ZIP code 45780: Athens Township and The Plains
Athens County · 3,328 residents · The Plains post office; 80% of residents live in the township of Athens Township
Tap water here: wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer, treated at City of Athens Water Treatment Plant. The water here
45780 in 10 facts
The 10 things that stand out about this ZIP against the other 1,232 in Ohio, each with its source.
- Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: 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
- Local history 1805 The town here was settled around 1805, earlier than 61% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
- Libraries 0.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a public library: the nearest is 0.1 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey
- Abandoned mines 36.9% This ZIP has a lot of mapped underground mining: 36.9% of the land is above a mapped abandoned mine, more than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR mines of Ohio
- Walkability 13.5 This ZIP is more walkable than most: an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, higher than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA walkability index
- Social vulnerability 85 Social vulnerability runs high here: an average tract rank of 85 out of 100 on the CDC index, higher than 96% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI
- 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
- Fire and EMS 0.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a fire or EMS station: the nearest is 0.1 miles away, closer than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
- Disinfection byproducts 60 µg/L Disinfection byproducts run higher than most here: 60 µg/L of total trihalomethanes in the latest yearly average (the limit is 80), more than 95% of Ohio ZIPs with a result. Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data
- Radon 9.7 pCi/L Radon runs high here: 9.7 pCi/L on average, more than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODH radon program
Local events in 45780
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Your ballot
Who represents 45780, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.
| Chamber | District | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | District 2 | — | — |
| Ohio Senate | District 30 | Brian M. Chavez | R |
| Ohio House | District 94 | Kevin Ritter | R |
U.S. House districts were redrawn for 2026 (Ohio Redistricting Commission, October 31, 2025). The district shown is the one on the November 3, 2026 ballot, which may differ from the district of your current representative.
Statewide races:
- Attorney General of Ohio: Keith Faber (Republican) · John Kulewicz (Democratic)
- Auditor of State of Ohio: Annette Blackwell (Democratic) · Frank LaRose (Republican)
- Governor of Ohio: Amy Acton (Democratic) · Don Kissick (Libertarian) · Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican)
- Secretary of State of Ohio: Tom Pruss (Libertarian) · Allison Russo (Democratic) · Robert Sprague (Republican)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027): Dan Hawkins (Republican) · Marilyn Zayas (Democratic)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027): Jennifer L. Brunner (Democratic) · Colleen O'Donnell (Republican)
- Treasurer of State of Ohio: Jay Edwards (Republican) · Seth Walsh (Democratic)
- U.S. Senator from Ohio: Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Jon Husted (Republican) · Greg Levy (Other-party candidate) · Bill Redpath (Libertarian)
45780's district races:
- Ohio State Representative, District 94: Kevin Ritter (Republican) · Wenda Sheard (Democratic)
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District: Jen Mazzuckelli (Democratic) · David Taylor (Republican)
| Jurisdiction | Type | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 2-mill property tax levy for the roads of Dover Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. |
| Athens County | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 1-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate health department of Athens County for 10 years, beginning in 2026. |
Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Athens Township, Athens Township Township, Dover Township, Dover Township Township.
Last day of early in-person voting — 2026-11-01. Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record.
Where does the tap water come from?
Where the tap water comes from and what is in it: the lake, river, reservoir or aquifer behind every tap, the plant that treats it, and what the compliance record and the lab results say about it.
Where the water comes from
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 Co., the Plains S.d. 1
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 633–894 ft, averaging 716 ft · Athens County 580–1,067 ft (USGS 3DEP)
Athens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 has 1,278 service connections serving 3,276 people. Office: 740-797-7146 (SDWIS).
EPA modeled the service boundary of Athens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 (random forest) rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
- Aquifer
- Hocking River Valley aquifer
- Water bodies
- Hocking River
- Active wells
- 16
- Serves
- 32,725 people · Athens County
- EPA ID
- OH0500212
About this area's water
Did you know
- Athens has drawn its drinking water from the same shallow Hocking River valley aquifer since 1894, and the current wellfield still sits near where the first well was sunk about 4,400 feet west of the courthouse.
- One wellfield serves the City of Athens, The Plains and surrounding rural customers, roughly 2.5 million gallons a day combined, up from about 1.3 million gallons a day in 1954.
- The Plains district buys every gallon it sells: no plant of its own, just a master meter from Athens, two storage tanks and pipe.
- Athens water is moderately hard, about 150 mg/L or 8.76 grains per gallon by the CCR's own FAQ, with the 2025 plant-tap average measured at 142 ppm.
- In 2025 the Athens water plant drew an Ohio EPA violation for missing the October 15 deadline to submit its certified operator staffing hours, with compliance restored October 28 and no health effect; the lesson the…
Source: ci.athens.oh.usdata.epa.gov
History6
- 1894The City of Athens, which supplies this district, began relying on groundwater; its first well was about 4,400 feet west of the courthouse and about 2,000 feet north of the Hocking River, in the…
- 1954The Athens well system had expanded to supply about 1.3 million gallons a day.
- 1969After a 1968 flood, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed work rerouting and widening the Hocking River channel around Athens, moving the river hundreds of feet south along a 5.5-mile stretch.
- 2003Ohio EPA and the city's groundwater consultant investigated sporadic detections of volatile organic compounds in the well water and concluded the aquifer has a high susceptibility to contamination…
- 2023The Athens public water system participated in the fifth round of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5).
- 2025Athens abandoned and sealed Wells 22 and 23 with an Ohio EPA grant, began a project for a new production Well 24, added a baseline PFAS assay to its annual groundwater monitoring, installed three new…
Source: ci.athens.oh.usen.wikipedia.org
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
This district treats no water of its own. It buys finished water through a master-meter consecutive connection from the City of Athens public water system (PWSID OH0500212) and operates two storage tanks and its own distribution system. The Athens plant at 395 West State Street treats wellfield…
Source: data.epa.govdata.epa.govci.athens.oh.us
Water pressure
No normal operating pressure is published. The Athens CCR states only that Ohio EPA recommends a public water supplier issue a boil order any time distribution pressure falls…
Source: ci.athens.oh.us
What it costs
Not published online. This is an Athens County district (contact 740-797-7146, office at Millfield), so its retail rates are set by Athens County rather than by the City of Athens…
Source: data.epa.gov
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) System-wide; range 12.8-67.2 ppb. | 36.2 ppb | 80 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range 6.0-13.5 ppb. | 8.6 ppb | 60 | 2024 |
| Lead (90th percentile) Range <2.0-2.8 ppb; 0 of 30 samples exceeded the action level. The CCR notes that since tri-annual testing began under… | <2.0 ppb | AL=15 | 2024 |
| Copper (90th percentile) Range >0.01-0.45 ppm; 0 of 30 samples exceeded the action level. | 0.084 ppm | AL=1.3 | 2024 |
| Fluoride Plant tap; range 0.99-1.05 ppm. Water additive plus erosion of natural deposits. | 1.03 ppm | 4 | 2025 |
| Total Chlorine Residual System-wide; range 1.21-1.38 ppm. | 1.36 ppm | MRDL=4 | 2025 |
| Nitrate/Nitrate-N Plant tap; well below the limit. | 0.33 ppm | 10 | 2024 |
| Barium About 1 percent of the MCL. | 0.02 ppm | 2 | 2023 |
| PFAS (5 compounds, UCMR5) Perfluorobutanoic acid 0.0027, perfluorooctanoic acid 0.0016, perfluoropentanoic acid 0.0015, perfluorobutanesulfonic… | 0.0009-0.0027 ppb | no MCL under… | 2024 |
| Lithium Range <4.5-11.9 ppb; unregulated contaminant monitoring. | 11.9 ppb | no MCL (UCMR5) | 2023 |
Source: ci.athens.oh.us
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 2 ppb in 2024 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
4 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 3 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
EPA compliance record · Athens (treats the water)
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 & plans5
Recent and current work
- Abandonment and sealing of Wells 22 and 23 · 2025 · completed
Wells no longer in use were sealed with an Ohio EPA grant award, to keep them from acting as conduits into the shallow aquifer. Cost not published. - New production Well 24 · 2025 · under construction
Project begun in 2025 to add wellfield capacity. Cost not published. - Water plant window and door replacement · 2025 · completed
Energy-efficiency work at the 395 West State Street treatment plant. Cost not published. - Three new valves at Well 9 · 2025 · completed
Valve assembly replacement carried out by water distribution staff with plant staff. Cost not published.
Source: ci.athens.oh.us
Planned or needed
- Abandonment of Well 6 · 2025 · planned
Athens applied for and received a well abandonment grant from Ohio EPA to abandon Well 6; the CCR does not report the sealing as complete, unlike Wells 22 and…
Source: ci.athens.oh.us
Supply stress
The supplying aquifer carries an Ohio EPA-approved determination of high susceptibility to contamination, based on the lack of a protective clay layer, a depth of less than 20 feet below ground surface, significant potential contaminant sources inside the wellhead protection area, and manmade contaminants already found in the well water.…
Source: ci.athens.oh.usci.athens.oh.us
Sewers
Sanitary
The Plains is unincorporated Athens County, so sanitary service is a county rather than a City of Athens responsibility. We found no plant name, capacity, receiving stream or NPDES permit for The Plains.
Storm
Not documented for this district. The City of Athens runs an Ohio EPA-mandated MS4 storm program under Ordinance 0-52-11 and Title 5.07, required in June 2017, but the CCR states that permit regulates stormwater inside the city limits, which does not cover…
Source: ci.athens.oh.usdata.epa.gov
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Water systems in this ZIP
- Athens Co., the Plains S.d. 192% of residentsHocking River Valley aquifer (wells)
8% 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
Infrastructure in this ZIP
5.09 mi of highway (SR 682, US 33) · 0.73 mi of railroad (Kanawha River Railroad) · 4 transit routes (Athens Public Transit) · 1.82 mi of gas transmission pipeline (Columbia Gas Transmission (TC Energy)) · 4.08 mi of electric transmission line (AEP Ohio) · 1 sewage plant (The Plains SD No 1 Buchtel) · 2 substations · 1 grade crossing (Kanawha River Railroad) · 1 registered tower · 1 public EV charger listing · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 post office · 1.73 mi of trail and bike route · 6 transit stops · 6 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 2 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 open leaking-tank release · 3 source water protection zones (Chauncey, Burr Oak Regional Water District, Athens PWS) · 4 biosolids application fields (sludge from The Plains SD No 1 Buchtel) · 1 mining permit area (Cochran Wrecking and Salvage (permit IM-2083)) · 2 traffic signals.
Draw them21 layers on the mapIntakes 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 Co., the Plains S.d. 1
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 2015No health-based violations since 2015Athens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 · lead 2 ppb (2024) · 4 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
60 to 80TTHM 60 µg/L (2019)Athens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 · HAA5 12 · worst year 64
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 detectedNo PFAS detectedAthens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 via Athens · 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
Under 5 ppbLead 2 ppb at the 90th-percentile tapAthens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 · period ending 2024-12 · 0 of 1,262 service lines lead or galvanized
Source: SDWIS lead and copper 90th-percentile tap results (Envirofacts) and EPA's service line inventory dashboard (2026 Q2 submissions), for the system serving most of each ZIP; 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
FluoridatedFluoridatedAthens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 via Athens · 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 dataGroundwater 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
No dataNo vulnerability rating66 well logs · median 46 ft deep · 1 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
60 to 85%60% sensitive geologic setting5% 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
Every quarter in violationThe Plains Sd No 1 Buchtel · 0.9 mi12 of 12 quarters in violation · 0.6 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
A quarter to a half36% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeCoates Run-Hocking River · bacteria (pathogens), nutrients
Source: EPA ATTAINS, Ohio 2024 Integrated Report assessment units (1,545 watershed polygons) overlaid on ZCTAs in Albers equal-area with the Lake Erie units clipped out: share of land in units not supporting aquatic life, recreation, fish… · EPA ATTAINS · Ohio integrated report · Ohio sport fish advisory · Ohio EPA advisory map
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Watershed
Drains to the Ohio RiverHocking 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 $250,000Median home $237,600household income $60,557 · rent $971 · 55% own
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: median home value, median gross rent, median household income, owner share, median year built; Eviction Lab tract estimates 2016 to 2018 (Gromis and others 2022), population-weighted to ZIPs; HUD fiscal… · Census ACS · Eviction Lab · HUD data · IRS ZIP statistics · Mapping Inequality · HUD eGIS open data · FDIC BankFind · NCUA call report data
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House by house
1960 to 1979Median year built 1979845 homes · $146K 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
Under 5 units per 1,000 residents111 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Athens township · 3.6 per 1,000 residents · 111 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
No dataNo ten-year change (series 1993 to 2025)+37% in five · -2% in 2025
Source: FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP all-transactions series (repeat sales and refinance appraisals of conforming-mortgage homes, developmental, not seasonally adjusted): ten-, five- and one-year changes and the level against… · FHFA house price index · Zillow research data · Realtor.com data
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School tax
30 to 40 mills34.5 effective school millsAthens City · about $2,415 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 OhioAEP 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 OhioColumbia Gas of OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 30% 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 milesRolling Hills Generating · 22.5 migas, 925 MW · 0 plants within 10 miles
The nearest power plant
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Rolling Hills Generating 100 MW or moreNatural gas · 925 MW · 22.5 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
Half a mile to 1 mileNearest transmission line 0.6 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate) · 1.8 mi of pipe in the ZIP
Source: EIA natural gas interstate and intrastate transmission pipelines via Esri's Federal User Community copy on ArcGIS Online (data last updated July 2025; 1,239 segments in and around Ohio): miles inside each ZIP by operator, distance from the… · EIA U.S. Energy Atlas · ArcGIS Online item
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Phone
FrontierFrontier NorthIncumbent telephone company
Source: PUCO Telecom map service, layer 7 ILEC Company Service Area (incumbent local exchange carriers, fetched 2026-09-08) by resident share of 2020 census blocks · PUCO telephone
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Internet
Under 2% lack 100/20 service99% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 3% · cable 99% · 1,180 locations
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, June 2024, fixed availability by H3 hexagon (Esri Living Atlas, Ohio subset); Census ACS 2020-2024 table B28002 internet subscriptions; Ookla Open Data fixed speed tests 2025 Q2 by tile, averaged inside the… · FCC broadband map · Ookla open data · Census ACS
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Cell signal
5G nearly everywhere5G on 100% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 100% · T-Mobile 100% · Verizon 100%
Source: FCC Mobile Broadband Data Collection, carrier-reported 4G LTE and 5G coverage by H3 hexagon (Esri Living Atlas layer last updated 24 November 2025, most likely the June 30, 2025 filing round), fetched 2026-09-08; FCC Antenna Structure… · FCC broadband map · FCC antenna registration · Ookla open data
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EV chargers
2 to 5 milesFast charger 3.8 mi: FRONT OF POOL DC FAST CHARGE1 public station in the ZIP (2 Level 2, 0 DC fast ports) · 7 within 5 miles of its center
Public EV charging inside ZIP 45780, and the nearest outside it
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8 N PLAINS RURAL ACTION2 Level 2 · The Plains · 0.0 mi
- Address
- 8 N Plains Rd, The Plains, OH 45780
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- Mon: 12:00am-11:59pm; Tue: 12:00am-11:59pm; Wed: 12:00am-11:59pm; Thu: 12:00am-11:59pm; Fri: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sat: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sun: 12:00am-11:59pm
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Little Fish Brewing Co1 Level 2 · Athens · 2.6 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 ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list as of May 29, 2026 (USDOT BTS copy: 2,136 Ohio electric stations, of which the 1,850 public and open are used, NREL restricted-access records such as dealer-service and hotel-guest chargers… · Alternative Fuels Data Center · BTS Alternative Fueling Stations (NTAD)
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Transit
75% or more live within half a mile of a stop98% within half a mile of a stop6 stops in the ZIP · Athens Public Transit
None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal
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701 E State StIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 3.7 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 13.5 of 2066 intersections per square mile · 91% near transit
Source: EPA National Walkability Index (Smart Location Database 3.0, 2021) by block group, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census block points; car-free household share from Census ACS 2020 to 2024 table B25044, or where missing the Smart… · EPA walkability index · Smart Location Database · Census ACS
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Rail crossings
No public rail crossing in the ZIP0 public crossingsnearest crossing 0.9 mi (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
No bridge rated poor7 bridges, 0 rated poortypical build year 1960 · busiest USR 33, 10,739 vehicles a day
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025 (26,713 Ohio structures; 26,616 fall inside a ZIP area and are counted, the other 97 land outside every ZIP polygon): bridges inside each ZIP, poor-condition ratings, ages, traffic · FHWA bridge inventory · ODOT TIMS bridge inventory (live)
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Traffic
20,000 to 50,00021,020 vehicles a day on US 332,165 trucks · 83K 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 milesPKB · 37.1 miMid-Ohio Valley Regional · Amtrak at South Shore-South Portsmouth, KY 63.2 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
8 to 12 pCi/L9.7 pCi/L average radon9 tests · 33% above 4 pCi/L · median 1.9
Source: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP code since 2010 (pre-mitigation), ZIPs with five or more tests · ODH radon program
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Flood
Under 2% of residents0.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain13% of the land is floodplain, 1% 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 60Risk score 48 · higher than about 48% of US tractsLandslide 90 · Ice storm 89
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 year18" 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 PM2.5PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³ at Gifford, 13 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 moreNearest NPL site 30.8 mi: West Virginia Ordnance (Usarmy)0 toxic-release reporters · 0 Superfund program sites in the ZIP
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service: Superfund NPL and SEMS sites, Toxics Release Inventory reporters (EPA geoplatform), fetched 2026-09-08; the nearest NPL site also considers sites in PA, WV, KY, IN and MI within about 20 miles of the border… · EPA Facility Registry · EPA Superfund sites · Ohio EPA cleanup sites · EPA UST Finder · EPA ECHO
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Toxic releases
No dataNo TRI-reporting facility
Source: EPA Toxics Release Inventory basic data files, Ohio, reporting years 2020 to 2024 (2024 shown, 2020 for the trend); facilities placed in the ZCTA holding their coordinates; dioxin rows reported in grams left out of pound totals · EPA TRI data files
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Dams
3 to 55 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Nesbitt Pond Dam, 2 mi, condition satisfactory
High-hazard dams within 10 miles
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Nesbitt Pond DamTributary To Factory Creek · condition: satisfactory · 2.0 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 ↗
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Margaret Creek Structure No. 6 PoorWest Branch Margaret Creek · condition: poor · 5.4 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
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Dow Lake DamStrouds Run · condition: fair · 6.5 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
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Margaret Creek Structure No. 4Biddle Creek · condition: fair · 8.1 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
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Margaret Creek Structure No. 2Margaret Creek · condition: fair · 8.8 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 ↗
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 tracks1 tornado track within 5 miles since 19501 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
No spill reported since 20210 spills reported since 2021none reported
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports (geo.epa.ohio.gov EmergResponse/Spills2_OpenData): cases with a location inside each ZIP, 2021 to date · Ohio EPA spills data · Ohio EPA Office of Emergency Response
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Oil and gas wells
1 to 10 wells5 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 0.36 mi
Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources public well inventory (242,324 well heads, fetched 2026-09-08): wells inside each ZIP by status, horizontal shale wells, injection wells, orphan-program wells · ODNR oil and gas · ODNR GIS services
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Abandoned mines
15% or more of the area37% of the area (land plus inland water) undermined3 mines, 697 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 limitedDoles silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesseptic very limited · somewhat poorly drained
Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access: the soil map unit under each ZIP's population-weighted center with its dominant component, drainage, hydric and farmland class, flooding, and the Ohio septic and basement interpretation ratings… · USDA Soil Data Access · Web Soil Survey · Open-Meteo elevation
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Parks
0.5 to 2%0.7% public land · 13 acresThe Plains Preserves · Strouds Run State Park 5 mi
Source: USGS Protected Areas Database 4.1 (Ohio state package, flattened combined layer, open-access fee, designation and easement polygons plus the six ODNR state parks PAD-US codes closed by default: Buckeye Lake, Forked Run, Hueston Woods, Lake… · USGS PAD-US · ODNR GIS services
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Wetlands
3 to 7%4.0% wetland · 75 acresforested/shrub wetland 60 · pond 8 · emergent wetland 7
Source: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Ohio geodatabase (imagery mostly 2004 to 2007, Lake Erie basin 2021), freshwater wetlands and ponds clipped to each ZIP (lakes and rivers excluded); Ohio EPA potential high-quality vernal pools… · USFWS wetlands inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services
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Land cover
40% to 75%50% developed · 32% tree canopyforest 31% · pasture 13% · cropland 5%
Source: National Land Cover Database, 2021 edition (USGS and the MRLC consortium; MRLC has since published Annual NLCD and annual tree canopy through 2025, not yet pulled here): land cover, percent impervious surface and tree canopy at 30 m… · NLCD · USDA Cropland Data Layer · ODNR pre-settlement vegetation
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People and health
Who lives here and how well: education, jobs, health and life expectancy, and how far the nearest hospital, police station or grocery store sits.
People
25 to 40%34.3% bachelor's or higher88.6% white · 0.3% Black · 0.6% Hispanic · 7.3% Asian · 7.5% foreign-born
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: educational attainment (B15003), race and Hispanic origin (B03002), nativity (B05002), veterans (B21001); IRS Statistics of Income county migration flows 2022 to 2023 for the county; Census Bureau… · Census ACS · Census population estimates · IRS migration data · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS commuting area codes · 2020 Census redistricting data · Census SAIPE · IRS exempt organizations
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Jobs
0.6 to 1983 jobs · 1,257 employed residentsHealth care and social assistance leads · residents mostly work in Athens (45701)
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 Co., the Plains S.d. 1
Source: Historical economic data: Census Bureau historical county population via the NBER mirror (1900) and Census Bureau population estimates (current and peak), Census County Business Patterns, USDA Census of Agriculture, FHFA House Price Index… · FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) · Census County Business Patterns · USDA Census of Agriculture · FHFA House Price Index · BEA GDP by county · Census American Community Survey · IPUMS NHGIS historical census · Zillow Home Value Index
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Upward mobility
35th to 40thPercentile rank 35.8income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2.6% 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
Average tract rank in the most vulnerable fifth85th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 67 · household 67 · minority status 54 · housing and transport 98
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 37.4% · diabetes 14.9% · smoking 16.1% · depression 29.2%
Source: CDC PLACES 2025 release, ZCTA model-based estimates of adult health (BRFSS 2023, ACS): fair or poor health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, depression, lack of health insurance among adults 18-64 and more; County Health Rankings 2025… · CDC PLACES · County Health Rankings · CDC overdose data · NCI cancer profiles · HRSA data
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Life expectancy
73 to 7673.4 years life expectancy2 tracts, from 73.4 to 77.2
Source: CDC/NCHS U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP, deaths 2010-2015, 2010 census tracts) weighted into ZIPs by 2020 block population · CDC USALEEP
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Hospitals
3 to 6 milesO'Bleness Memorial Hospital · 3.1 miAthens · 135 beds · 1 within 10 miles
Hospitals within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Appalachian Behavioral Health CarePsychiatric hospital · Athens · 2.9 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
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O'Bleness Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Athens · 3.1 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
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Hocking Valley Community HospGeneral hospital · Logan · 20.0 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
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Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Community health centers within 3 miles
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Appalachian Family Life CenterHealth center · The Plains · 0.3 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- The Plains
- Coordinates
- 39.36712, -82.12972
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Hopewell Health Centers - AthensHealth center · Athens · 3.0 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.32860, -82.11844
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Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Dialysis centers within 5 miles
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Davita Rivers Edge DialysisDialysis · Athens · 4.7 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
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Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center). Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: Nearest hospital: miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest open general or critical-access hospital in Ohio, or, within 40 miles of the state line in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the… · CMS Care Compare data · HIFLD · HRSA data · CMS NPI files
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Nursing homes
Under 1 mileHICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS · 0.8 mi4 of 5 stars · 90 beds · 2 within 5 miles
Nursing homes within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Hickory Creek of Athens4 of 5 stars · The Plains · 0.8 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
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Kimes Nursing and Rehab LLC1 of 5 stars · Athens · 4.9 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
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Laurels of Athens, The2 of 5 stars · Athens · 5.5 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)
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Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider file (922 Ohio homes), addresses geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (67 unmatched placed at their ZIP center); CMS penalties file (fines and payment denials since 2023, matched by name and… · CMS Care Compare data
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Crime
Under 1 violent offense per 1,0000.9 violent offenses per 1,000Athens County Sheriff · 5.8 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 58% 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
2 to 4 milesAthens County Sheriff's Office · 3.3 mi0 stations within 3 miles · post office 0.1 mi
The nearest police stations
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Athens Police DepartmentAthens · 3.3 mi
- Address
- 11 North College Street, Athens, OH 45701-2437
- Coordinates
- 39.32955, -82.10035
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Athens County Sheriff's OfficeAthens · 3.3 mi
- Address
- 13 West Washington Street, Athens, OH 45701
- Coordinates
- 39.32906, -82.10185
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Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: USGS National Map structures: police stations (772 Ohio points: the inventory's 731 less 4 closed or duplicate records, with 4 wrong names corrected, plus 45 departments and sheriff's offices it lacks, placed from OpenStreetMap or the… · USGS structures service · OpenStreetMap · Census Bureau geocoder
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Fire and EMS
Under 1 mileThe Plains Fire Department · 0.1 mi3 stations within 3 miles, 10 within 8
Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles
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The Plains Fire DepartmentThe Plains · 0.1 mi
- Address
- 29 Connett Road, The Plains, OH 45780
- Coordinates
- 39.36910, -82.13516
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Chauncey - Dover Volunteer Fire DepartmentChauncey · 2.1 mi
- Address
- 40 Converse Street, Chauncey, OH 45719
- Coordinates
- 39.39982, -82.12924
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Athens Fire Department Station 1Athens · 2.7 mi
- Address
- 61 Columbus Road, Athens, OH 45701
- Coordinates
- 39.33761, -82.10407
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Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: USGS National Map structures inventory (fire and EMS stations; most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022): 1,772 Ohio stations after removing duplicate records and checking Columbus- and Cleveland-area stations against the cities'… · USGS structures service · Columbus fire stations · Cleveland fire stations
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Libraries
Under 1 mileThe Plains Branch · 0.1 miAthens County Public Libraries · 2 within 3 miles, 3 within 8
Public libraries within 3 miles
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The Plains BranchBranch · The Plains · 0.1 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 ↗
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Chauncey BranchBranch · Chauncey · 2.0 mi
- Address
- 29 Converse St., Chauncey, OH 45719
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Athens County Public Libraries
- Open
- 2,288 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 1,013 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 315,692
- System's loans, FY2024
- 559,090
- People the system serves
- 62,431
- Phone
- (740) 797-2512
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
None inside the ZIP; the nearest museum
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Chagrin Falls Park Historical SocietyHistorical society · Athens · 1.8 mi
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.34578, -82.12154
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 outlet and system files (720 open Ohio central libraries and branches of 251 systems, plus 62 bookmobiles); straight-line miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest Ohio library… · IMLS Public Libraries Survey · IMLS Museum Data Files
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Groceries
No residents in a flagged tractNo residents in a low-income, low-access tract24% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 19% of households on SNAP (ACS)
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 Large Retailer Access Map (2010 tracts, ERS's name for the file since July 2026) weighted by 2020 block population: distance to the nearest supermarket and low-income low-access flags; Census ACS… · USDA ERS Large Retailer Access Map · USDA SNAP retailers · Census ACS
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History, schools and government
How the place began, who governs it now, and the schools that serve it, from the district boundary to its state report card.
Local history
1800 to 1814Athens Township · incorporated 1805first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)
Source: Local history researched from Wikipedia, the 1880 county histories on archive.org, Ohio History Connection, National Register listings, Ohio historical markers, local historical societies and Wikimedia Commons, one file per municipality… · Ohio History Connection · Internet Archive (county histories) · Wikimedia Commons · Remarkable Ohio (historical markers)
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Historic places
1 or 2 listings1 listed historic placeHocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District
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Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic DistrictHistoric district · The Plaines · listed 2007
- Address
- Jackson Dr. and Arbor Dr.
- Where
- The Plaines, Athens County · ZIP 45780
- What it is
- Historic district
- Listed on the National Register
- 2007
- NRIS reference number
- 07000579
- Coordinates
- 39.36436, -82.11811
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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
See them on the full map · every historic place in Athens County
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file (3,286 points for 3,232 of Ohio's roughly 4,200 listings; listings without a point are not counted, and a listing with several points is counted once); listings inside… · National Register data · USGS GNIS
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Schools
193 city school districtsAthens CityCity school district
Public schools inside ZIP 45780
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Athens High School4.5 of 5 stars · The Plains · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 1 High School Rd, The Plains, OH 45780
- School district
- Athens City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 693
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 44
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.3%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 94.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 001149
- NCES school ID
- 390435200097
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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The Plains Intermediate School3.5 of 5 stars · The Plains · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 90 Connett Rd, The Plains, OH 45780
- School district
- Athens City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 530
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 30.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 78.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 037028
- NCES school ID
- 390435200102
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: Ohio school district boundaries (U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school districts, as of January 1, 2026) by resident share; NCES EDGE 2024-25 school buildings; NCES Private School Survey 2023-24 public-use file (schools inside the ZIP by… · ODOT GIS · NCES EDGE · NCES Common Core of Data · NCES private schools · Census SAIPE · Census school finances (F-33)
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School ratings
4 stars4 stars overallAthens City · performance index 80.3% of the year's maximum · 94.1% graduate in four years
Source: Ohio School Report Cards 2024-2025 (Department of Education and Workforce): district overall and component star ratings, performance index, graduation rates, spending per pupil and teacher measures, for the district holding the largest… · Ohio school report cards
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Colleges
3 to 8 milesOhio University-Main Campus · 3.4 miAthens · 3 campuses within 10 miles
Colleges within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Ohio University-Main CampusPublic university · Athens · 3.4 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
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tri-County Adult Career CenterPublic career school · Nelsonville · 6.0 mi
- What it is
- Public career school
- City
- Nelsonville
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 88
- IPEDS unit ID
- 206172
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Hocking CollegePublic two-year college · Nelsonville · 6.8 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
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: NCES IPEDS: 2024 institutional directory (269 active Ohio institutions with coordinates, less the administrative units and the colleges that have closed since; plus 145 in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan within… · NCES IPEDS
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Local government
1308 townshipsAthens Township, Athens County80% of residents, then Dover Township, Athens County
Source: ODOT municipal corporation and township boundaries by resident share of 2020 census blocks; Ohio EPA grants awarded in 2025 (OEPA_Achievements, MapServer layer 8); Auditor of State unauditable entities list · ODOT GIS · Auditor of State · Ohio EPA grants (OEPA_Achievements)
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Representatives
OH-12 · Troy Balderson (R)Senate 30 Brian M. Chavez · House 94 Kevin Ritter
Source: ODOT TIMS Boundaries US_House_District, Ohio_Senate_District and Ohio_House_District (fetched 2026-09-08) by resident share of 2020 census blocks; members from the U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House directories, September 2026 · U.S. House · Ohio Senate · Ohio House · ODOT GIS
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Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on 45780 (Athens Township and The Plains), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.10 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 42.6 in
- 6.6 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 17.6 in
- a normal year brings 17.6 in
- a normal year
- 42.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.10 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 7.74 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 8.79 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 2.95 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 5.20 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.95 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 3.09 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 5.70 | 3.4 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.85 | 4.1 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 2.20 | 10.1 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.00 | 7.5 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 2.64 | 0.2 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2018 — 64.0 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1930 — 23.8 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 52.8 in |
| Wettest day on record | 9 September 2004 — 4.93 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 23 January 1966 — 12.65 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 21 January 1978 — 19.78 in |
Mostly estimated. Only 0% of these days come from a gauge standing inside 45780 (Athens Township and The Plains) - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,744 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 45780 (Athens Township and The Plains): 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
- 13
- those placed on the map inside 45780 (Athens Township and The Plains)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 8 |
| Hazardous waste | 2 |
| Public drinking water | 2 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| ATHENS CO THE PLAINS SD NO 1 | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| ATH-682-607 PID 118465 DISTRICT 10 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| COOLVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water warning letter | |
| CORNERSTONE AT ECLIPSE RUN | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| APPALACHIAN FAMILY LIFE CENTER | Wastewater and stormwater discharge 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
- Athens Townshiptownship80% of residents
- Dover Townshiptownship20% of residents
School districts
- Athens City100%
ZIP codes next door
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 45780?
ZIP code 45780 is the The Plains, Ohio post office area in Athens County, home to 3,328 residents. Of its residents, 80% live in Athens Township and 20% in Dover Township.
What county is ZIP code 45780 in?
ZIP code 45780 is in Athens County, Ohio.
Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45780 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 Co., the Plains S.d. 1. Athens Co., the Plains S.d. 1 buys its water from Athens. Athens treats groundwater from Hocking River Valley aquifer (wells).
What school district is ZIP code 45780 in?
ZIP code 45780 is in the Athens City School District.
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