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Lima

Allen County · 22,740 residents

Tap water here comes from Auglaize River water fills the Bresler and Williams upground reservoirs, treated at Lima Water Treatment Plant. The water here

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45805 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: Auglaize River water fills the Bresler and Williams upground reservoirs west of Lima; Ottawa River water fills the Ferguson, Metzger Lake and Lost Creek reservoirs east of Lima; both feed the East Wayne Street treatment plant. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1824 The town here was settled around 1824, later than 70% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Bridges 50% Bridges here need more work than most: 50% rated poor, more than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FHWA bridge inventory
  4. Toxic sites 46.0 mi This ZIP sits far from a federal Superfund NPL site (listed, proposed or deleted after cleanup): the nearest is 46.0 miles away, farther than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA Facility Registry
  5. Airports and Amtrak 57.2 mi This ZIP sits far from a scheduled-service airport: the nearest is 57.2 miles away, farther than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: BTS transportation atlas
  6. School ratings 2.0 stars The main school district here earns 2.0 stars on the Ohio Report Card, lower than 96% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Ohio school report cards
  7. Pipelines 0.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a gas transmission line: the nearest is 0.1 miles away, closer than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA U.S. Energy Atlas
  8. Disasters 9 This ZIP has a lot of tornado history: 9 recorded with a track within 5 miles since 1950, more than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NOAA SPC tornado data
  9. Violations 3 This ZIP's water system has more health-based violations than most: 3 since 2015, more than 94% of Ohio ZIPs on a public system. Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts)
  10. Toxic releases 0 lb Reported toxic releases run low here: 0 pounds released on site in 2024, lower than 83% of Ohio ZIPs with a reporting facility. Source: EPA TRI data files

Local events in 45805

ZIP 45805 itself has 2 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 20 miles. All local events in 45805

  1. Men in Business 11/19/2026

    3 to 5 p.m. · Hesseling & Sons Firearms & Gunsmithing (3:00pm), Lima · From Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce

  2. Allen County Agricultural Society Board of Directors December Meeting

    Starts 7 p.m. · Westgate Lanes, 45805 · From Allen County Fair

  3. ONU Band-O-Rama: America

    4 to 6 p.m. · Freed Center for the Performing Arts · Ada · 17 mi · From Ohio Northern University

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Your ballot

Who represents 45805, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Allen County and Allen's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Allen County and Allen's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Allen CountyU.S. House district 4: Jim Jordan (R)Ohio Senate district 12: not on the 2026 ballot; the sitting member is Susan Manchester (R)Ohio House district 78: Matt Huffman (R)
Allen County and 45805's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 4——
Ohio SenateDistrict 12Susan ManchesterR
Ohio HouseDistrict 78Matt HuffmanR

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:

45805's district races:

Local questions and issues on 45805's 2026 ballot
JurisdictionTypeQuestion
Lima CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Shall the ordinance authorizing the Mayor to purchase or accept donations of real property for the Cable Road Improvement Project along Cable Road, be approved?.

Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: American Township, American Township Township, Lima, Lima City, Shawnee Township, Shawnee 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 45805 · 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

Inland rivers

Auglaize River water fills the Bresler and Williams upground reservoirs west of Lima; Ottawa River water fills the Ferguson, Metzger Lake and Lost Creek reservoirs east of Lima; both feed the East Wayne Street treatment plantLima Water Treatment Plant · Lima City

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 803–932 ft, averaging 850 ft · Lima 798–932 ft, averaging 868 · Allen County 474–1,071 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Auglaize River and Ottawa River, stored in city upground reservoirs
Inland river · via Lima City
Drawn from: Auglaize River water fills the Bresler and Williams upground reservoirs west of Lima; Ottawa River water fills the Ferguson, Metzger Lake and Lost Creek reservoirs east of Lima; both feed the East Wayne Street treatment plant
Treated at Lima Water Treatment Plant, East side of Lima, beside Twin Lakes Reservoir off Reservoir Road, Lima, OH 45804 (street address reportedly 1100 E. Wayne St)
  • primaryAuglaize River pump stations (west side) · Auglaize River
    Two river pump stations on the Auglaize River west of Lima that lift river water into the Bresler and Williams reservoirs; exact location not published
  • primaryOttawa River pump stations (east side) · Ottawa River
    Two river pump stations on the Ottawa River east of Lima that lift river water, at times of high flow, into the Ferguson, Metzger and Lost Creek reservoirs; exact location not published
  • storageBresler Reservoir · Auglaize River (stored, upground reservoir)
    4.92-billion-gallon upground reservoir at Kemp and Grubb Roads in Amanda Township, about 8 miles west of Lima; filled by pumping from the Auglaize River; built 1970
  • storageWilliams Reservoir · Auglaize River (stored, upground reservoir)
    5.4-billion-gallon upground reservoir just west of Bresler in Amanda Township, Lima's largest; filled from the Auglaize River; completed 2012
  • storageFerguson Reservoir · Ottawa River (stored, upground reservoir)
    2.2-billion-gallon, 305-acre upground reservoir off Mumaugh Road in Bath Township east of Lima, joined to Metzger by a mile-long causeway; built 1958
  • storageMetzger Lake Reservoir · Ottawa River (stored, upground reservoir)
    1.2-billion-gallon, 154-acre upground reservoir on Reservoir Road in Bath Township, next to Ferguson; filled from the Ottawa River; built 1946
  • storageLost Creek Reservoir · Ottawa River (stored, upground reservoir)
    893-million-gallon, 130-acre upground reservoir on Reservoir Road on Lima's east edge; ODNR confirms water is pumped in from the Ottawa River at high flow; built 1918, the oldest of the group
  • storageTwin Lakes Reservoir · Ottawa River (stored; on-site reservoir fed from Lost Creek Reservoir)
    Small reservoir built in 1887 next to the treatment plant on Reservoir Road, the original receiving basin for water piped from Lost Creek Reservoir; now also site of Lima's floating solar array
Show everything served from this plant

Lima City is owned by a local government, with 27,113 service connections serving 65,619 people; it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program. Office: 419-228-5462 (SDWIS).

Ohio EPA loans since 2016 for projects inside this ZIP: $11.7 million across 3 projects, $1.0 million of it forgiven (wastewater $9.7M, drinking water $2.0M); largest: Grand Avenue Area Segmented Block Sewer Rehab CSO (Lima, 2019, $5.6M); Segmented Block Sewer Rehabilitation CSO (Lima, 2018, $4.1M); Lead Service Line Replacement - Phase 2 (Lima, 2024, $2.0M).

Water bodies
Auglaize River, Ottawa River, Bresler Lake Reservoir, Williams Reservoir, Ferguson Reservoir, Metzger Lake Reservoir
Raw intakes
Ferguson Lake Reservoir
Bresler Reservoir
Auglaize River
Lost Creek Reservoir
Ottawa River
Twin Lakes Reservoir
Serves
65,619 people · Allen County
EPA ID
OH0200811
limaohio.govlimaohio.gov

About this area's water

Lima, Ohio public square
Lima, Ohio public squarePhoto: Nyttend, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Did you know
  • Lima draws no groundwater and buys no water. Every drop comes from five upground reservoirs that are pumped full from the Auglaize and Ottawa Rivers.
  • Those five reservoirs hold roughly 14.3 billion gallons - enough to run the roughly 15-MGD plant for years without a drop of new river water.
  • The 2014 Clean Water Act settlement runs 24 years and could top $147 million, more than doubling the sewage plant's wet-weather capacity from about 30 to 70 MGD.
  • Lima's 2025 trihalomethane running annual average was 73 ppb against an 80 ppb limit, and one individual sample measured 80.6 ppb.
History5
  • 1918-1958Lima built its east-side upground reservoirs off the Ottawa River: Lost Creek (1918), Metzger Lake (1946) and Ferguson (1958).
  • 1970Bresler Reservoir opened west of the city, fed from the Auglaize River, adding about 4.92 billion gallons of storage.
  • 2012Williams Reservoir was completed next to Bresler, adding about 5.2 billion gallons and becoming the system's largest.
  • 2014Lima signed a federal Clean Water Act consent decree over Ottawa River combined sewer overflows, with work that could exceed $147 million.
  • 2026A January 2026 service line inventory listed 1,991 lead service lines and 2,221 of unknown material still in the system.
Treatment & pressure

How it is treated

Reservoir water enters a 2.5-MG primary basin for clarification and softening, then 1.3-MG secondary basins; carbon dioxide stabilization and polyphosphate; ten rapid sand/anthracite filters plus four optional GAC filters; then chlorine, fluoride and polyphosphate.

Water pressure

Not published. The plant is rated about 15 MGD; storage is 4.4 MG of underground clearwells plus roughly 4 MG in five elevated tanks.

What it costs

$5.03 per 1,000 gallons

2026 inside-city first tier $37.59 per 1,000 cu ft (~$5.03 per 1,000 gal) after a $21.38 monthly minimum covering 300 cu ft; top tier $26.33. Rises again Jan 2027.

Water quality & impurities8
ContaminantLevelLimitYear
TTHM (total trihalomethanes)
Running annual average; range 21.7-80.6 ppb, so single samples touched the MCL. No violation.		73.025 ppb80 ppb2025
HAA5 (haloacetic acids)
Running annual average. The CCR prints a range of 7.1-16.0, inconsistent with its own average.		18.975 ppb60 ppb2025
Nitrate
Range 0.31-2.05; farm runoff and septic leaching into the Auglaize and Ottawa Rivers.		2.05 ppm10 ppm2025
Fluoride
Range 0.81-1.21; natural erosion plus dental-health additive.		0.98 ppm4 ppm2025
Lead (90th percentile)
0 of 69 samples Jan-Jun and 0 of 62 Jul-Dec exceeded the action level.		<2.0 ppb15 ppb (AL)2025
Copper (90th percentile)
Jan-Jun result; Jul-Dec was 0.040 ppm. No sample exceeded the action level.		0.047 ppm1.3 ppm (AL)2025
Turbidity
Range 0.04-0.44; 100% of samples met the limit.		0.21 NTU0.3 NTU in 95%…2025
PFAS (PFBA, unregulated)
UCMR5: PFBA 0.0053, PFPeA 0.0039, PFHxA 0.0033 ppb. No PFOA or PFOS detected.		0.0053 ppbno federal MCL2023

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2026 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA health-based violations since 2015:

  • 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.087 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
  • 2022Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.086 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
  • 2016Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · turbidity above the limit in a single reading · returned to compliance

2 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 2 health-based.

Projects & plans3

Recent and current work

  • Ottawa River CSO control program (2014 consent decree) · $147 million · 2014- · under construction
    Raises wet-weather treatment capacity from about 30 to 70 MGD and adds a 13-million-gallon CSO storage tank.
  • Williams Reservoir · 2012 · completed
    Upground reservoir on the Auglaize River next to Bresler; about 5.2 billion gallons, the system's largest.

Planned or needed

  • Lead service line replacement · 2026 · needed
    The January 2026 inventory lists 1,991 lead lines plus 2,221 of unknown material; we found no funded replacement program.
Supply stress

Lima has no wells and buys no water, so five upground reservoirs are the entire supply and summer drawdown is the standing concern. Disinfection byproducts are the sharper problem: the 2025 TTHM running annual average was 73 of an 80 ppb MCL, with one sample at 80.6 ppb.

Sewers

Sanitary

Lima's wastewater plant discharges to the Ottawa River under a 2014 federal consent decree covering combined and sanitary sewer overflows across seven basins over 24 years. It must reach 70 MGD peak wet-weather capacity and build a 13-million-gallon storage tank; Lima paid a $49,000 penalty.

Storm

Older parts of Lima are served by combined sewers, which the consent decree targets at five or fewer overflows in a typical year. The city publishes an annual Combined Sewer Overflow activity report.

Sourcesverified
limaohio.govlimawater.cityhall.lima.oh.uslimaohio.govlimaohio.govlimaohio.govepa.gov

Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.

Water systems in this ZIP

  • Lima City97% of residentsAuglaize River and Ottawa River, stored in city upground reservoirs

3% 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

Violations3 health-based since 2015, lead 0 ppbRadon5.1 pCi/L avg, 43% above 4Stream health97% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantLima Wwtp, 1.5 mi, 1/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 100, 598 well logsElectricAEP OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 0.1 mi, 10 mi in the ZIPNearest power plantHardin Solar Energy LLC 18.3 mi, 150 MW solarGasEnbridge Gas Ohio, 71% on gasSchool districtLima CitySocial vulnerability57th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 40.2 for low-income childrenPeople24.2% with a degree, 2.2% born abroadJobs9K jobs here, residents mostly work in LimaSchool tax29.8 mills, ~$2,086 on a $200K homePhoneBrightspeedFlood0.7% in floodplainInternet100% served, fiber 7%Hazard risk32, above 32% of US tractsOil and gas wells99 in the ZIP, 0 producingSoilsBlount, septic somewhat limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills7 reported since 2021, mostly diesel and fuel oilDisasters9 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 13 FEMA declarationsDams5 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 4.3 miTraffic19K a day on township road 93Bridges2 of 4 rated poorRail crossings5 public crossings, up to 107 trains a dayTransit74% within half a mile of a stopWalkability7.9 of 20, below averageAirportFWA 57.2 mi, Amtrak 55.4 miClimate19" snow, 51°F averageAlgal toxinsraw water up to 7.461 µg/LPFASdetected below limitsLeadnone at the 90th-percentile tap, 2,732 lead or galvanized lines, 23,367 unknownByproductsTTHM 44 µg/L (2019)Fluoridefluoridated, 8 treatment stepsWatershedAuglaize, Dug Run-Ottawa RiverLocal governmentLima (city)Cell signal5G on 100% of landU.S. HouseOH-4 Jim Jordan (R)Life expectancy77.5 yearsHealth20% fair or poor health, obesity 39%Nearest hospitalMercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Llc, 1.6 mi, 4★Toxic sitesSuperfund 46 mi away, 2 TRIToxic releases0 lb on site, 1 facilityAirPM2.5 8.8 µg/m³, monitor 5.4 miFire/EMSAmerican Township Fire Department Station 2, 2.1 miLibraryLima Public Library, 1.7 miGroceries11% in low-income, low-access tractsEV chargersfast charger 1 mi, 3 stations hereHistorysettled 1824Historic placesnearest MacDonell House, 1.7 miWetlands1.5% of land, 142 acresLand cover69% developed, 17% tree canopyParks2.6% public land, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park 19.5 miNursing homeLIMA CONVALESCENT HOME, 0.8 mi, 4★PoliceShawnee Township Police Department, 2.2 miCrime7.6 violent per 1,000, Lima PoliceAquifer34% sensitive setting, karst-prone rockCollegeUniversity of Northwestern Ohio, 1.8 miSchool ratings2 stars, Lima City (45% of residents)Home prices$196K typical, +80% in ten yearsBuilding permits449 units 2016 to 2025 in LimaHomes and income$161K home, $69K incomeHouses7,975 homes (appraisal records)

Infrastructure in this ZIP

12.3 mi of highway (SR 117, SR 309, SR 81) · 10.6 mi of railroad (Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad, R.J. Corman (Western Ohio Line)) · 6 transit routes (Allen County RTA) · 9.96 mi of gas transmission pipeline (West Ohio Gas, ANR Pipeline (TC Energy)) · 8.76 mi of oil, fuel or NGL pipeline (Buckeye Partners, Marathon Pipe Line) · 9.44 mi of electric transmission line (AEP Ohio) · 3.19 mi of large water mains mapped (Allen Water District) · 8.37 mi of interceptor sewer mapped (Lima, Allen County Sanitary Engineer) · 1 sewage plant (Shawnee II WWTP) · 5 combined sewer overflows · 3 dams (Mcclintock Lake Dam, Wieser Lake Dam, Robbins Pond Dam) · 2 substations · 6 grade crossings (Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern, R.J. Corman (Western Ohio)) · 5 registered towers · 3 public EV charger listings · 2 landfills or waste sites, open and closed (Lima Closed Landfill #1, Eolm Lima Allen County Landfill Inc) · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 USGS stream gauge (Ottawa River at Lima OH) · 10 water towers or tanks in OpenStreetMap · 2 water works or pumping stations in OpenStreetMap · 19 mapped lift stations, CSO structures or basins · 0.17 mi of trail and bike route · 56 transit stops · 4 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 7 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 open leaking-tank release · 1 prison or jail (Allen County Juvenile Detention Center) · 1 source water protection zone (Lima City) · 4 stormwater (MS4) permit areas (Fort Shawnee, City of Lima, American Township) · 9 biosolids application fields (sludge from Lima WWTP, Shawnee No 2 WWTP, American Bath STP) · 2 brownfield or cleanup sites · 2 broadcast transmitters (WTGN, WCBV-LP) · 1 tire or battery drop-off site · 8 traffic signals.

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Intakes and plants

Inland rivers

Auglaize River water fills the Bresler and Williams upground reservoirs west of Lima; Ottawa River water fills the Ferguson, Metzger Lake and Lost Creek reservoirs east of Lima; both feed the East Wayne Street treatment plantLima Water Treatment Plant · Lima City

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

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Violations

Two or three

3 health-based violations since 2015Lima City · lead 0 ppb (2026) · 2 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 44 µg/L (2019)Lima City · HAA5 14 · worst year 58

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

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PFAS

Trace PFAS, under the federal limit

PFAS detected below the federal limitLima City · UCMR 5, 4 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 tapLima City · period ending 2026-06 · 2,732 of 26,365 service lines lead or galvanized, 23,367 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

FluoridatedLima City · corrosion control, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal

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

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Algal toxins

5 to 20 µg/L

Raw water up to 7.461 µg/L microcystinLima City · 2018-05

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

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Groundwater

100 to 120

DRASTIC 100 · Sand and Gravel598 well logs · median 86 ft deep · 2 karst and spring points

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

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Aquifer

30 to 60%

34% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock at the center · under 0.5% wellhead protection

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

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Sewage plants

1 to 3 quarters with a violation

Lima Wwtp · 1.5 mi1 of 12 quarters in violation · combined sewer overflows · 18.5 MGD

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

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Stream health

Three quarters or more

97% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeDug Run-Ottawa River · bacteria (pathogens), unknown cause

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

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Watershed

Drains to Lake Erie

Auglaize subbasinDug Run-Ottawa River · drains to Lake Erie

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

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Home

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

Homes and income

$100,000 to $175,000

Median home $160,600household income $68,842 · rent $964 · 64% 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

No data

Appraisal records without year built7,975 homes · $145K 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… · Allen County Auditor

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Building permits

5 to 15

449 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Lima · 12.3 per 1,000 residents · 45 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

75 to 100%

+80% in ten years+50% in five · +7% in 2025

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

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School tax

25 to 30 mills

29.8 effective school millsLima City · about $2,086 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

Enbridge Gas Ohio

Enbridge Gas OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 71% 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

10 to 20 miles

Hardin Solar Energy LLC · 18.3 misolar, 150 MW · 0 plants within 10 miles

The nearest power plant

  1. Wapakoneta-PrattSolar · 14 MW · 13.6 mi
    Capacity
    14 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    Madison Energy Holdings LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Wapakoneta, Auglaize County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2021
    EIA plant code
    65258

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

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

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

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Pipelines

Transmission line under half a mile

Nearest transmission line 0.1 miWest Ohio Gas Co (intrastate) · 10 mi of pipe in the ZIP

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

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Phone

Brightspeed (formerly CenturyLink)

BrightspeedIncumbent telephone company

Source: PUCO Telecom map service, layer 7 ILEC Company Service Area (incumbent local exchange carriers, fetched 2026-09-08) by resident share of 2020 census blocks · PUCO telephone

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Internet

Under 2% lack 100/20 service

100% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 7% · cable 99% · 8,937 locations

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

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Cell signal

5G nearly everywhere

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

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

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EV chargers

DC fast charger under 2 miles

Fast charger 1 mi: TOM AHL HYUNDAI UNIT 53 public stations in the ZIP (3 Level 2, 3 DC fast ports) · 9 within 5 miles of its center

Public EV charging inside ZIP 45805

  1. TOM AHL HYUNDAI UNIT 5 DC fast1 DC fast · Lima · 1.0 mi
    Address
    2701 Allentown Rd, Lima, OH 45805
    Ports
    1 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  2. Lima Auto Mall DC fast2 DC fast · 1 Level 2 · Lima · 2.1 mi
    Address
    2200 N Cable Rd, Lima, OH 45807
    Ports
    2 DC fast · 1 Level 2
    Plugs
    CCS, J1772
    Network
    EV Connect
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    866-816-7584

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

  3. SPECTRUMFINDLAY LIMASPECTRUM2 Level 2 · Lima · 2.2 mi
    Address
    2300 Baton Rouge, Lima, OH 45805
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772, 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 ↗

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%

74% within half a mile of a stop56 stops in the ZIP · Allen County RTA

None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal

  1. 218 E High StIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 2.4 mi
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74110, -84.10300

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

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

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

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Walkability

Below average (5.76 to 10.5)

Walkability 7.9 of 2068 intersections per square mile · no EPA transit data

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

5 public crossings5 gated · up to 107 trains a day · Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern

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

20% or more rated poor

4 bridges, 2 rated poortypical build year 1968 · busiest SR 117 Shawnee Rd, 13,602 vehicles a day

Bridges rated poor inside ZIP 45805

  1. Adgate Rd. over Ottawa River Adgate RdPoor · built 1972 · 1.6 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
    47 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    3,457
    Coordinates
    40.71576, -84.13806

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

  2. Ft. Amanda Rd. over Little Ottawa Ft AmandaPoor · built 1958 · 2.3 mi
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1958
    Length
    22 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    6,549
    Coordinates
    40.70557, -84.15415

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

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025 (26,713 Ohio structures; 26,616 fall inside a ZIP area and are counted, the other 97 land outside every ZIP polygon): bridges inside each ZIP, poor-condition ratings, ages, traffic · FHWA bridge inventory · ODOT TIMS bridge inventory (live)

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Traffic

5,000 to 20,000

19,113 vehicles a day on township road 93981 trucks · 316K 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

50 to 60 miles

FWA · 57.2 miFort Wayne International · Amtrak at Bryan 55.4 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

4 to 8 pCi/L

5.1 pCi/L average radon316 tests · 43% above 4 pCi/L · median 3.4

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

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Flood

Under 2% of residents

0.7% 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

20 to 40

Risk score 32 · higher than about 32% of US tractsStrong wind 73 · Hail 71

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

19" of snow a year · 51.0°F averageJanuary low 19° · July high 84° · 41" of precipitation

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, annual and monthly, 261 Ohio stations; each ZIP takes the nearest station reporting each element from its population-weighted center; U.S. 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

8.5 to 9

PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ at Lima, 5.4 miozone 66 ppb at Lima · Allen County median AQI 42

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

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Toxic sites

15 miles or more

Nearest NPL site 46 mi: Miami County Incinerator2 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

Reports, but no on-site release

0 lb released on site in 20241 facility · Purina Animal Nutrition Llc - Lima

Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 45805

  1. H&C Milcor Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Lima · 1.2 mi
    Address
    1150 N Cable Rd, Lima, OH 45805
    County
    Allen County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45802HCMLC115NC
    EPA registry ID
    110004598150

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

  2. Purina Animal Nutrition LlcToxics Release Inventory · Lima · 1.4 mi
    Address
    1111 North Cole Street, Lima, OH 45805
    County
    Allen County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45305CNTRY111NO
    EPA registry ID
    110000825297

    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

3 to 5

5 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Lost Creek Upground Reservoir, 4.3 mi, condition poor

High-hazard dams within 10 miles

  1. Lost Creek Upground Reservoir PoorOttawa River - Offstream · condition: poor · 4.3 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Poor (assessed 06/19/2023)
    River or stream
    Ottawa River - Offstream
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    38 ft
    Storage
    3,113 acre-feet
    Completed
    1917
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Allen County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lima
    Last inspection
    05/24/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00522

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

  2. Bresler Upground ReservoirMcBRIDE DITCH - OFFSTREAM · condition: fair · 4.5 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 06/19/2023)
    River or stream
    McBRIDE DITCH - OFFSTREAM
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    38 ft
    Storage
    18,140 acre-feet
    Completed
    1970
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Allen County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Elida
    Last inspection
    05/19/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00525

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

  3. Metzger Upground ReservoirOttawa River - Offstream · condition: fair · 5.3 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 06/19/2023)
    River or stream
    Ottawa River - Offstream
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    45 ft
    Storage
    4,346 acre-feet
    Completed
    1946
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Allen County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lima
    Last inspection
    05/24/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00521

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

  4. Williams ReservoirHoney Run · condition: satisfactory · 5.4 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 06/19/2023)
    River or stream
    Honey Run
    Purpose
    Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    53 ft
    Storage
    18,682 acre-feet
    Completed
    2012
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Allen County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lima
    Last inspection
    05/19/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH03174

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

  5. Ferguson Upground ReservoirOttawa River - Offstream · condition: fair · 5.4 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 06/19/2023)
    River or stream
    Ottawa River - Offstream
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    49 ft
    Storage
    8,259 acre-feet
    Completed
    1959
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Allen County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Lima
    Last inspection
    05/24/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00520

    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

6 to 10

9 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19502 rated F2/EF2+ · 13 federal declarations for Allen County · 8 quakes M2+ within 25 mi

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database 1950-2025 (tracks within 5 miles of each ZIP's population-weighted center), OpenFEMA disaster declarations by county since 1956, USGS earthquake catalog M2+ since 1970 within 25 miles… · NOAA SPC tornado data · OpenFEMA · USGS earthquakes · NOAA storm events · IEM warning archive

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Spills

5 to 14

7 spills reported since 2021mostly diesel and fuel oil · 1 reached water

Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 45805

  1. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2022-12-20 · American Twp · 0.4 mi
    Reported
    2022-12-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    American Twp, Allen County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2212EPA0001883

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

  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-03-26 · Lima · 1.3 mi
    Reported
    2021-03-26
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    70 gallons
    Where
    Lima, Allen County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000405

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

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-03-26 · Lima · 1.3 mi
    Reported
    2021-03-26
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    70 gallons
    Where
    Lima, Allen County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000403

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

  4. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-04-04 · American Twp · 1.4 mi
    Reported
    2023-04-04
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    American Twp, Allen County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2304EPA0000511

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

  5. Sewage Sludge / Biosolids Reached water2023-10-12 · Lima · 1.5 mi
    Reported
    2023-10-12
    What spilled
    Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
    Reached a waterway
    Unnamed
    Where
    Lima, Allen County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001761

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

  6. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2022-02-25 · American Twp · 1.7 mi
    Reported
    2022-02-25
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    American Twp, Allen County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000247

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

  7. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-09-07 · Shawnee Twp · 2.4 mi
    Reported
    2022-09-07
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Shawnee Twp, Allen County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2209EPA0001364

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

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

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

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Oil and gas wells

51 to 200

99 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 0.24 mi

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

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Abandoned mines

No mapped underground mine

No mapped minenearest mapped non-coal mine 64.6 mi

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

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Soils

Somewhat limited

Blount-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesseptic somewhat 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

2 to 5%

2.6% public land · 243 acresShawnee Country Club · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park 19.5 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

1 to 3%

1.5% wetland · 142 acrespond 96 · forested/shrub wetland 35 · emergent wetland 11

Source: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Ohio geodatabase (imagery mostly 2004 to 2007, Lake Erie basin 2021), freshwater wetlands and ponds clipped to each ZIP (lakes and rivers excluded); Ohio EPA potential high-quality vernal pools… · USFWS wetlands inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services

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Land cover

40% to 75%

69% developed · 17% tree canopycropland 16% · forest 13% · pasture 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

15 to 25%

24.2% bachelor's or higher74.2% white · 12% Black · 4.9% Hispanic · 0.6% Asian · 2.2% 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 1

8,554 jobs · 10,236 employed residentsHealth care and social assistance leads · residents mostly work in Lima (45801)

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

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Economic history

Inland rivers

Auglaize River water fills the Bresler and Williams upground reservoirs west of Lima; Ottawa River water fills the Ferguson, Metzger Lake and Lost Creek reservoirs east of Lima; both feed the East Wayne Street treatment plantLima Water Treatment Plant · Lima City

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 40.2income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2.52% 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

57th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 46 · household 49 · minority status 62 · housing and transport 66

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%

20.4% in fair or poor healthobesity 39.3% · diabetes 14.3% · smoking 16.2% · depression 26.9%

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

77.5 years life expectancy11 tracts, from 72 to 82.1

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

Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Llc · 1.6 miLima · 397 beds · Level II trauma · 2 within 10 miles

Hospitals within 5 miles

  1. Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Llc Trauma level IIGeneral hospital · Lima · 1.6 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    730 W Market Street, Lima, OH 45801
    County
    Allen County
    Beds
    397
    Trauma center
    Level II
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center
    Phone
    (419) 226-4584
    Medicare ID
    360066

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  2. Kindred Hospital LimaGeneral hospital · Lima · 1.6 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    730 W Market Street, Lima, OH 45801
    County
    Allen County
    Beds
    26
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Phone
    (419) 224-1888

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  3. Lima Memorial Hospital Trauma level IIGeneral hospital · Lima · 3.3 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1001 Bellefontaine Avenue, Lima, OH 45804
    County
    Allen County
    Beds
    322
    Trauma center
    Level II
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Lima Memorial Health System
    Phone
    (419) 228-3335
    Medicare ID
    360009

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  4. Institute for Orthopaedic SurgerySpecialty hospital · Lima · 4.2 mi
    What it is
    Specialty hospital
    Address
    801 Medical Drive, Suite B, Lima, OH 45804
    County
    Allen County
    Beds
    12
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Phone
    (419) 224-7586
    Medicare ID
    360263

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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

  1. Health Partners Admin AnnexHealth center · Lima · 2.1 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74290, -84.10876

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  2. Dr. Wilfred Ellis BuildingHealth center · Lima · 2.1 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74361, -84.10795

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  3. North Lima Community Health CenterHealth center · Lima · 2.2 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.76561, -84.12800

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  4. HPWO Mobile Health Van #7Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  5. HPWO Mobile Health Van #12Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  6. HPWO Mobile Health Van 3Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  7. HPWO Mobile Health Van #8Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  8. HPWO Mobile Health Van #13Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  9. Mobile Health Van #4Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  10. Mobile Health Van #5Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  11. HPWO Mobile Health Van #11Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  12. HPWO Mobile Health Van #9Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  13. HPWO Mobile Health Van #10Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  14. Mobile Health Van #6Health center · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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  15. Health Partners - Quick CareHealth center · Lima · 2.8 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.76241, -84.10444

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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

  1. Fresenius Kidney Care LimaDialysis · Lima · 1.8 mi
    Address
    750 W High Street, Suite 100, Lima, OH 45801
    Dialysis stations
    22
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2003-02-25
    Phone
    (419) 223-3391
    Medicare ID
    362656

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

  2. Liberty Dialysis ServicesDialysis · Lima · 2.3 mi
    Address
    2440 Baton Rouge, Lima, OH 45805
    Dialysis stations
    1
    Medicare star rating
    not rated
    Services
    home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Other
    Medicare certified since
    2022-09-13
    Phone
    (937) 296-1550
    Medicare ID
    722503

    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

Under 1 mile

LIMA CONVALESCENT HOME · 0.8 mi4 of 5 stars · 72 beds · 6 within 5 miles

Nursing homes within 3 miles

  1. Lima Convalescent Home4 of 5 stars · Lima · 0.8 mi
    Address
    1650 Allentown Road, Lima, OH 45805
    Certified beds
    72
    Residents on an average day
    66
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 224-9741
    Medicare ID
    366297

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  2. Springs of Lima The5 of 5 stars · Lima · 0.9 mi
    Address
    370 North Eastown Road, Lima, OH 45807
    Certified beds
    56
    Residents on an average day
    53
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    5 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 221-6051
    Medicare ID
    366464

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  3. Springview Manor4 of 5 stars · Lima · 1.4 mi
    Address
    883 West Spring Street, Lima, OH 45805
    Certified beds
    62
    Residents on an average day
    58
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $16,113 (latest 2024-01-10)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 227-3661
    Medicare ID
    366221

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

  4. Shawnee Manor4 of 5 stars · Lima · 2.2 mi
    Address
    2535 Fort Amanda Road, Lima, OH 45804
    Certified beds
    137
    Residents on an average day
    126
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    HCF MANAGEMENT
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 999-2055
    Medicare ID
    365361

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

  5. Liberty Retirement Community of Lima Inc2 of 5 stars · Lima · 2.3 mi
    Address
    2440 Baton Rouge Avenue, Lima, OH 45805
    Certified beds
    60
    Residents on an average day
    46
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $25,495 (latest 2026-03-19)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 331-2273
    Medicare ID
    365936

    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

5 to 10

7.6 violent offenses per 1,000Lima Police · 34.6 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 31% 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 miles

Shawnee Township Police Department · 2.2 mi3 stations within 3 miles · post office 2.1 mi

Police stations within 3 miles

  1. Shawnee Township Police DepartmentLima · 2.2 mi
    Address
    2530 Fort Amanda Road, Lima, OH 45804
    Coordinates
    40.70693, -84.14484

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  2. Lima Police DepartmentLima · 2.3 mi
    Address
    117 East Market Street, Lima, OH 45801
    Coordinates
    40.74037, -84.10367

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  3. Allen County Sheriff's OfficeLima · 2.3 mi
    Address
    333 North Main Street, Lima, OH 45801
    Coordinates
    40.74370, -84.10539

    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

2 to 3 miles

American Township Fire Department Station 2 · 2.1 mi4 stations within 3 miles, 10 within 8

Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles

  1. Shawnee Township Fire DepartmentLima · 2.1 mi
    Address
    2526 Fort Amanda Road, Lima, OH 45804
    Coordinates
    40.70721, -84.14434

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  2. American Township Fire Department Station 2Lima · 2.1 mi
    Address
    2110 Edgewood Drive, Lima, OH 45807
    Coordinates
    40.76806, -84.14424

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  3. Lima Fire Department Central StationLima · 2.3 mi
    Address
    433 South Main Street, Lima, OH 45804
    Coordinates
    40.73567, -84.10457

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  4. Lima Fire Department Station 3Lima · 2.5 mi
    Address
    1199 North West Street, Lima, OH 45801
    Coordinates
    40.75874, -84.10902

    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

Lima Public Library · 1.7 mi1 within 3 miles, 5 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Lima Public LibraryCentral library · Lima · 1.7 mi
    Address
    650 W. Market St., Lima, OH 45801
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Lima Public Library
    Open
    2,988 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    60,650 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    146,536
    System's loans, FY2024
    455,405
    People the system serves
    90,173
    Phone
    (419) 228-5113

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

  2. Elida Branch LibraryBranch · Elida · 4.1 mi
    Address
    500 E. Kiracofe Ave., Elida, OH 45807
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Lima Public Library
    Open
    1,872 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    3,990 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    146,536
    System's loans, FY2024
    455,405
    People the system serves
    90,173
    Phone
    (419) 339-6097

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

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

None inside the ZIP; the nearest museum

  1. Historic Landmarks Of Allen CountyHistorical society · Lima · 1.4 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74104, -84.17446

    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

10 to 33%

10.7% in low-income, low-access tracts25% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 10% 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

1815 to 1829

Lima · settled 1824first 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

No listed place in the ZIP

0 listed historic placesnearest: MacDonell House, 1.7 mi

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

Lima CityCity school district · 45% of residents, then Shawnee Local

Public schools inside ZIP 45805

  1. Lima West Middle School2 of 5 stars · Lima · 0.5 mi
    Address
    503 N Cable Rd, Lima, OH 45805
    School district
    Lima City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    330
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    33
    Report card, 2025-26
    2 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    44.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    040576
    NCES school ID
    390442201162

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

  2. Heritage Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Lima · 1.4 mi
    Address
    816 College Ave, Lima, OH 45805
    School district
    Lima City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    432
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    25.8
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    63.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    146050
    NCES school ID
    390442204538

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

  3. Maplewood Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Lima · 2.7 mi
    Address
    1670 Wonderlick Rd, Lima, OH 45805
    School district
    Shawnee Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    358
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    18
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    82%
    Ohio building IRN
    064303
    NCES school ID
    390457902344

    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.

Private schools inside ZIP 45805

  1. St Charles Catholic SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Lima · 0.2 mi
    Address
    2175 W Elm St, Lima, OH 45805
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    370
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24
    Students per teacher
    15.4167
    Phone
    (419) 222-2536
    NCES private school ID
    01060976

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Lima Central Catholic High SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Lima · 0.4 mi
    Address
    720 S Cable Rd, Lima, OH 45805
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    211
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17.4
    Students per teacher
    12.1264
    Phone
    (419) 222-4276
    NCES private school ID
    01060965

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. The Lima Christian AcademyPrivate, conservative Christian · Lima · 0.8 mi
    Address
    3180 W Elm St, Lima, OH 45805
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    15
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    4.8
    Students per teacher
    3.125
    Phone
    (419) 991-5781
    NCES private school ID
    01064788

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Bible Believers Christian SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Lima · 1.5 mi
    Address
    3500 Spencerville Rd, Lima, OH 45805
    Kind
    religious, independent
    Students, 2023-24
    63
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    8
    Students per teacher
    7.875
    Phone
    (419) 999-5517
    NCES private school ID
    A1502799

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

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

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

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School ratings

2.5 stars or fewer

2 stars overallLima City · performance index 56.1% of the year's maximum · 77.9% graduate in four years · 45% of residents, then Shawnee Local (4 stars)

Source: Ohio School Report Cards 2024-2025 (Department of Education and Workforce): district overall and component star ratings, performance index, graduation rates, spending per pupil and teacher measures, for the district holding the largest… · Ohio school report cards

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Colleges

Under 3 miles

University of Northwestern Ohio · 1.8 miLima · 5 campuses within 10 miles

Colleges within 5 miles

  1. University of Northwestern OhioPrivate nonprofit college · Lima · 1.8 mi
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Lima
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    3,175
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $12,930
    Graduation rate
    45% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 119)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204486

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

  2. Ohio State Beauty AcademyFor-profit two-year college · Lima · 1.8 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Lima
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    114
    Graduation rate
    60% within three years (a class of 40)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204714

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

  3. Apollo Career CenterPublic career school · Lima · 3.1 mi
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Lima
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    1,296
    IPEDS unit ID
    201034

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

Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: NCES IPEDS: 2024 institutional directory (269 active Ohio institutions with coordinates, less the administrative units and the colleges that have closed since; plus 145 in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan within… · NCES IPEDS

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Local government

255 cities

Lima (city)52% of residents, then Shawnee Township, Allen 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-4 · Jim Jordan (R)Senate 12 Susan Manchester · House 78 Matt Huffman

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 45805 (Lima), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.81 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
40.3 in
5.1 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
12.8 in
a normal year brings 19.7 in
a normal year
41.2 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.81 — 29
September 2026 6.25 — 30
August 2026 8.47 — 31
July 2026 3.08 — 31
June 2026 5.07 — 30
May 2026 4.37 — 31
April 2026 5.29 — 30
March 2026 4.87 1.0 31
February 2026 0.66 4.1 28
January 2026 1.42 7.7 31
December 2025 2.94 6.4 31
November 2025 1.74 4.5 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2015 — 56.9 in
Driest year1963 — 22.5 in
Snowiest year1914 — 57.5 in
Wettest day on record21 August 2007 — 5.08 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day13 January 1964 — 17.99 in
Deepest snow on the ground2 March 1912 — 37.99 in

Almost every day here is a measurement: 93% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside 45805 (Lima) itself.

48,879 days of records, 1893-01-01 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 45805 (Lima): 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
64
those placed on the map inside 45805 (Lima)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge21
Hazardous waste11
Air pollution9
Sewer and water-line construction9
Medical waste3
Public drinking water3
Beneficial Use1
Composting1
Contaminated-site cleanup1
Landfills1
Scrap tires1
Underground injection wells1
2 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
MOWERY RESIDENTIAL POND Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SHAWNEE NO 2 WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
SHAWNEE NO 2 WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge monitoring results
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
SR 117 @ SR 501ROUNDABOUT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
EOLM LIMA ALLEN COUNTY LANDFILL INC Composting inspection
PIR 3795 - HAZEL AVENUE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SHAWNEE NO 2 WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CLL HR LLC Air pollution report
ADVANTAGE CLEANERS INC Air pollution report
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
SHAWNEE NO 2 WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge monitoring results
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
SHAWNEE NO 2 WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
CITY OF DELPHOS Beneficial Use permit
RUDOLPH FOODS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
EOLM LIMA ALLEN COUNTY LANDFILL INC Composting inspection
EOLM LIMA ALLEN COUNTY LANDFILL INC Composting report
CITY OF DELPHOS Beneficial Use permit
CITY OF DELPHOS Beneficial Use permit
SR 117 @ SR 501ROUNDABOUT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit

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

School districts

ZIP codes next door

45801 Lima 45804 Lima 45806 Lima 45807 Lima

The county

Allen County: 13 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships, 110,066 people. The county in numbers.

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 45805?

ZIP code 45805 is the Lima, Ohio post office area in Allen County, home to 22,740 residents. Of its residents, 52% live in the city of Lima, 26% in Shawnee Township and 22% in American Township.

What county is ZIP code 45805 in?

ZIP code 45805 is in Allen County, Ohio.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45805 come from?

Auglaize River water fills the Bresler and Williams upground reservoirs west of Lima; Ottawa River water fills the Ferguson, Metzger Lake and Lost Creek reservoirs east of Lima; both feed the East Wayne Street treatment plant. Lima Water Treatment Plant · Lima City.

What school district is ZIP code 45805 in?

ZIP code 45805 is mostly in the Lima City School District; parts are in the Shawnee Local School District and the Elida Local School District.

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