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Buckskin Township and South Salem

Ross County · 1,589 residents · South Salem post office; 37% of residents live in the township of Buckskin Township

Tap water here comes from Eight wells in the buried Teays River Aquifer. About 68% of residents are on Ross County Water Co. Inc; the other 32% are outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells. The water here

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45681 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: Eight wells in the buried Teays River Aquifer, in the Scioto valley north of Chillicothe. About 68% of residents are on Ross County Water Co. Inc; the other 32% are outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1804 The township here was settled around 1804, earlier than 66% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Groundwater 55 Groundwater here is less vulnerable than most: a DRASTIC index of 55, lower than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR Geological Survey
  4. Fire and EMS 5.4 mi This ZIP sits far from a fire or EMS station: the nearest is 5.4 miles away, farther than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
  5. Pipelines 16.6 mi This ZIP sits far from a gas transmission line: the nearest is 16.6 miles away, farther than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA U.S. Energy Atlas
  6. Hazard risk 82 Natural hazard risk runs high here: a FEMA National Risk Index score of 82, higher than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FEMA National Risk Index
  7. Land cover 5% This ZIP is less developed than most: 5% of the land, lower than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NLCD
  8. Internet 57.9% Broadband access runs poor here: 57.9% of homes and businesses lack 100/20 Mbps service, more than 96% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FCC broadband map
  9. Walkability 3.0 This ZIP is less walkable than most: an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, lower than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA walkability index
  10. School tax 20.3 mills School property tax runs low here: 20.3 effective mills, lower than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Ohio tax data series

Local events in 45681

13 events in the next 90 days from 1 public calendar. All local events in 45681

  1. Turkey Handprint Potholders

    4 to 5:30 p.m. · South Salem Branch · Free · From Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library

  2. Military Appreciation Storytime

    4 to 5 p.m. · South Salem Branch · Free · From Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library

  3. Ross County Parks District on Wheels

    3 to 5 p.m. · South Salem Branch · Free · From Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Your ballot

Who represents 45681, and the statewide question, statewide and legislative races and local issues on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election. County offices and judges are on your county board's sample ballot.

Locator: Ross County and Ross's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Ross County and Ross's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Ross CountyU.S. House district 2: David Taylor (R)Ohio Senate district 17: Shane Wilkin (R)Ohio House district 91: Bob Peterson (R)
Ross County and 45681's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 2New 2026 district; see the race below—
Ohio SenateDistrict 17Shane WilkinR
Ohio HouseDistrict 91Bob PetersonR

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 question: State Issue 3: Voter ID

Statewide races:

45681's district races:

No early in-person voting at boards of elections — 2026-11-02. Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3.

What's on my ballot in 45681 · Election 2026

Where does the tap water come from?

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

Where the water comes from

Groundwater (wells)

Eight wells in the buried Teays River Aquifer, in the Scioto valley north of ChillicotheRoss County Water Co. – North & South Treatment Plants (combined system) · Ross County Water Co. Inc

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. · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey

Elevation 674–1,338 ft, averaging 980 ft · South Salem 875–957 ft, averaging 918 · Ross County 556–1,353 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Teays Valley Aquifer (buried valley groundwater)
Groundwater · via Ross County Water Co. Inc
Drawn from: Eight wells in the buried Teays River Aquifer, in the Scioto valley north of Chillicothe
Treated at Ross County Water Co. – North & South Treatment Plants (combined system), 663 Fairgrounds Rd, Chillicothe, OH 45601
Show everything served from this plant

Ross County Water Co. Inc has 17,018 service connections serving 35,345 people; it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program. Office: 740-773-3435 (SDWIS).

Wells: EPA lists 8 active wells. ODNR well logs locate 4 public-supply wells inside Ross County Water Co. Inc's wellhead protection zone, 111 to 127 ft deep, in sand & gravel and shale. Zoom in to see them as dots.
Well 9Well 10Well 11Well 7Well 8Well 4Well 5Well 6
Aquifer
Teays Valley Aquifer
Active wells
8
Serves
35,345 people · Ross County
EPA ID
OH7101412
rosscowater.orgweb.ohioruralwater.org

About this area's water

Main Street in Bourneville, Ohio, one of the towns served by Ross County Water Co.
Main Street in Bourneville, Ohio, one of the towns served by Ross County Water Co.Photo: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Did you know
  • The company draws from the Teays River Aquifer, which its CCR calls one of the three major underground aquifers in the state of Ohio - the buried channel of a pre-glacial river.
  • A single eight-well field feeds two treatment plants, North and South, each rated at 3.5 million gallons per day.
  • It is a nonprofit, member-owned utility run by five trustees and 42 employees, serving about 15,000 customers across Ross, Pike, Pickaway, Vinton, Hocking and Jackson counties.
  • Finished water leaves the plants at 120-140 mg/L hardness (7-8 grains per gallon) with unusually high alkalinity of 240-280 mg/L.
History4
  • 1980IRS grants Ross County Water Company tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(12) member-owned mutual utility, effective September 1980.
  • 2024Company reports no MCL or action-level violations across bacteriological, radioactive, disinfection-byproduct, lead/copper and PFAS monitoring.
  • 2024Participates in EPA's fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule round; of 29 PFAS compounds plus lithium, only PFPeA is detected, at the South plant.
  • 2024A system-wide water rate increase takes effect with July 2024 billing.
Treatment & pressure

How it is treated

Eight wells in the buried Teays Valley aquifer feed two 3.5 MGD plants (North and South). Finished water is chlorinated (1.21 ppm) and fluoridated (0.90 ppm), leaving at 120-140 mg/L hardness and 240-280 mg/L alkalinity.

Water pressure

water is delivered from two plants across a rural six-county network.

What it costs

$9.68 per 1,000 gallons

Effective with July 2024 billing, 5/8" meter: $26.54 minimum for the first 1,500 gal, then $9.68/1,000 gal for the next 8,500, $7.82 for the next 40,000, $5.04 above 50,000. Larger meters carry higher minimums.

Water quality & impurities9
ContaminantLevelLimitYear
TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes)
Range 16.6-22.3 ppb, no violation.		22.3 ppb80 ppb2024
HAA5 (Haloacetic Acids)
Range 7.1-8.1 ppb, no violation.		8.1 ppb60 ppb2024
Nitrate
Range 0.40-0.96 ppm; typical source is fertilizer runoff.		0.75 ppm10 ppm2024
Fluoride
Range 0.76-1.10 ppm; added to promote strong teeth.		0.90 ppm4 ppm2024
Total Chlorine
Range 0.58-1.79 ppm, no violation.		1.21 ppm4 ppm (MRDL)2024
Lead (90th percentile)
0 of 30 samples over the action level; no lead service lines identified.		1.5 ppb15 ppb action level2024
Copper (90th percentile)
0 of 30 samples over the action level.		0.94 ppm1.3 ppm action level2024
PFPeA (perfluoropentanoic acid)
South plant entry point; only PFAS detected of 29 tested under UCMR5. No federal MCL.		0.0031 ppb (ug/L)0.0030 ppb minimum reporting level2024
Radium-228
No violation; erosion of natural deposits.		2.72 pCi/L5 pCi/L combined Ra-226/2282022

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1.8 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.

Projects & plans2

Recent and current work

  • Lead service line inventory · 2024 · completed
    Found no lead, galvanized-requiring-replacement, or unknown-material service lines, using historic records and visual inspections.

Planned or needed

  • Phase X service territory extension · planned
    Mains to be extended to portions of Upper Twin, Fordyce, Pricer Ridge, Benner Hill, Mt Olive, Turkey Ridge and Wisecup Hill roads.
Supply stress

Ohio EPA's source water susceptibility analysis rates the aquifer at this well field HIGH susceptibility to contamination, because of the aquifer's sensitivity and several potential contaminant sources inside the protection zone - though no contamination has been detected. Growth pressure comes from continued rural expansion needing new main extensions.

Sewers

Sanitary

Ross County Water Company supplies drinking water only and operates no sewers. Its service area is rural and largely unincorporated.

Sources
rosscowater.orgrosscowater.orgrosscowater.orgprojects.propublica.orgrosscowater.myruralwater.com

Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records.

Water systems in this ZIP

32% of residents live outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells.

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

Violationsnone since 2015, lead 1.8 ppbRadon2 tests, too fewStream health24% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantGreenfield, Village Of, 7.1 mi, 12/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 55, 246 well logsElectricSouth Central Power CompanyGas pipelinenearest transmission line 16.6 miNearest power plantRoss County Solar, LLC 5.5 mi, 120 MW solarGasColumbia Gas of Ohio, 3% on gasSchool districtGreenfield Exempted VillageSocial vulnerability58th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 37.6 for low-income childrenPeople10.6% with a degree, 0% born abroadJobs127 jobs here, residents mostly work in ChillicotheSchool tax20.3 mills, ~$1,419 on a $200K homePhoneFrontier NorthFlood5.8% in floodplainInternet42% served, fiber 1%Hazard risk82, above 82% of US tractsOil and gas wellsnone inside, nearest 4 miSoilsAlexandria, septic very limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills0 reported since 2021Disasters6 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 19 FEMA declarationsDams1 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 6.8 miTraffic4K a day on US 50Bridges2 of 11 rated poorRail crossingsnone; nearest 6.7 miTransit0% within half a mile of a stopWalkability3.0 of 20, least walkableAirportLCK 38.9 mi, Amtrak 43.5 miClimate18" snow, 54°F averageAlgal toxinsgroundwater, not monitoredPFASdetected below limitsLead1.8 ppb at the 90th-percentile tap, no lead lines foundByproductsTTHM 24 µg/L (2019)Fluoridefluoridated, 6 treatment stepsWatershedPaint, Lower Twin CreekLocal governmentBuckskin TownshipCell signal5G on 74% of landU.S. HouseOH-2 David Taylor (R)Life expectancy74.2 yearsHealth26% fair or poor health, obesity 46%Nearest hospitalGreenfield Area Medical Center, 7.7 miToxic sitesSuperfund 27.4 mi away, 0 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 7.3 µg/m³, monitor 42.3 miFire/EMSTwin Township Volunteer Fire Department, 5.4 miLibrarySouth Salem Branch Library, 3.6 miGroceries97% over 1 mi from a supermarketEV chargersfast charger 14.6 mi, 0 stations hereHistorysettled 1804Historic places2 listed, incl. South Salem AcademyWetlands0.5% of land, 117 acresLand cover5% developed, 55% tree canopyParks0% public land, Paint Creek State Park 6.3 miNursing homeEMBASSY OF VALLEY VIEW, 6.3 mi, 5★PoliceGreenfield Police Department, 7.6 miCrime1.1 violent per 1,000, Ross County SheriffAquifer69% sensitive settingCollegeOhio University-Chillicothe Campus, 13.4 miSchool ratings3.5 stars, Greenfield Exempted VillageHome prices$195K typical, +58% in ten yearsBuilding permits74 units 2016 to 2025 in Buckskin townshipHomes and income$143K home, $50K incomeHousesbuilt 1989, 584 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

0.81 mi of highway (SR 28, US 50) · 9.79 mi of electric transmission line (AEP, AEP Ohio) · 2 dams (Luehrs Lake Dam, Leeth Lake Dam) · 1 registered tower · 1 post office · 0.24 mi of trail and bike route · 11 bridges and culverts in the inventory.

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Intakes and plants

Groundwater (wells)

Eight wells in the buried Teays River Aquifer, in the Scioto valley north of ChillicotheRoss County Water Co. – North & South Treatment Plants (combined system) · Ross County Water Co. Inc

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. · EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA source water protection

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Violations

No health-based violations since 2015

No health-based violations since 2015Ross County Water Co. Inc · lead 1.8 ppb (2025)

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

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Disinfection byproducts

20 to 40

TTHM 24 µg/L (2019)Ross County Water Co. Inc · HAA5 13 · worst year 30

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.

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PFAS

Trace PFAS, under the federal limit

PFAS detected below the federal limitRoss County Water Co. Inc · 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 PFAS

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Lead

Under 5 ppb

Lead 1.8 ppb at the 90th-percentile tapRoss County Water Co. Inc · period ending 2025-12 · 0 of 17,601 service lines lead or galvanized

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

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Fluoride and treatment

Fluoridated

FluoridatedRoss County Water Co. Inc · aeration, corrosion control, 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). · EPA SDWIS search

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Algal toxins

No data

Groundwater system, not monitored for algal toxins

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

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Groundwater

DRASTIC index under 100

DRASTIC 55 · Shale246 well logs · median 101 ft deep · 8 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 Geological Survey · Ohio EPA GIS services · USGS water data

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Aquifer

60 to 85%

69% 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 geology layers · Ohio EPA source water protection (SWAP) · ODNR Geological Survey

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Sewage plants

Every quarter in violation

Greenfield, Village Of · 7.1 mi12 of 12 quarters in violation · 1.64 MGD

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

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Stream health

Under a quarter of the land drains to impaired streams

24% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeUpper Twin Creek · bacteria (pathogens), nutrients

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

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Watershed

Drains to the Ohio River

Paint subbasinLower Twin Creek · drains to the Ohio River

Source: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset: HUC-8 subbasins by resident share (2020 census blocks) and the HUC-12 subwatershed at each ZIP's population-weighted center with its downstream chain. · USGS 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

$100,000 to $175,000

Median home $143,200household income $49,510 · rent $693 · 79% 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. · Census ACS · Eviction Lab · HUD data · IRS ZIP statistics · Mapping Inequality · HUD eGIS open data · FDIC BankFind · NCUA call report data

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House by house

1980 to 1999

Median year built 1989584 residential parcels · $126K 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. · Ross County Auditor

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Building permits

30 to 60

74 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Buckskin township · 35.2 per 1,000 residents · 42 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%

+58% in ten years

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

Under 22 mills

20.3 effective school millsGreenfield Exempted Village · about $1,419 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 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

25 electric cooperatives

South Central Power CompanyElectric cooperative · 60% of residents, then AEP Ohio

Source: PUCO certified electric territories via ODOT plus HIFLD municipal systems (EIA-861) with ODOT corporate limits. · PUCO electricity · ODOT territories service · EIA-861 · DOE LEAD Tool · HIFLD retail service territories

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Gas

Columbia Gas of Ohio

Columbia Gas of OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 3% 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 miles

Ross County Solar, LLC · 5.5 misolar, 120 MW · 2 plants within 10 miles

Power plants within 10 miles

  1. Ross County Solar, LLC 100 MW or moreSolar · 120 MW · 5.5 mi
    Capacity
    120 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    Ross County Solar, LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Greenfield, Ross County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2025
    EIA plant code
    65343

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

  2. Fayette SolarSolar · 45 MW · 9.4 mi
    Capacity
    45 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    National Grid Renewables
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Greenfield, Ross County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2025
    EIA plant code
    67166

    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. · EIA-860 · HIFLD · USGS wind turbines · USGS solar · NRC emergency planning zones

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Pipelines

10 miles or more

Nearest transmission line 16.6 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate)

Source: EIA natural gas interstate and intrastate transmission pipelines via Esri's Federal User Community copy on ArcGIS Online (data last updated July 2025. · EIA U.S. Energy Atlas · ArcGIS Online item

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Phone

Frontier

Frontier NorthIncumbent telephone company · 57% of residents, then Chillicothe

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

25% or more lack it

42% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 1% · cable 39% · 618 locations · 42% unserved

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, June 2024, fixed availability by H3 hexagon (Esri Living Atlas, Ohio subset); Census ACS 2020-2024 table B28002 internet subscriptions. · FCC broadband map · Ookla open data · Census ACS

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Cell signal

5G on 50 to 75%

5G on 74% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 80% · T-Mobile 85% · Verizon 75%

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 broadband map · FCC antenna registration · Ookla open data

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EV chargers

10 to 20 miles

Fast charger 14.6 mi: YOCTANGEE COC0 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. YOCTANGEE CHILLICOTHE DC fast1 DC fast · 2 Level 2 · Chillicothe · 14.6 mi
    Address
    37 E Water St, Chillicothe, OH 45601
    Ports
    1 DC fast · 2 Level 2
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO, J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  2. YOCTANGEE YOCTANGEEPARK2 DC fast1 DC fast · 2 Level 2 · Chillicothe · 14.6 mi
    Address
    37 E Water St Side, Chillicothe, OH 45601
    Ports
    1 DC fast · 2 Level 2
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO, J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

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

Source: NLR 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, NLR 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. CrossroadsIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 24.5 mi
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Piketon
    Coordinates
    39.05239, -82.93643

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

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

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Walkability

Least walkable (1 to 5.75)

Walkability 3.0 of 201 intersection 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. · 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 6.7 mi (Indiana & Ohio 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 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%

11 bridges, 2 rated poortypical build year 1981 · busiest SR 28, 2,725 vehicles a day

Bridges rated poor inside ZIP 45681

  1. Edgington Rd over Lower Twin CreekPoor · built 1982 · 0.5 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1982
    Length
    8 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    324
    Coordinates
    39.31541, -83.25608

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

  2. Edgington Rd over Trib. Lower Twin CreekPoor · built 1974 · 0.6 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1974
    Length
    10 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    324
    Coordinates
    39.31068, -83.26374

    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

Under 5,000 vehicles a day

4,137 vehicles a day on US 50423 trucks · 16K 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. · ODOT TIMS traffic count segments · NHTSA FARS

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Airports and Amtrak

30 to 50 miles

LCK · 38.9 miRickenbacker International · Amtrak at South Shore-South Portsmouth, KY 43.5 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

Too few tests

Too few radon tests2 tests reported

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

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Flood

5 to 10%

5.8% 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. · FEMA flood hazard layer · FEMA Map Service Center · OpenFEMA · NOAA Atlas 14 · USGS stream gauges

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Hazard risk

80 and up (top fifth of US tracts)

Risk score 82 · higher than about 82% of US tractsLightning 99 · Landslide 99

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

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Climate

Under 20 inches of snow a year

18" of snow a year · 53.5°F averageJanuary low 21° · July high 85° · 41" 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. · NOAA climate normals · NOAA climate at a glance · U.S. Drought Monitor

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Air

Under 7.5 µg/m³ PM2.5

PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³ at Portsmouth WTP, 42.3 miozone 68 ppb at Wilmington

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 air data files · EPA AirToxScreen · EPA Green Book · EPA ECHO

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Toxic sites

15 miles or more

Nearest site on, proposed for or deleted from the NPL, 27.4 mi: Bowers Landfill0 toxic-release reporters · 0 Superfund program sites in the ZIP

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service: Superfund NPL and SEMS sites, Toxics Release Inventory reporters (EPA geoplatform), fetched 2026-09-08. · EPA Facility Registry · EPA Superfund sites · Ohio EPA cleanup sites · EPA UST Finder · EPA ECHO

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Toxic releases

No data

No TRI-reporting facility

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

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Dams

1 or 2

1 high-hazard dam within 10 milesNearest: Paint Creek Dam, 6.8 mi, condition not available

High-hazard dams within 10 miles

  1. Paint Creek DamPaint Creek · condition: not available · 6.8 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Not Available
    River or stream
    Paint Creek
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation;Water Supply
    Type
    Rockfill
    Height
    118 ft
    Storage
    145,000 acre-feet
    Completed
    1973
    Owner type
    Federal
    County
    Highland County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Bainbridge
    Last inspection
    07/31/2025
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00017

    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. · National Inventory of Dams

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Disasters

6 to 10

6 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19502 rated F2/EF2+ · 19 federal declarations for Ross 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

No spill reported since 2021

0 spills reported since 2021none reported

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

No oil or gas well in the ZIP

0 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 4 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 31.4 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 mines of Ohio · ODNR Geological Survey

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Soils

Very limited

Alexandria silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes, erodedseptic very limited · well 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

Under 0.5% of the area

0% public land · 0 acresPaint Creek State Park 6.3 mi

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

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Wetlands

Under 1% of the land

0.5% wetland · 117 acrespond 72 · forested/shrub wetland 35 · emergent wetland 11

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). · USFWS wetlands inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services

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Land cover

5% to 15%

5% developed · 55% tree canopyforest 65% · cropland 14% · pasture 11%

Source: National Land Cover Database, 2021 edition (USGS and the MRLC consortium. · 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

Under 15% with a bachelor's degree

10.6% bachelor's or higher96.8% white · 0% Black · 0.2% Hispanic · 0% Asian · 0% 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 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

Under 0.25 jobs per employed resident

127 jobs · 571 employed residentsEducation leads · residents mostly work in Chillicothe (45601)

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 LEHD · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · BEA county GDP · USAspending · OSHA enforcement data · Census ZIP Business Patterns · Census ACS · USDA ERS county typology · CDFI Fund Opportunity Zones

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Economic history

Groundwater (wells)

Eight wells in the buried Teays River Aquifer, in the Scioto valley north of ChillicotheRoss County Water Co. – North & South Treatment Plants (combined system) · Ross County Water Co. Inc

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

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Upward mobility

35th to 40th

Percentile rank 37.6income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2.67% incarcerated in 2010

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

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Social vulnerability

40th to 60th

58th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 54 · household 50 · minority status 43 · housing and transport 65

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

25% or more

25.7% in fair or poor healthobesity 46.1% · diabetes 16.8% · smoking 23.2% · depression 29.8%

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

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Life expectancy

73 to 76

74.2 years life expectancy1 tract, 74.2

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

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Hospitals

6 to 10 miles

Greenfield Area Medical Center · 7.7 miGreenfield · 25 beds · 1 within 10 miles

The nearest hospitals

  1. Greenfield Area Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Greenfield · 7.7 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    550 Mirabeau Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
    County
    Highland County
    Beds
    25
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (937) 981-9400
    Medicare ID
    361304

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Va Medical Center - ChillicotheMilitary hospital · Chillicothe · 13.6 mi
    What it is
    Military hospital
    Address
    17273 Oh-104, Chillicothe, OH 45601
    County
    Ross County
    Beds
    141
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Government - federal
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Chillicothe Va Medical Center
    Phone
    (740) 773-1141
    Medicare ID
    36008F

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  3. Adena Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Chillicothe · 16.4 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601
    County
    Ross County
    Beds
    266
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (740) 779-7500
    Medicare ID
    360159

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

The nearest health centers

  1. Highland Health Providers - Greenfield Medical ServicesHealth center · Greenfield · 8.3 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Greenfield
    Coordinates
    39.34773, -83.39949

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Hopewell Health Centers - ChillicotheHealth center · Chillicothe · 12.9 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Chillicothe
    Coordinates
    39.33353, -83.01268

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

The nearest dialysis center

  1. Davita Adena DialysisDialysis · Chillicothe · 15.1 mi
    Address
    1180 N. Bridge Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601
    Dialysis stations
    17
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2012-02-13
    Phone
    (740) 773-3733
    Medicare ID
    362777

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

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center). Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

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

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Nursing homes

6 to 12 miles

EMBASSY OF VALLEY VIEW · 6.3 mi5 of 5 stars · 50 beds · 0 within 5 miles

The nearest nursing homes

  1. Embassy of Valley View5 of 5 stars · Frankfort · 6.3 mi
    Address
    3363 Ragged Ridge Road, Frankfort, OH 45628
    Certified beds
    50
    Residents on an average day
    42
    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
    Chain
    EMBASSY HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 998-2948
    Medicare ID
    366075

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  2. Greenfield Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation4 of 5 stars · Greenfield · 7.5 mi
    Address
    238 South Washington Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
    Certified beds
    50
    Residents on an average day
    37
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    MICHAEL SLYK
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (937) 981-3349
    Medicare ID
    366038

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Edgewood Manor of Greenfield2 of 5 stars · Greenfield · 7.6 mi
    Address
    850 Nellie Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
    Certified beds
    60
    Residents on an average day
    47
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    AOM HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (937) 981-2165
    Medicare ID
    365221

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider file (922 Ohio homes), addresses geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (67 unmatched placed at their ZIP center). · CMS Care Compare data

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Crime

1 to 2.5

1.1 violent offenses per 1,000Ross County Sheriff · 12.6 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 37% of violent cleared

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026. · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service

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Police

7 miles or more

Greenfield Police Department · 7.6 mi0 stations within 3 miles · post office 3.5 mi

The nearest police stations

  1. Greenfield Police DepartmentGreenfield · 7.6 mi
    Address
    300 Jefferson Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
    Coordinates
    39.35121, -83.38334

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  2. Chillicothe Police DepartmentChillicothe · 14.5 mi
    Address
    28 North Paint Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601
    Coordinates
    39.33414, -82.98286

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

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

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Fire and EMS

5 miles or more

Twin Township Volunteer Fire Department · 5.4 mi0 stations within 3 miles, 4 within 8

The nearest fire and EMS stations

  1. Twin Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentBourneville · 5.4 mi
    Address
    11521 US Highway 50, Bourneville, OH 45617
    Coordinates
    39.28096, -83.15884

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bainbridge Fire DepartmentBainbridge · 5.6 mi
    Address
    103 West 5th Street, Bainbridge, OH 45612
    Coordinates
    39.23010, -83.27186

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Concord Township Fire DepartmentFrankfort · 7.5 mi
    Address
    27 West Springfield Street, Frankfort, OH 45628
    Coordinates
    39.40209, -83.18106

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: USGS National Map structures inventory (fire and EMS stations. · USGS structures service · Columbus fire stations · Cleveland fire stations

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Libraries

2 to 4 miles

South Salem Branch Library · 3.6 miChillicothe and Ross County Public Library · 0 within 3 miles, 3 within 8

The nearest libraries

  1. South Salem Branch LibraryBranch · South Salem · 3.6 mi
    Address
    4297 Broadway St, South Salem, OH 45681
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library
    Open
    600 hours a year, 50 weeks
    Building
    1,500 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    217,776
    System's loans, FY2024
    429,173
    People the system serves
    77,093
    Phone
    (937) 981-2400

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

  2. Paxton Branch LibraryBranch · Bainbridge · 6.0 mi
    Address
    113 Dewey St, Bainbridge, OH 45612
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library
    Open
    1,300 hours a year, 50 weeks
    Building
    1,344 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    217,776
    System's loans, FY2024
    429,173
    People the system serves
    77,093
    Phone
    (740) 702-4185

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

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

None inside the ZIP; the nearest museum

  1. Dental MuseumMuseum · Bainbridge · 5.7 mi
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Bainbridge
    Coordinates
    39.22801, -83.26764

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

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

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 outlet and system files (720 open Ohio central libraries and branches of 251 systems, plus 62 bookmobiles). · 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 tract97% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 21% 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. · 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

Buckskin Township · settled 1804first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)

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

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Historic places

1 or 2 listings

2 listed historic placesSouth Salem Academy

  1. South Salem AcademyBuilding · South Salem · listed 1979
    Address
    Church St.
    Where
    South Salem, Ross County · ZIP 45681
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79001937
    Coordinates
    39.33623, -83.31046

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  2. South Salem Covered BridgeStructure · South Salem · listed 1975
    Address
    W of South Salem on Lower Twin Rd. across Buckskin Creek
    Where
    South Salem, Ross County · ZIP 45681
    What it is
    Structure
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001530
    Coordinates
    39.33435, -83.31434

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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 Ross 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). · National Register data · USGS GNIS

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Schools

49 exempted village school districts

Greenfield Exempted VillageExempted village school district · 58% of residents, then Paint Valley Local

Public schools inside ZIP 45681, and the nearest outside it

  1. Buckskin Elementary School3 of 5 stars · South Salem · 3.6 mi
    Address
    4297 Broadway St, South Salem, OH 45681
    School district
    Greenfield Ex Vill School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    216
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    14
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    004176
    NCES school ID
    390454002201

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

  2. Paint Valley Middle School3 of 5 stars · Bainbridge · 5.1 mi
    Address
    7454 Us Highway 50 W, Bainbridge, OH 45612
    School district
    Paint Valley Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    168
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    11
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    66.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    001453
    NCES school ID
    390495103616

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

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: Ohio school district boundaries (U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school districts, as of January 1, 2026) by resident share; NCES EDGE 2024-25 school buildings. · ODOT GIS · NCES EDGE · NCES Common Core of Data · NCES private schools · Census SAIPE · Census school finances (F-33)

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School ratings

3.5 stars

3.5 stars overallGreenfield Exempted Village · performance index 77% of the year's maximum · 97.8% graduate in four years

Source: Ohio School Report Cards 2025-2026 (Department of Education and Workforce): district overall and component star ratings, performance index, graduation rates, spending per pupil (still the 2024-2025 card's, until the state publishes a new… · Ohio school report cards

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Colleges

8 to 15 miles

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · 13.4 miChillicothe · 0 campuses within 10 miles

The nearest colleges

  1. Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusPublic university · Chillicothe · 13.4 mi
    What it is
    Public university
    City
    Chillicothe
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    3,591
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $6,178
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $9,170
    Graduation rate
    14% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 223)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204820

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

  2. Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School DistrictPublic career school · Chillicothe · 13.8 mi
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Chillicothe
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    413
    IPEDS unit ID
    407513

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

  3. Hair AcademyFor-profit career school · Chillicothe · 14.8 mi
    What it is
    For-profit career school
    City
    Chillicothe
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    42
    IPEDS unit ID
    497675

    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. · NCES IPEDS

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Local government

1308 townships

Buckskin Township, Ross County37% of residents, then Twin Township, Ross 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-2 · David Taylor (R)Senate 17 Shane Wilkin · House 91 Bob Peterson

Source: ODOT TIMS Boundaries US_House_District, Ohio_Senate_District and Ohio_House_District (fetched 2026-09-08) by resident share of 2020 census blocks; members from the U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House directories, September 2026 · U.S. House · Ohio Senate · Ohio House · ODOT GIS

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Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on 45681 (Buckskin Township and South Salem), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.73 in
2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
rain so far in 2026
39.5 in
3.4 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
16.1 in
a normal year brings 18.3 in
a normal year
40.8 in
NOAA normal, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.73 — 30
September 2026 7.94 — 30
August 2026 5.19 — 31
July 2026 3.36 — 31
June 2026 4.43 — 30
May 2026 4.72 — 31
April 2026 3.84 — 30
March 2026 6.84 0.8 31
February 2026 1.04 4.9 28
January 2026 1.41 10.5 31
December 2025 2.27 10.0 31
November 2025 3.38 2.4 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year (estimated)2011 — 57.7 in
Driest year (estimated)1930 — 24.8 in
Wettest day (estimated)10 March 1964 — 4.57 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day (estimated)6 January 1910 — 9.68 in
Deepest snow on the ground (estimated)14 April 1916 — 25.72 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 45681 (Buckskin Township and South Salem), so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.

48,846 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-30. 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 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 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.

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Places in this ZIP

School districts

ZIP codes next door

45123 Greenfield 45601 Chillicothe 45612 Bainbridge 45617 Bourneville 45628 Frankfort

The county

Ross County: 10 ZIP codes, 25 cities, villages and townships, 76,429 people (July 2025 Census estimate). The county in numbers.

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 45681?

ZIP code 45681 is the South Salem, Ohio post office area in Ross County, home to 1,589 residents (2020 Census). Of its residents, 37% live in Buckskin Township, 31% in Twin Township, 19% in Paint Township and 14% in the village of South Salem.

What county is ZIP code 45681 in?

ZIP code 45681 is in Ross County, Ohio.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45681 come from?

Eight wells in the buried Teays River Aquifer, in the Scioto valley north of Chillicothe. Ross County Water Co. – North & South Treatment Plants (combined system) · Ross County Water Co. Inc. About 68% of residents are on Ross County Water Co. Inc; the other 32% are outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells.

What school district is ZIP code 45681 in?

ZIP code 45681 is mostly in the Greenfield Exempted Village School District; parts are in the Paint Valley Local School District.

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