of 5 stars · Lagrange · 7.2 mi
- Address
- 383 Opportunity Way, Lagrange, OH 44050
- Certified beds
- 121
- Residents on an average day
- 111
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 5 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (440) 355-4616
- Medicare ID
- 366372
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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
1 to 2.51.6 violent offenses per 1,000Oberlin Police · 13.7 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 44% of property cleared
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026; the FBI keeps accepting agency revisions after release, so an agency's live Explorer totals for the same year can… · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service
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Police
Under 1 mileOberlin Police Department · 0.3 mi1 station within 3 miles · post office 0.3 mi
Police stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Oberlin Police DepartmentOberlin · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 85 South Main Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Coordinates
- 41.28938, -82.21672
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Kipton Village Police StationKipton · 4.4 mi
- Address
- 299 State Street, Kipton, OH 44049
- Coordinates
- 41.26761, -82.30267
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Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: USGS National Map structures: police stations (772 Ohio points: the inventory's 731 less 4 closed or duplicate records, with 4 wrong names corrected, plus 45 departments and sheriff's offices it lacks, placed from OpenStreetMap or the… · USGS structures service · OpenStreetMap · Census Bureau geocoder
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Fire and EMS
Under 1 mileOberlin Fire Department · 0.8 mi1 station within 3 miles, 7 within 8
Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Oberlin Fire DepartmentOberlin · 0.8 mi
- Address
- 430 South Main Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Coordinates
- 41.28011, -82.21815
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Camden Township Fire DepartmentKipton · 4.5 mi
- Address
- 42 Court Street, Kipton, OH 44049
- Coordinates
- 41.26682, -82.30325
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South Amherst Fire DepartmentSouth Amherst · 4.7 mi
- Address
- 105 West Main Street, South Amherst, OH 44001
- Coordinates
- 41.35723, -82.24094
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Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: USGS National Map structures inventory (fire and EMS stations; most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022): 1,772 Ohio stations after removing duplicate records and checking Columbus- and Cleveland-area stations against the cities'… · USGS structures service · Columbus fire stations · Cleveland fire stations
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Libraries
Under 1 mileOberlin Public Library · 0.3 mi1 within 3 miles, 4 within 8
Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Oberlin Public LibraryCentral library · Oberlin · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 65 S. Main St., Oberlin, OH 44074
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Oberlin Public Library
- Open
- 3,100 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 19,640 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 36,920
- System's loans, FY2024
- 154,891
- People the system serves
- 10,938
- Phone
- (440) 775-4790
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Keystone-Lagrange Community LibraryBranch · Lagrange · 6.9 mi
- Address
- 133 E. Commerce St., Lagrange, OH 44050
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Elyria Public Library
- Open
- 3,120 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 5,988 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 193,232
- System's loans, FY2024
- 684,711
- People the system serves
- 62,006
- Phone
- (440) 322-0119
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.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos inside ZIP 44074
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Leadership OhioMuseum · Oberlin · 0.2 mi
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Oberlin
- Coordinates
- 41.28886, -82.22526
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The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Oberlin Heritage CenterMuseum · Oberlin · 0.2 mi
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Oberlin
- Coordinates
- 41.28886, -82.22526
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Oberlin African-American Genealogy & History GroupHistorical society · Oberlin · 0.2 mi
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Oberlin
- Coordinates
- 41.28886, -82.22526
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Oberlin Underground Railroad CenterHistorical society · Oberlin · 0.2 mi
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Oberlin
- Coordinates
- 41.28886, -82.22526
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Oberlin Historical And Improvement OrganizationHistorical society · Oberlin · 0.2 mi
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Oberlin
- Coordinates
- 41.28892, -82.21902
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The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Allen Memorial Art MuseumArt museum · Oberlin · 0.7 mi
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Oberlin
- Coordinates
- 41.29401, -82.21042
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The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 outlet and system files (720 open Ohio central libraries and branches of 251 systems, plus 62 bookmobiles); straight-line miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest Ohio library… · IMLS Public Libraries Survey · IMLS Museum Data Files
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Groceries
33 to 66%42.8% in low-income, low-access tracts31% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 7% 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
1830 to 1849Oberlin · settled 1833first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)
Source: Local history researched from Wikipedia, the 1880 county histories on archive.org, Ohio History Connection, National Register listings, Ohio historical markers, local historical societies and Wikimedia Commons, one file per municipality… · Ohio History Connection · Internet Archive (county histories) · Wikimedia Commons · Remarkable Ohio (historical markers)
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Historic places
7 to 159 listed historic placesEvans, Wilson Bruce, House
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Evans, Wilson Bruce, House LandmarkBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1980
- Address
- 33 E. Vine St.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- NRIS reference number
- 80003143
- Coordinates
- 41.28859, -82.21631
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Langston, John Mercer, House LandmarkBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1975
- Address
- 207 E. College St.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1975
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- NRIS reference number
- 75001464
- Coordinates
- 41.29127, -82.20979
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Burrell-King HouseBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1979
- Address
- 317 E. College St.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001886
- Coordinates
- 41.29095, -82.20584
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Christ Episcopal ChurchBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1978
- Address
- 156 S. Main St.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1978
- NRIS reference number
- 78002114
- Coordinates
- 41.28749, -82.21796
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Congregational Church of ChristBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1974
- Address
- W. Lorain and N. Main Sts.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1974
- NRIS reference number
- 74001554
- Coordinates
- 41.29443, -82.21809
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Jewett, Frank, HouseBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1979
- Address
- 73 S. Professor St.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001887
- Coordinates
- 41.29000, -82.21944
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Oberlin Gas Lighting Company Gasholder HouseStructure · Oberlin · listed 1998
- Address
- 291 S. Main St.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Structure
- Listed on the National Register
- 1998
- NRIS reference number
- 98001397
- Coordinates
- 41.28446, -82.21570
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Oberlin Lake Shore And Michigan Southern StationBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1979
- Address
- Depot Park
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001888
- Coordinates
- 41.28456, -82.21868
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Westervelt HallBuilding · Oberlin · listed 1974
- Address
- 39 S. Main St.
- Where
- Oberlin, Lorain County · ZIP 44074
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1974
- NRIS reference number
- 74001555
- Coordinates
- 41.29066, -82.21671
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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
See them on the full map · every historic place in Lorain 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 districtsOberlin CityCity school district
Public schools inside ZIP 44074
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Langston Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 150 N Pleasant St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- School district
- Oberlin City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 196
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 18.84
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 77.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 028381
- NCES school ID
- 390445901472
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Oberlin Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 0.7 mi
- Address
- 210 N Park St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- School district
- Oberlin City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 361
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 28.06
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 71.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 009738
- NCES school ID
- 390445901470
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Oberlin High School4 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 0.8 mi
- Address
- 281 N Pleasant St, Oberlin, OH 44074
- School district
- Oberlin City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 225
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 22.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 77%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 028399
- NCES school ID
- 390445901471
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William R BurtonOberlin · 2.1 mi
- Address
- 15181 State Route 58, Oberlin, OH 44074
- Kind (NCES)
- Career and Technical School
- Students, 2023-24
- 1,222
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 90.01
- NCES school ID
- 390512204074
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Firelands Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 5.0 mi
- Address
- 10779 Vermilion Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074
- School district
- Firelands Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 791
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 44.17
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 87.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 011676
- NCES school ID
- 390481503128
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Firelands High School4.5 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 5.1 mi
- Address
- 10521 Vermilion Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074
- School district
- Firelands Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 519
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 29
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 83.5%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 011684
- NCES school ID
- 390481503129
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Firelands Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Oberlin · 5.1 mi
- Address
- 10521 Vermilion Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074
- School district
- Firelands Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 417
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 27.23
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 033126
- NCES school ID
- 390481503143
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Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
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 stars4 stars overallOberlin City · performance index 76.1% of the year's maximum · 98.5% 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 milesOberlin College · 0.3 miOberlin · 3 campuses within 10 miles
Colleges within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Oberlin CollegePrivate nonprofit college · Oberlin · 0.3 mi
- What it is
- Private nonprofit college
- City
- Oberlin
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 4,160
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $64,646
- Graduation rate
- 79% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 726)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 204501
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Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictPublic career school · Oberlin · 2.0 mi
- What it is
- Public career school
- City
- Oberlin
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 168
- IPEDS unit ID
- 409591
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Ross Medical Education Center-ElyriaFor-profit career school · Elyria · 9.0 mi
- What it is
- For-profit career school
- City
- Elyria
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 101
- IPEDS unit ID
- 488952
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 citiesOberlin (city)72% of residents, then New Russia Township, Lorain County
Source: ODOT municipal corporation and township boundaries by resident share of 2020 census blocks; Ohio EPA grants awarded in 2025 (OEPA_Achievements, MapServer layer 8); Auditor of State unauditable entities list · ODOT GIS · Auditor of State · Ohio EPA grants (OEPA_Achievements)
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Representatives
OH-5 · Bob Latta (R)Senate 13 vacant · House 54 Kellie Deeter
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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Deep dives about 44074 (Oberlin)
Long reads built from maps, newspapers and public records. All deep dives
Notable people from 44074 (Oberlin)
Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans
Charles Martin Hall1863-1914In 1886, in a woodshed behind his family's Oberlin home, discovered a cheap elec...
John Mercer Langston1829-1897Oberlin-trained lawyer who in 1855 was elected clerk of Brownhelm Township, Lora...
Katharine Wright1874-1929Dayton Latin teacher, Oberlin trustee and suffragist who was the indispensable p...
History from 44074 (Oberlin)
People and inventions tied to this place, each with its sources. All people · All inventions
- Anna Julia CooperPerson · 1858-1964
- Betsey Mix CowlesPerson · 1810-1876
- Charles Grandison FinneyPerson · 1792-1875
- Charles Henry LangstonPerson · 1817-1892
- John Anthony Copeland Jr.Person · 1834-1859
- John Wesley PowellPerson · 1834-1902
- Lewis Sheridan LearyPerson · 1835-1859
- Lucien Lucius NunnPerson · 1853-1925
- Mary Church TerrellPerson · 1863-1954
- Hall process for aluminumInvention or first · 1886
- Oberlin admits women and Black studentsInvention or first · 1833-1837
- Oberlin-Wellington RescueInvention or first · 1858
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on 44074 (Oberlin), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 2.65 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.5 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 42.1 in
- a normal year brings 50.3 in
- a normal year
- 40.0 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2.65 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 2.84 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.33 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.37 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.62 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.52 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 7.21 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 2.70 | 1.0 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.58 | 7.2 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 2.71 | 33.9 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.74 | 6.3 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.95 | 0.3 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 56.0 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 17.9 in |
| Snowiest year | 2008 — 82.6 in |
| Wettest day on record | 25 June 1937 — 4.12 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 1 March 1954 — 15.98 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 4 March 1954 — 22.01 in |
Almost every day here is a measurement: 97% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside 44074 (Oberlin) itself.
48,074 days of records, 1893-04-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for 44074 (Oberlin): 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
- 54
- those placed on the map inside 44074 (Oberlin)
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- LORAIN COUNTY LFG POWER STATION (air pollution, latest Apr 13, 2023)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 23 |
| Air pollution | 9 |
| Hazardous waste | 9 |
| Site assessment | 4 |
| Landfills | 3 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 3 |
| Composting | 2 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Around here
Places in this ZIP
- Oberlincity72% of residents
- New Russia Townshiptownship12% of residents
- Henrietta Townshiptownship5% of residents
- Pittsfield Townshiptownship5% of residents
- Camden Townshiptownship3% of residents
- Carlisle Townshiptownship2% of residents
School districts
ZIP codes next door
The county
Lorain County: 15 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 304,042 people. The county in numbers.
On the map
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Quick answers
What city is ZIP code 44074?
ZIP code 44074 is the Oberlin, Ohio post office area in Lorain County, home to 11,957 residents. Of its residents, 72% live in the city of Oberlin, 12% in New Russia Township, 5% in Henrietta Township and 5% in Pittsfield Township.
What county is ZIP code 44074 in?
ZIP code 44074 is in Lorain County, Ohio.
Where does the tap water in ZIP code 44074 come from?
West Branch Black River, via Oberlin Upground Reservoir. Oberlin Water Treatment Plant · Oberlin Water Department · +1 more.
What school district is ZIP code 44074 in?
ZIP code 44074 is mostly in the Oberlin City School District; parts are in the Firelands Local School District.
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Cracked Buckeye, "44074 · Oberlin, Lorain County", https://crackedbuckeye.com/zip/44074/, built 2026-10-31, accessed [date].
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