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Athens

Athens County · 33,705 residents

Tap water here: wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer, treated at City of Athens Water Treatment Plant. The water here

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45701 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: Wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer at the city's West State Street well field, about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking River. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1797 The town here was settled around 1797, earlier than 82% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Colleges 0.4 mi This ZIP sits close to a college or university: the nearest is 0.4 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NCES IPEDS
  4. Flood 28.7% Flood exposure runs high here: 28.7% of residents live in FEMA's 1% annual chance floodplain, more than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FEMA flood hazard layer
  5. Oil and gas wells 1,359 This ZIP has a lot of oil and gas wells: 1,359 counted by ODNR, more than 96% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR oil and gas
  6. Groundwater 178 Groundwater here is more vulnerable than most: a DRASTIC index of 178, higher than 96% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR Geological Survey
  7. Hospitals 0.8 mi This ZIP sits close to a hospital: the nearest general or critical-access hospital is 0.8 miles away, closer than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CMS Care Compare data
  8. Air 5.6 µg/m³ Air quality runs better here: PM2.5 at the nearest monitor averages 5.6 µg/m³, lower than 91% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA air data files
  9. People 57% Educational attainment runs high here: 57% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Census ACS
  10. Historic places 10 This ZIP has a lot of listed historic places: 10 on the National Register, more than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: National Register data

Local events in 45701

269 events in the next 90 days from 6 public calendars. All local events in 45701

  1. Material Matters: An Exhibition by the Museum Studies Program

    10 a.m. to midnight · Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens · Paid · From Ohio University

  2. Athens Art Guild Art Market

    9 a.m. to noon · Athens Community Center · From Athens County CVB (athensohio.com)

  3. The Bobcat Build: Help us build a home with Habitat for Humanity

    9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Parks Hall, Athens · Paid · From Ohio University

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Your ballot

Who represents 45701, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Athens County and Athens's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Athens County and Athens's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Athens CountyU.S. House district 2: David Taylor (R)Ohio Senate district 30: not on the 2026 ballot; the sitting member is Brian M. Chavez (R)Ohio House district 95: Ty Moore (R)
Athens County and 45701's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 2——
Ohio SenateDistrict 30Brian M. ChavezR
Ohio HouseDistrict 95 (85% of residents)Ty MooreR
Ohio HouseDistrict 94 (15% of residents)Kevin RitterR

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.

This ZIP code is split between districts. Your street address decides which one is on your ballot; your county board of elections' sample ballot shows it.

Statewide races:

45701's district races:

Local questions and issues on 45701's 2026 ballot
JurisdictionTypeQuestion
Lodi TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Lodi Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.
Dover TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 2-mill property tax levy for the roads of Dover Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Ames TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Ames Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.
Lee TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.5-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Lee Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Lee TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.5-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Lee Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Athens CountyTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 1-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate health department of Athens County for 10 years, beginning in 2026.
Ames TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 2-mill property tax levy for the roads of Ames Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.
Lodi Township - Big 33 LLC PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on particular location, in Lodi Township - Big 33 LLC Precinct.
Lodi Township - Big 33 LLC PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Lodi Township - Big 33 LLC Precinct.
Canaan TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.5-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate cemeteries of Canaan Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Alexander TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Alexander Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Canaan TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.4-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Canaan Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.

Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Alexander Township, Alexander Township Township, Ames Township, Ames Township Township, Athens, Athens City, Athens Township, Athens Township Township, Canaan Township, Canaan Township Township, Dover Township, Dover Township Township, Lee Township, Lee Township Township, Lodi Township, Lodi Township Township, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Township Township.

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

What's on my ballot in 45701 · 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)

Wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer at the city's West State Street well field, about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking RiverCity of Athens Water Treatment Plant · Athens

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 596–1,046 ft, averaging 805 ft · Athens 611–1,020 ft, averaging 735 · Athens County 580–1,067 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Hocking River Valley aquifer (wells)
Groundwater · via Athens
Drawn from: Wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer at the city's West State Street well field, about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking River
Treated at City of Athens Water Treatment Plant, 395 West State Street, Athens, OH 45701
Show everything served from this plant

Athens has 5,379 service connections serving 32,725 people. Office: 740-592-3338 (SDWIS).

Bills, 2023: a household using 5,000 gallons a month paid about $827 a year for water ($69 a month; $432 at 2,500 gallons, $1,302 at 8,000) and about $458 a year for sewer (Ohio EPA rate survey, inside-city rates).

Ohio EPA loans since 2016 for projects inside this ZIP: $35.4 million across 21 projects, $11.4 million of it forgiven (wastewater $28.0M, drinking water $5.4M, nonpoint runoff $2.0M); largest: US 50 Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phases 6 & 7 (Athens County, 2022, $7.1M); Water Treatment Plant Facilities Improvements (Athens, 2017, $5.4M); Athens City to County Reg: Southwest Sewers (Athens, 2023, $4.8M).

Wells: EPA lists 16 active wells. ODNR well logs locate 5 public-supply wells inside Athens's wellhead protection zone, 47 to 63 ft deep, in gravel & boulders and sand & gravel. Zoom in to see them as dots.
Well 3Well 4Well 5Well 7Well 8Well 9Well 16Well 17Well 18Well 19Well 1AWell 20Well 2AWell 3AWell 18AWell 19A
Aquifer
Hocking River Valley aquifer
Water bodies
Hocking River
Active wells
16
Serves
32,725 people · Athens County
EPA ID
OH0500212
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About this area's water

A straightened section of the Hocking River in Athens, Ohio, above the buried-valley well-field aquifer
A straightened section of the Hocking River in Athens, Ohio, above the buried-valley well-field aquiferPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Did you know
  • Athens water had a hardness of 142 mg/L in 2025 — about 8.3 grains per gallon, softening slightly from 148 in 2019.
  • The city has been on groundwater continuously since 1894; the first well sat about 4,400 feet west of the courthouse, near today's West State Street well field.
  • A parts-per-billion measurement is described in the city's own report as equivalent to one second in 31.7 years.
  • In 2025 Athens sealed two retired wells with an Ohio EPA grant and began drilling a new production well, number 24.
History5
  • 1894Athens began relying on groundwater; the first well was about 4,400 ft west of the Court House and 2,000 ft north of the Hocking River, near today's West State St. well field.
  • 1954The well system had expanded to supply about 1.3 million gallons per day.
  • 2003Ohio EPA and the city's groundwater consultant studied sporadic volatile organic compound detections and rated the aquifer highly susceptible to contamination.
  • 2017In June, Ohio EPA required Athens to obtain a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, triggering a formal stormwater management program.
  • 2019A large water treatment plant upgrade was completed and ODNR's contractor plugged an orphaned brine well in the Armitage well field.
Treatment & pressure

How it is treated

Wells in the shallow sand-and-gravel Hocking River valley aquifer (West State St. well field) feed the plant, which chlorinates (1.03 ppm free chlorine average in 2025) and fluoridates, supplying about 2.5 MGD to Athens, The Plains and some rural customers.

Water pressure

Not published as a psi figure; the CCR cites Ohio EPA's rule that a boil advisory follows any drop below 20 psi, so normal pressure is kept above that.

Water quality & impurities8
ContaminantLevelLimitYear
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Disinfection byproduct; range 12.8-67.2 ppb, no violation		36.2 ppb802024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Disinfection byproduct; range 6.0-13.5 ppb, no violation		8.6 ppb602024
Lead (90th percentile)
0 of 30 home samples exceeded the action level; range <2.0-2.8 ppb		<2.0 ppbAL=152024
Copper (90th percentile)
0 of 30 home samples exceeded the action level; range >0.01-0.45 ppm		0.084 ppmAL=1.32024
Nitrate/Nitrate-N
Well below the MCL		0.33 ppm102024
Fluoride
Water additive plus erosion of natural deposits; range 0.99-1.05 ppm		1.03 ppm42025
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid)
UCMR5; about 1.6 ppt, well under the 4 ppt federal MCL. Four other PFAS also detected in trace amounts		0.0016 ppb0.0042024
Iron
Approaching the non-enforceable secondary (aesthetic) standard; was <0.04 ppm in 2019		0.26 ppm0.32025

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2024 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.

1 violation of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).

Projects & plans9

Recent and current work

  • Abandonment and sealing of Wells 22 and 23 · 2025 · completed
    Two retired production wells sealed under an Ohio EPA grant award
  • New production well 24 · 2025 · under construction
    Project began in 2025; the city also installed three new valves associated with Well 9
  • Water treatment plant window and door replacement · 2025 · completed
    Energy efficiency upgrade; annual groundwater monitoring in 2025 included a baseline PFAS assay
  • Risk and Resiliency study · 2021 · completed
    Emergency preparedness assessment completed and updated in 2021
  • Water treatment plant upgrade · 2019 · completed
    Described as a 'large' plant upgrade in the 2019 CCR; cost not published
  • Armitage well field raw water line isolation · 2019 · completed
    The unused upper portion was excavated, cut and capped as a precaution against the Hocking River changing course
  • Orphaned brine well plugging, Armitage well field · 2019 · completed
    ODNR hired a contractor to plug a historic orphaned brine well; confirmation samples collected in March
  • 16-inch valve installation, 3 Ring Street · 2019 · completed
    Installed during a large system outage

Planned or needed

  • Well 6 abandonment · planned
    The city applied for and received a Well Abandonment grant from Ohio EPA to abandon Well 6
Supply stress

Athens draws from a shallow (under 20 ft), unconfined sand-and-gravel aquifer along the Hocking River with no protective clay cap; Ohio EPA rates it highly susceptible and VOCs have been detected sporadically. Five PFAS compounds were detected at trace levels in 2024, all far below federal limits.

Sewers

Sanitary

The city's MS4 program maps residences on private sewage systems inside the city limits, implying some homes are on septic even within Athens.

Storm

Separate MS4-permitted system under Ordinance 0-52-11 (Title 5.07). In 2025 the city reviewed 36 stormwater permit applications, ran a Hocking Riversweep that removed 1,230 lbs of trash, and closed an Ohio EPA chloride reduction grant.

Sourcesverified
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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

  • Athens60% of residentsHocking River Valley aquifer (wells)

38% 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 0 ppbRadon2.5 pCi/L avg, 17% above 4Stream health75% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantAthens Wwtp, 1.5 mi, 10/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 178, 549 well logsElectricAEP OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 1.4 mi, 66.6 mi in the ZIPNearest power plantRolling Hills Generating 20.5 mi, 925 MW gasGasColumbia Gas of Ohio, 42% on gasSchool districtAthens CitySocial vulnerability59th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 42.1 for low-income childrenPeople56.8% with a degree, 5.9% born abroadJobs14K jobs hereSchool tax32.5 mills, ~$2,277 on a $200K homePhoneFrontier NorthFlood29% in floodplainInternet84% served, fiber 27%Hazard risk52, above 52% of US tractsOil and gas wells1,359 in the ZIP, 295 producingSoilsHaymond, septic very limitedAbandoned mines3.6% of the area underminedSpills23 reported since 2021, mostly diesel and fuel oilDisasters1 tornado track within 5 mi, 22 FEMA declarationsDams6 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 2.1 miTraffic29K a day on US 33Bridges5 of 113 rated poorRail crossings7 public crossings, up to 6 trains a dayTransit70% within half a mile of a stopWalkability11.2 of 20, above averageAirportPKB 35.5 mi, Amtrak 62.1 miClimate18" snow, 52°F averageAlgal toxinsgroundwater, not monitoredPFASnone detectedLeadnone at the 90th-percentile tap, 13 lead or galvanized lines, 5,247 unknownByproductsTTHM 41 µg/L (2019)Fluoridefluoridated, 5 treatment stepsWatershedHocking, Coates Run-Hocking RiverLocal governmentAthens (city)Cell signal5G on 74% of landU.S. HouseOH-12 Troy Balderson (R)Life expectancy78.2 yearsHealth22% fair or poor health, obesity 35%Nearest hospitalO'Bleness Memorial Hospital, 0.8 mi, 3★Toxic sitesSuperfund 27.3 mi away, 3 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 5.6 µg/m³, monitor 13.3 miFire/EMSAthens Fire Department Station 2, 0.8 miLibraryAthens Branch, 1.4 miGroceries45% in low-income, low-access tractsEV chargersfast charger 1.8 mi, 7 stations hereHistorysettled 1797Historic places10 listed, incl. Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio UniversityWetlands1.2% of land, 1,177 acresLand cover11% developed, 62% tree canopyParks2.8% public land, Strouds Run State Park 3.7 miNursing homeKimes Nursing and Rehab LLC, 1.5 mi, 1★PoliceOhio University Police Department, 0.3 miCrime1.0 violent per 1,000, Athens PoliceAquifer7% sensitive settingCollegeOhio University-Main Campus, 0.4 miSchool ratings4 stars, Athens CityHome prices$249K typical, +64% in ten yearsBuilding permits332 units 2016 to 2025 in AthensHomes and income$227K home, $53K incomeHousesbuilt 1966, 6,854 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

53.7 mi of highway (US 50, US 33, SR 550) · 11.7 mi of railroad (Kanawha River Railroad) · 14 transit routes (Athens Public Transit) · 66.6 mi of gas transmission pipeline (Columbia Gas Transmission (TC Energy), Tennessee Gas, Texas Eastern (Enbridge)) · 53.3 mi of electric transmission line (AEP Ohio, AEP) · 2 airfields or heliports (Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital, Holzer Athens) · 1 bus or rail terminal and transit stop · 1 sewage plant (Athens WWTP) · 7 dams (Rainbow Lake Dam, Dow Lake Dam, Margaret Creek Structure No. 4) · 4 substations · 1 gas compressor, storage field or plant (Athens) · 12 grade crossings (Kanawha River Railroad) · 17 registered towers · 17 public EV charger listings · 7 landfills or waste sites, open and closed (Ohio University Composting Facility, Alexander Twp Landfill, Athens City Landfill) · 1 brine injection or gas storage well · 2 hospitals (O'bleness Memorial Hospital, Appalachian Behavioral Health Care) · 6 fire or EMS stations · 3 police stations · 2 post offices · 1 USGS stream gauge (Hocking River at Athens OH) · 5 water towers or tanks in OpenStreetMap · 3 water works or pumping stations in OpenStreetMap · 26.4 mi of trail and bike route · 99 transit stops · 108 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 17 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 3 open leaking-tank releases · 11 other permitted dischargers (Athens Golf & Country Club, Capstone Village Apts, City of Athens Water Treatment Plant) · 4 boat ramps or water access sites · 2 hazardous waste handlers · 1 park-and-ride lot or rest area · 1 prison or jail (Athens County Jail) · 1 coal ash pond or landfill (Poston Site) · 4 source water protection zones (Chauncey, Le-Ax Regional Water District PWS, Burr Oak Regional Water District) · 1 stormwater (MS4) permit area (City of Athens) · 23 biosolids application fields (sludge from Athens WWTP, The Plains SD No 1 Buchtel, Trimble Township WWTP) · 6 brownfield or cleanup sites · 12 broadcast transmitters (WJKW, WOUB, WOUB-TV) · 1 911 call center (Athens County 911 Emergency Communications) · 2 groundwater monitoring wells · 1 tire or battery drop-off site · 1 mining permit area (York Paving (permit IM-2306)) · 1 ODOT facility (Athens Full Service Facility) · 1 traffic signal.

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Intakes and plants

Groundwater (wells)

Wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer at the city's West State Street well field, about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking RiverCity of Athens Water Treatment Plant · Athens

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

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Violations

No health-based violations since 2015

No health-based violations since 2015Athens · lead 0 ppb (2024) · 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 60

TTHM 41 µg/L (2019)Athens · HAA5 9 · worst year 44

Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019: total trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids (HAA5) sampled in the distribution system, nitrate, arsenic, combined radium, gross alpha and uranium at entry points; yearly means…

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PFAS

No PFAS detected

No PFAS detectedAthens · UCMR 5, 3 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 detected

No lead at the 90th-percentile tapAthens · period ending 2024-12 · 13 of 5,446 service lines lead or galvanized, 5,247 unknown

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

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Fluoride and treatment

Fluoridated

FluoridatedAthens · aeration, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection, ion-exchange softening

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

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Algal toxins

No data

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

160 and up

DRASTIC 178 · Sand and Gravel549 well logs · median 56 ft deep · 20 karst and spring points

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

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Aquifer

Under 10% sensitive

7% sensitive geologic setting1% wellhead protection

Source: Ohio EPA Sensitive Geologic Settings (geology/Geology layer 0) intersected with ZCTA polygons; ODNR karst geology at the ZIP center (layer 7, point query) and karst and spring points (layer 5); Ohio EPA source water protection areas… · Ohio EPA geology layers · Ohio EPA source water protection (SWAP) · ODNR Geological Survey

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Sewage plants

8 to 11 quarters

Athens Wwtp · 1.5 mi10 of 12 quarters in violation · 4.8 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

Half to three quarters

75% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeWillow Creek-Hocking River · bacteria (pathogens), sediment and silt

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

Hocking subbasinCoates Run-Hocking River · drains to the Ohio River

Source: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset: HUC-8 subbasins by resident share (2020 census blocks) and the HUC-12 subwatershed at each ZIP's population-weighted center with its downstream chain; USGS county water use 2015 (Dieter and others 2018) for… · USGS watershed boundaries · EPA EnviroAtlas · Ohio EPA 401 map · ODNR Water Withdrawal Atlas (archived copy) · USGS county water use 2015 · ODNR H2Ohio projects · ODNR Lake Erie Coastal Management Area · Ohio EPA source water protection (SWAP) · Ohio EPA nine-element plans · Ohio EPA 319, GLRI and SWIF project lists · Ohio EPA chloride reduction grants · NOAA Lake Erie water levels

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Home

The houses themselves and what they cost: who lives in them, what a typical one looks like down to the parcel record, how much new housing has gone up, and what a household pays in property tax.

Homes and income

$175,000 to $250,000

Median home $227,400household income $53,075 · rent $996 · 50% own

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

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House by house

1960 to 1979

Median year built 19666,854 homes · $190K 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… · Athens County Auditor

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Building permits

5 to 15

332 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Athens · 13.5 per 1,000 residents · 68 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%

+64% in ten years+48% in five · +6% in 2025

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

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School tax

30 to 40 mills

32.5 effective school millsAthens City · about $2,277 a year on a $200,000 home

Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, Aggregate Property Tax Rates by School District, tax year 2025 (DTE 515), joined by IRN and weighted by each ZIP's residents in every district; school levies only; Ohio Department of Taxation The Finder rate… · Ohio tax data series · The Finder

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Utilities and getting around

The companies and networks that keep a house running and a resident moving: electric, gas, phone and internet service, and the roads, transit, rail and airports around it.

Electric

AEP Ohio

AEP OhioInvestor-owned utility

Source: PUCO certified electric territories via ODOT plus HIFLD municipal systems (EIA-861) with ODOT corporate limits; EIA-861 reliability (outages), sales to ultimate customers (residential prices and bills), net metering and advanced meters by… · PUCO electricity · ODOT territories service · EIA-861 · DOE LEAD Tool · HIFLD retail service territories

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Gas

Columbia Gas of Ohio

Columbia Gas of OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 42% of homes heat with utility gas

Source: PUCO 2026 county map of gas distribution companies, HIFLD/EIA-176 territory polygons, ACS 2020-2024 heating fuel · PUCO natural gas · HIFLD

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Power plants

20 to 35 miles

Rolling Hills Generating · 20.5 migas, 925 MW · 0 plants within 10 miles

The nearest power plant

  1. Rolling Hills Generating 100 MW or moreNatural gas · 925 MW · 20.5 mi
    Capacity
    925 MW
    Main source
    Natural gas
    Technology
    Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
    Operator
    Rolling Hills Generating LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Wilkesville, Vinton County
    Generating units
    5
    Built
    2003
    EIA plant code
    55401

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

Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (202 Ohio plants, February 2025): nearest plant, nearest plant of 100 MW or more, plants and capacity by fuel within 10 miles; USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database (June 2026) and U.S. Large-Scale Solar… · EIA-860 · HIFLD · USGS wind turbines · USGS solar · NRC emergency planning zones

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Pipelines

1 to 3 miles

Nearest transmission line 1.4 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate) · 66.6 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

Frontier

Frontier 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

10 to 25%

84% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 27% · cable 76% · 9,313 locations · 13% unserved

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, June 2024, fixed availability by H3 hexagon (Esri Living Atlas, Ohio subset); Census ACS 2020-2024 table B28002 internet subscriptions; Ookla Open Data fixed speed tests 2025 Q2 by tile, averaged inside the… · FCC broadband map · Ookla open data · Census ACS

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Cell signal

5G on 50 to 75%

5G on 74% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 92% · T-Mobile 54% · Verizon 99%

Source: FCC Mobile Broadband Data Collection, carrier-reported 4G LTE and 5G coverage by H3 hexagon (Esri Living Atlas layer last updated 24 November 2025, most likely the June 30, 2025 filing round), fetched 2026-09-08; FCC Antenna Structure… · FCC broadband map · FCC antenna registration · Ookla open data

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EV chargers

DC fast charger under 2 miles

Fast charger 1.8 mi: FRONT OF POOL DC FAST CHARGE7 public stations in the ZIP (19 Level 2, 10 DC fast ports) · 8 within 5 miles of its center

Public EV charging inside ZIP 45701

  1. O'BLENESS OBH STATION 36 Level 2 · Athens · 0.8 mi
    Address
    75 Hospital Dr, Athens, OH 45701
    Ports
    6 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  2. ACPL CHARGER #14 Level 2 · Athens · 1.4 mi
    Address
    30 Home Street, Athens, OH 45701
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  3. Little Fish Brewing Co1 Level 2 · Athens · 1.6 mi
    Address
    8675 Armitage Rd, Athens, OH 45701
    Ports
    1 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    Non-Networked
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    Free
    Phone
    740-447-5011

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

  4. FRONT OF POOL DC FAST CHARGE DC fast1 DC fast · 2 Level 2 · Athens · 1.8 mi
    Address
    601 E State St, Athens, OH 45701
    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 ↗

  5. DONWOODAUTO HYUNDAI 1 DC fast2 DC fast · Athens · 2.0 mi
    Address
    810 E State St, Athens, OH 45701
    Ports
    2 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  6. DONWOODAUTO DW TOYOTA 1 DC fast1 DC fast · Athens · 2.0 mi
    Address
    898 E State St, Athens, OH 45701
    Ports
    1 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  7. DONWOODAUTO DW FORD 14 Level 2 · Athens · 3.7 mi
    Address
    2065 East State Street, Athens, OH 45701
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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  8. DONWOODAUTO DON WOOD FORD 3 DC fast6 DC fast · 2 Level 2 · Athens · 3.7 mi
    Address
    2065 E State St, Athens, OH 45701
    Ports
    6 DC fast · 2 Level 2
    Plugs
    CCS, 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: 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

40 to 75%

70% within half a mile of a stop99 stops in the ZIP · Athens Public Transit

Stations and terminals inside ZIP 45701

  1. 701 E State StIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 1.8 mi
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.33750, -82.07700

    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

Above average (10.51 to 15.25)

Walkability 11.2 of 20164 intersections per square mile · 59% 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

4 to 10

7 public crossings2 gated · up to 6 trains a day · Kanawha River Railroad

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

Under 5% of bridges poor

113 bridges, 5 rated poortypical build year 1975 · busiest Richland Avenue, 15,289 vehicles a day

Bridges rated poor inside ZIP 45701

  1. TR 133 over Trib To Hocking RiverPoor · built 1950 · 2.5 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1950
    Length
    8 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    324
    Coordinates
    39.32584, -82.05762

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

  2. County Rd 25 over Long RunPoor · built 1968 · 6.3 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1968
    Length
    12 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    242
    Coordinates
    39.25221, -82.02520

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

  3. Fossil Rock Rd over Brch Shade RiverPoor · built 1975 · 6.9 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1975
    Length
    19 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    125
    Coordinates
    39.24976, -82.01442

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

  4. Can Twp Rd 223 over Buckley RunPoor · built 1992 · 7.7 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Culvert
    Built
    1992
    Length
    9 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    324
    Coordinates
    39.31830, -81.95904

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

  5. Emma Wyatt Rd over Wyatt RunPoor · built 1972 · 8.6 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1972
    Length
    8 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    96
    Coordinates
    39.38426, -81.96482

    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

20,000 to 50,000

29,311 vehicles a day on US 334,045 trucks · 645K 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

30 to 50 miles

PKB · 35.5 miMid-Ohio Valley Regional · Amtrak at South Shore-South Portsmouth, KY 62.1 mi

Source: FAA airport facilities (NASR landing-facility record) and Amtrak stations via USDOT BTS National Transportation Atlas Database, fetched September 2026: nearest airport with scheduled airline service (Part 139 class I), nearest public-use… · BTS transportation atlas

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Land, air and risk

The ground itself and what can go wrong on it: radon, flood risk, air quality, old mines and wells, and the parks, wetlands and open land still left.

Radon

2 to 4 pCi/L

2.5 pCi/L average radon364 tests · 17% above 4 pCi/L · median 1.3

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

20% or more

29% of residents in the 1% floodplain6% of the land is floodplain, 0% more in the 0.2% zone · zone AE

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, flood hazard zones, fetched 2026-09-08; OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims for Ohio (frozen June 2026), by reported ZIP; USGS NWIS annual peak flows for the nearest active stream gauge; NOAA Atlas 14… · FEMA flood hazard layer · FEMA Map Service Center · OpenFEMA · NOAA Atlas 14 · USGS stream gauges

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Hazard risk

40 to 60

Risk score 52 · higher than about 52% of US tractsIce storm 83 · Lightning 82

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

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Climate

Under 20 inches of snow a year

18" of snow a year · 52.2°F averageJanuary low 22° · July high 82° · 42" of precipitation

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, annual and monthly, 261 Ohio stations; each ZIP takes the nearest station reporting each element from its population-weighted center; U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics 2000 to 2026… · NOAA climate normals · NOAA climate at a glance · U.S. Drought Monitor

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Air

Under 7.5 µg/m³ PM2.5

PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³ at Gifford, 13.3 miozone 68 ppb at Marietta WTP · Athens County median AQI 31

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

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Toxic sites

15 miles or more

Nearest NPL site 27.3 mi: West Virginia Ordnance (Usarmy)3 toxic-release reporters · 1 Superfund program site in the ZIP

Superfund sites inside ZIP 45701

  1. Factory and Station Ground Water PlumeSuperfund program · Athens · 0.6 mi
    Address
    Factory Street and Station Street Intersection, Athens, OH 45701
    County
    Athens County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000520341
    EPA registry ID
    110071102288

    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

No data

No TRI-reporting facility

Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 45701

  1. Ts Trim Industries Inc *Toxics Release Inventory · Athens · 1.8 mi
    Address
    10 Kenny Dr., Athens, OH 45701
    County
    Athens County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45701TSTRM10KEN
    EPA registry ID
    110000771585

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Diagnostic Hybrids Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Athens · 3.2 mi
    Address
    2005 E State St Suite 100, Athens, OH 45701
    County
    Athens County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    4570WDGNST25EST
    EPA registry ID
    110067127727

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Fpe-AthensToxics Release Inventory · Athens · 5.7 mi
    Address
    5850 Industrial Dr., Athens, OH 45701
    County
    Athens County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45701THNSP5850I
    EPA registry ID
    110000493608

    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

6 to 10

6 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Nesbitt Pond Dam, 2.1 mi, condition satisfactory

High-hazard dams within 10 miles

  1. Nesbitt Pond DamTributary To Factory Creek · condition: satisfactory · 2.1 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 06/27/2023)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Factory Creek
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    29 ft
    Storage
    40 acre-feet
    Completed
    1953
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Athens County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Grosvenor
    Last inspection
    06/16/2022
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH00081

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

  2. Margaret Creek Structure No. 6 PoorWest Branch Margaret Creek · condition: poor · 4.5 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Poor (assessed 04/14/2023)
    River or stream
    West Branch Margaret Creek
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    42 ft
    Storage
    2,068 acre-feet
    Completed
    1967
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Athens County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Athens
    Last inspection
    05/04/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00706

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

  3. Dow Lake DamStrouds Run · condition: fair · 4.7 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 08/11/2023)
    River or stream
    Strouds Run
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    66 ft
    Storage
    7,018 acre-feet
    Completed
    1959
    Owner type
    State
    County
    Athens County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Guysville
    Last inspection
    06/16/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00086

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

  4. Margaret Creek Structure No. 4Biddle Creek · condition: fair · 4.9 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 04/14/2023)
    River or stream
    Biddle Creek
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    34 ft
    Storage
    1,414 acre-feet
    Completed
    1971
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Athens County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Fisher
    Last inspection
    05/04/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00084

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

  5. Margaret Creek Structure No. 2Margaret Creek · condition: fair · 6.7 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 11/23/2022)
    River or stream
    Margaret Creek
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction;Recreation;Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    60 ft
    Storage
    4,816 acre-feet
    Completed
    1970
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Athens County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Fisher
    Last inspection
    05/04/2022
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH00083

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

  6. Margaret Creek Structure No. 1Margaret Creek · condition: satisfactory · 7.7 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 04/14/2023)
    River or stream
    Margaret Creek
    Purpose
    Flood Risk Reduction
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    32 ft
    Storage
    1,001 acre-feet
    Completed
    1972
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Athens County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Fisher
    Last inspection
    05/04/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00960

    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

1 or 2 tracks

1 tornado track within 5 miles since 19500 rated F2/EF2+ · 22 federal declarations for Athens County · 4 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

15 to 39

23 spills reported since 2021mostly diesel and fuel oil · 3 reached water

Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 45701

  1. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-04-24 · Athens Twp · 0.2 mi
    Reported
    2024-04-24
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    4,000 gallons
    Where
    Athens Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2404EPA0000677

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

  2. Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)2022-12-13 · Athens · 0.6 mi
    Reported
    2022-12-13
    What spilled
    Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2212EPA0001853

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

  3. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2024-04-18 · Athens · 0.7 mi
    Reported
    2024-04-18
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2404EPA0000650

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

  4. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2024-11-26 · Athens Twp · 1.0 mi
    Reported
    2024-11-26
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    55 gallons
    Where
    Athens Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2411EPA0001937

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

  5. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2022-01-25 · Athens · 1.0 mi
    Reported
    2022-01-25
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    10 gallons
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2201EPA0000075

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

  6. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-07-16 · Athens · 1.1 mi
    Reported
    2024-07-16
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001198

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

  7. Orphan Drum(S)2021-09-02 · Athens Twp · 1.1 mi
    Reported
    2021-09-02
    What spilled
    Orphan Drum(S)
    Largest amount reported
    3,025 gallons
    Where
    Athens Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001398

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

  8. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-09-01 · Athens Twp · 1.1 mi
    Reported
    2021-09-01
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Athens Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001383

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

  9. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-09-25 · Athens · 1.1 mi
    Reported
    2024-09-25
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Largest amount reported
    40 gallons
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2409EPA0001647

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

  10. Oil Transformer Non Pcb Reached water2023-03-27 · Athens · 1.1 mi
    Reported
    2023-03-27
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    Unnamed
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2303EPA0000462

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

  11. Sediment / Sedimentation2022-11-17 · Athens Twp · 1.3 mi
    Reported
    2022-11-17
    What spilled
    Sediment / Sedimentation
    Where
    Athens Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2211EPA0001716

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

  12. Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2025-09-08 · Athens · 1.7 mi
    Reported
    2025-09-08
    What spilled
    Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
    Largest amount reported
    10 gallons
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001518

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  13. Sewage Sludge / Biosolids Reached water2021-07-03 · Athens · 1.7 mi
    Reported
    2021-07-03
    What spilled
    Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Athens, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0000988

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  14. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2025-03-28 · Athens Twp · 2.7 mi
    Reported
    2025-03-28
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Athens Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2503EPA0000449

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

  15. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-01-28 · Canaan Twp · 4.0 mi
    Reported
    2025-01-28
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Canaan Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2501EPA0000110

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  16. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-07-21 · Canaan Twp · 4.0 mi
    Reported
    2023-07-21
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Canaan Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001228

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

  17. Oil Crude Reached water2021-04-23 · Canaan Twp · 4.0 mi
    Reported
    2021-04-23
    What spilled
    Oil Crude
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Canaan Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000557

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  18. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-07-17 · Alexander Twp · 4.4 mi
    Reported
    2024-07-17
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Alexander Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001215

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  19. Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)2025-02-20 · Alexander Twp · 4.7 mi
    Reported
    2025-02-20
    What spilled
    Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)
    Where
    Alexander Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2502EPA0000234

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

  20. Propane (C3H8)2026-02-16 · Dover Twp · 5.2 mi
    Reported
    2026-02-16
    What spilled
    Propane (C3H8)
    Where
    Dover Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2602EPA0000179

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  21. Material White2026-02-18 · Canaan Twp · 6.2 mi
    Reported
    2026-02-18
    What spilled
    Material White
    Where
    Canaan Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2602EPA0000195

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

  22. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-09-16 · Waterloo Twp · 7.1 mi
    Reported
    2023-09-16
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Waterloo Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001615

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

  23. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2024-02-27 · Canaan Twp · 8.0 mi
    Reported
    2024-02-27
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    11 gallons
    Where
    Canaan Twp, Athens County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000300

    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

More than 200 wells

1,359 wells in the ZIP295 producing · 0 shale · 41 orphan · nearest 0.21 mi

Shale and injection wells inside ZIP 45701

  1. Carless Miller Etal {Swiw #6} 5 InjectionInjection well (Class II) · 8.1 mi
    What it is
    Injection well (Class II)
    Operator
    Petro Quest Inc
    County
    Athens County
    API well number
    34009218920000
    Coordinates
    39.30217, -81.95354

    ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources well inventory (September 2026): drilled Utica, Marcellus and horizontal wells and Class II injection wells not plugged. Older vertical wells are on the full map. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

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

1 to 5%

3.6% of the area (land plus inland water) undermined16 mines, 3,453 acres

Source: ODNR Mines of Ohio: abandoned underground coal and industrial-mineral mines mapped before 1977 (5,116 polygons), overlaid on ZCTAs in Albers equal-area: share of each ZCTA's total area (land plus inland water) over a mapped mine; ODNR… · ODNR mines of Ohio · ODNR Geological Survey

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Soils

Very limited

Haymond silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently floodedseptic 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

2 to 5%

2.8% public land · 2,695 acresPoston Plant Lands Wildlife Area · Strouds Run State Park 3.7 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

1 to 3%

1.2% wetland · 1,177 acresforested/shrub wetland 635 · pond 304 · emergent wetland 239

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%

11% developed · 62% tree canopyforest 72% · pasture 14% · cropland 1%

Source: National Land Cover Database, 2021 edition (USGS and the MRLC consortium; MRLC has since published Annual NLCD and annual tree canopy through 2025, not yet pulled here): land cover, percent impervious surface and tree canopy at 30 m… · NLCD · USDA Cropland Data Layer · ODNR pre-settlement vegetation

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People and health

Who lives here and how well: education, jobs, health and life expectancy, and how far the nearest hospital, police station or grocery store sits.

People

55% or more

56.8% bachelor's or higher83.9% white · 3.1% Black · 3.1% Hispanic · 3% Asian · 5.9% 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 2

13,836 jobs · 10,013 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

Groundwater (wells)

Wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer at the city's West State Street well field, about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking RiverCity of Athens Water Treatment Plant · Athens

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

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Upward mobility

40th to 45th

Percentile rank 42.1income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2% incarcerated in 2010

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

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Social vulnerability

40th to 60th

59th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 63 · household 25 · minority status 46 · housing and transport 78

Source: CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 by census tract (percentile ranks among Ohio tracts), population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census blocks · CDC/ATSDR SVI

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Health

20 to 25%

21.5% in fair or poor healthobesity 35% · diabetes 8.6% · smoking 14.9% · depression 33.5%

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 79

78.2 years life expectancy8 tracts, from 73.4 to 82.1, 59% of residents covered

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

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Hospitals

Under 3 miles

O'Bleness Memorial Hospital · 0.8 miAthens · 135 beds · 1 within 10 miles

Hospitals within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. O'Bleness Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Athens · 0.8 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    55 Hospital Drive, Athens, OH 45701
    County
    Athens County
    Beds
    135
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital
    Phone
    (740) 592-9354
    Medicare ID
    360014

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

  2. Appalachian Behavioral Health CarePsychiatric hospital · Athens · 1.0 mi
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    100 Hospital Drive, Athens, OH 45701
    County
    Athens County
    Beds
    88
    Ownership
    Government - state
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Phone
    (614) 594-5000
    Medicare ID
    364015

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

  3. Hocking Valley Community HospGeneral hospital · Logan · 23.4 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    601 State Route 664 N, Logan, OH 43138
    County
    Hocking County
    Beds
    35
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Government - local
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Hocking Valley Community Hospital
    Phone
    (740) 380-8000
    Medicare ID
    361330

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

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

Community health centers within 3 miles

  1. Hopewell Health Centers - Athens RespiteHealth center · Athens · 0.9 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.31346, -82.11595

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  2. Hopewell Health Centers - AthensHealth center · Athens · 1.0 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.32860, -82.11844

    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.

Dialysis centers within 5 miles

  1. Davita Rivers Edge DialysisDialysis · Athens · 2.7 mi
    Address
    1006 E. State St., Ste. B, Athens, OH 45701
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2009-11-04
    Phone
    (740) 592-1364
    Medicare ID
    362748

    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

1 to 3 miles

Kimes Nursing and Rehab LLC · 1.5 mi1 of 5 stars · 61 beds · 3 within 5 miles

Nursing homes within 3 miles

  1. Kimes Nursing and Rehab LLC1 of 5 stars · Athens · 1.5 mi
    Address
    75 Kimes Lane, Athens, OH 45701
    Certified beds
    61
    Residents on an average day
    56
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    2 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $68,432 (latest 2026-03-09)
    Ownership
    For profit - Individual
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 593-3391
    Medicare ID
    366250

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

  2. Laurels of Athens, The2 of 5 stars · Athens · 1.9 mi
    Address
    70 Columbus Circle, Athens, OH 45701
    Certified beds
    111
    Residents on an average day
    103
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $38,912 (latest 2026-04-20)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 592-1000
    Medicare ID
    366396
    Map point
    the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)

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

  3. Hickory Creek of Athens4 of 5 stars · The Plains · 3.0 mi
    Address
    51 East 4Th Street, The Plains, OH 45780
    Certified beds
    90
    Residents on an average day
    71
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 797-4561
    Medicare ID
    365589

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

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

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider file (922 Ohio homes), addresses geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (67 unmatched placed at their ZIP center); CMS penalties file (fines and payment denials since 2023, matched by name and… · CMS Care Compare data

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Crime

1 to 2.5

1.0 violent offenses per 1,000Athens Police · 9.7 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 46% of violent cleared

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026; the FBI keeps accepting agency revisions after release, so an agency's live Explorer totals for the same year can… · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service

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Police

Under 1 mile

Ohio University Police Department · 0.3 mi3 stations within 3 miles · post office 0.3 mi

Police stations within 3 miles

  1. Ohio University Police DepartmentAthens · 0.3 mi
    Address
    118 Ridges Circle Drive, Athens, OH 45701
    Coordinates
    39.32013, -82.10891

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

  2. Athens County Sheriff's OfficeAthens · 0.5 mi
    Address
    13 West Washington Street, Athens, OH 45701
    Coordinates
    39.32906, -82.10185

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  3. Athens Police DepartmentAthens · 0.6 mi
    Address
    11 North College Street, Athens, OH 45701-2437
    Coordinates
    39.32955, -82.10035

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

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

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

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Fire and EMS

Under 1 mile

Athens Fire Department Station 2 · 0.8 mi5 stations within 3 miles, 9 within 8

Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles

  1. Athens Fire Department Station 2Athens · 0.8 mi
    Address
    454 Richland Avenue, Athens, OH 45701
    Coordinates
    39.31030, -82.10384

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

  2. Athens Fire Department Station 1Athens · 1.1 mi
    Address
    61 Columbus Road, Athens, OH 45701
    Coordinates
    39.33761, -82.10407

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  3. Richland Area Fire Department Station 2Athens · 1.3 mi
    Address
    301 East State Street, Athens, OH 45701
    Coordinates
    39.33722, -82.08944

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  4. Athens County Emergency Medical Services Station 51Athens · 1.9 mi
    Address
    21 Kenny Drive, Athens, OH 45701
    Coordinates
    39.31834, -82.13783

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  5. Richland Area Fire Department Station 1Athens · 2.5 mi
    Address
    9255 Hooper Road, Athens, OH 45701
    Coordinates
    39.28782, -82.12282

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

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

Source: USGS National Map structures inventory (fire and EMS stations; most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022): 1,772 Ohio stations after removing duplicate records and checking Columbus- and Cleveland-area stations against the cities'… · USGS structures service · Columbus fire stations · Cleveland fire stations

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Libraries

1 to 2 miles

Athens Branch · 1.4 miAthens County Public Libraries · 1 within 3 miles, 3 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Athens BranchBranch · Athens · 1.4 mi
    Address
    30 Home St, Athens, OH 45701
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Athens County Public Libraries
    Open
    3,120 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    20,635 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    315,692
    System's loans, FY2024
    559,090
    People the system serves
    62,431
    Phone
    (740) 592-4272

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

  2. The Plains BranchBranch · The Plains · 3.6 mi
    Address
    14 S. Plains Rd., The Plains, OH 45780
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Athens County Public Libraries
    Open
    2,288 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    6,298 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    315,692
    System's loans, FY2024
    559,090
    People the system serves
    62,431
    Phone
    (740) 797-4579

    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 45701

  1. Kennedy Museum Of ArtArt museum · Athens · 0.2 mi
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.31910, -82.10165

    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.

  2. Athens County Historical Society & MuseumHistorical society · Athens · 0.7 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.33097, -82.10108

    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.

  3. Ohio Valley Museum Of DiscoveryChildren's museum · Athens · 1.8 mi
    What it is
    Children's museum
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.33747, -82.07641

    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.

  4. Trisolini GalleryArt museum · Athens · 1.9 mi
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.34852, -82.09617

    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.

  5. Chagrin Falls Park Historical SocietyHistorical society · Athens · 1.9 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Athens
    Coordinates
    39.34578, -82.12154

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

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Groceries

33 to 66%

45.1% in low-income, low-access tracts56% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 9% of households on SNAP (ACS)

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History, schools and government

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

Local history

Settled before 1800

Athens · settled 1797first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)

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Historic places

7 to 15

10 listed historic placesManasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University

  1. Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University LandmarkBuilding · Athens · listed 1966
    Address
    Ohio University campus
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1966
    National Historic Landmark
    Yes
    NRIS reference number
    66000604
    Coordinates
    39.32614, -82.10038

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  2. Athens B & O Train DepotBuilding · Athens · listed 1983
    Address
    Depot St.
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83001944
    Coordinates
    39.32906, -82.10576

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  3. Athens State Hospital Cow BarnBuilding · Athens · listed 1978
    Address
    SW of Athens off U.S. 33
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1978
    NRIS reference number
    78002003
    Coordinates
    39.31455, -82.11516

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  4. Beasley BuildingBuilding · Athens · listed 1982
    Address
    93 W. Union St.
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82001358
    Coordinates
    39.32889, -82.10495

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  5. Herrold, Thomas Jefferson, House and StoreBuilding · Athens · listed 1980
    Address
    234 W. Washington St.
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002937
    Coordinates
    39.33235, -82.11011

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  6. Mount Zion Baptist ChurchBuilding · Athens · listed 1980
    Address
    Congress and Carpenter Sts.
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002938
    Coordinates
    39.33252, -82.10187

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  7. Savage-Stewart HouseBuilding · Canaanville · listed 1980
    Address
    SE of Canaanville on U.S. 50
    Where
    Canaanville, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002939
    Coordinates
    39.31193, -81.97581

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  8. Sheltering Arms HospitalBuilding · Athens · listed 1982
    Address
    Clark St.
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82003542
    Coordinates
    39.33567, -82.11190

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  9. Stedman-Shafer Grocery Warehouse BuildingBuilding · Athens
    Address
    21 North Shafer St.
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    2020
    NRIS reference number
    100005540
    Coordinates
    39.33100, -82.11110

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  10. White's-Vale MillBuilding · Athens · listed 1982
    Address
    OH 682
    Where
    Athens, Athens County · ZIP 45701
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1982
    NRIS reference number
    82003543
    Coordinates
    39.32112, -82.12536

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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.

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

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Schools

193 city school districts

Athens CityCity school district · 85% of residents, then Alexander Local

Public schools inside ZIP 45701

  1. Athens Middle School4 of 5 stars · Athens · 0.7 mi
    Address
    51 W State St - 55, Athens, OH 45701
    School district
    Athens City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    360
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    31
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    79.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    024471
    NCES school ID
    390435200098

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  2. East Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Athens · 1.0 mi
    Address
    3 Wallace Dr, Athens, OH 45701
    School district
    Athens City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    334
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    86.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    009431
    NCES school ID
    390435200100

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  3. Morrison Gordon Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Athens · 1.9 mi
    Address
    793 W Union St, Athens, OH 45701
    School district
    Athens City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    387
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    79%
    Ohio building IRN
    025585
    NCES school ID
    390435200101

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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.

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School ratings

4 stars

4 stars overallAthens City · performance index 80.3% of the year's maximum · 94.1% graduate in four years

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Colleges

Under 3 miles

Ohio University-Main Campus · 0.4 miAthens · 2 campuses within 10 miles

Colleges within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Ohio University-Main CampusPublic university · Athens · 0.4 mi
    What it is
    Public university
    City
    Athens
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    28,654
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $13,746
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $24,114
    Graduation rate
    66% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 3,991)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204857

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  2. Tri-County Adult Career CenterPublic career school · Nelsonville · 9.6 mi
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Nelsonville
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    88
    IPEDS unit ID
    206172

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  3. Hocking CollegePublic two-year college · Nelsonville · 10.4 mi
    What it is
    Public two-year college
    City
    Nelsonville
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,537
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $5,300
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $9,810
    Graduation rate
    29% within three years (a class of 555)
    IPEDS unit ID
    203155

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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.

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Local government

255 cities

Athens (city)71% of residents, then Athens Township, Athens County

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Representatives

OH-12 · Troy Balderson (R)Senate 30 Brian M. Chavez · House 95 Ty Moore

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Deep dives about 45701 (Athens)

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Notable people from 45701 (Athens)

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History from 45701 (Athens)

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Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on 45701 (Athens), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.15 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
45.6 in
9.8 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
18.4 in
a normal year brings 18.0 in
a normal year
42.3 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.15 — 29
September 2026 9.02 — 30
August 2026 8.52 — 31
July 2026 3.83 — 31
June 2026 5.82 — 30
May 2026 5.42 — 31
April 2026 2.93 — 30
March 2026 5.84 4.0 31
February 2026 0.99 4.1 28
January 2026 2.11 10.2 31
December 2025 1.90 8.1 31
November 2025 2.69 0.4 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2018 — 63.2 in
Driest year1930 — 24.1 in
Snowiest year1985 — 54.5 in
Wettest day on record9 September 2004 — 5.12 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day23 January 1966 — 13.50 in
Deepest snow on the ground21 January 1978 — 20.98 in

73% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside 45701 (Athens); the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

46,864 days of records, 1893-03-01 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 45701 (Athens): 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
207
those placed on the map inside 45701 (Athens)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge55
Sewer and water-line construction42
Hazardous waste34
State sewer loans25
Wetland and stream fill11
Air pollution9
Landfills7
Composting4
Contaminated-site cleanup4
Public drinking water4
Scrap tires4
Brownfield3
3 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
ATHENS PWS Public drinking water report
ATHENS PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
RON CAMPBELL APARTMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
ATHENS CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
ATHENS CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
DIRECTIONAL BORING IN STROUDS RUN STATE PARK Wetland and stream fill permit
RON CAMPBELL APARTMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CONE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ATHENS PWS Source-water protection report
ATHENS COUNTY 691 LANDFILL Landfills inspection
ATHENS COUNTY 691 LANDFILL Landfills report
HEATHERSTONE VILLAGE Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CLARKS CHAPEL APARTMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
ATHENS COUNTY 691 LANDFILL Landfills report
TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION LP Hazardous waste inspection
ATHENS PWS Public drinking water warning letter
ATHENS HOCKING SOLID WASTE DISTRICT Composting registration
ATHENS CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
ATHENS COUNTY 691 LANDFILL Landfills inspection
BIG 33 FUEL STATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
RON CAMPBELL APARTMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
ATHENS CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
ATHENS COUNTY 691 LANDFILL Landfills inspection
LATTA EARTHWORKS LLC Composting inspection
OHIO UNIVERSITY COMPOSTING FACILITY Composting inspection

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

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Places in this ZIP

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ZIP codes next door

45710 Albany 45711 Amesville 45719 Chauncey 45735 Guysville 45761 Millfield 45764 Nelsonville 45766 New Marshfield 45776 Shade 45780 The Plains

The county

Athens County: 16 ZIP codes, 29 cities, villages and townships, 67,237 people. The county in numbers.

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 45701?

ZIP code 45701 is the Athens, Ohio post office area in Athens County, home to 33,705 residents. Of its residents, 71% live in the city of Athens, 11% in Athens Township, 5% in Alexander Township and 4% in Canaan Township.

What county is ZIP code 45701 in?

ZIP code 45701 is in Athens County, Ohio.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45701 come from?

Wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer at the city's West State Street well field, about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking River. City of Athens Water Treatment Plant · Athens.

What school district is ZIP code 45701 in?

ZIP code 45701 is mostly in the Athens City School District; parts are in the Alexander Local School District.

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