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Alger

Hardin County · 1,835 residents

Mostly private wells. 47% of residents on a community system (Alger Village: Groundwater wells (2 wells)). The water here

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45812 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: Mostly private wells. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1882 The town here was settled around 1882, later than 96% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Airports and Amtrak 59.0 mi This ZIP sits far from a scheduled-service airport: the nearest is 59.0 miles away, farther than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: BTS transportation atlas
  4. Land cover 5% This ZIP is less developed than most: 5% of the land, lower than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NLCD
  5. Power plants 3.2 mi This ZIP sits close to a large power plant: the nearest 100+ MW plant is 3.2 miles away, closer than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA-860
  6. School tax 20.0 mills School property tax runs low here: 20.0 effective mills, lower than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Ohio tax data series
  7. Flood 14.7% Flood exposure runs high here: 14.7% of residents live in FEMA's 1% annual chance floodplain, more than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FEMA flood hazard layer
  8. Home prices +53% Home prices have lagged here: +53% over ten years, less than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FHFA house price index
  9. Dams 0 This ZIP has few high-hazard dams nearby: 0 within 10 miles, fewer than 87% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: National Inventory of Dams
  10. Health 26.2% Self-reported health runs worse here: 26.2% of adults report fair or poor health, more than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC PLACES

Local events in 45812

Nothing is posted for ZIP 45812 itself yet; here is what is on within 10 miles. All local events in 45812

  1. College of Pharmacy Shirt/Sweatshirt Fundraiser

    Nov 1 to 30 · Online · Ada · 4.4 mi · From Ohio Northern University

  2. ONU Band-O-Rama: America

    4 to 6 p.m. · Freed Center for the Performing Arts · Ada · 4.3 mi · From Ohio Northern University

  3. Open Doors GA

    6:30 to 7:30 p.m. · Pharmacy Hakes-Pierstorf 157 · Ada · 4.4 mi · From Ohio Northern University

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Your ballot

Who represents 45812, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Hardin County and Hardin's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Hardin County and Hardin's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Hardin CountyU.S. House district 4: Jim Jordan (R)Ohio Senate district 1: Rob McColley (R)Ohio House district 83: Ty D. Mathews (R)
Hardin County and 45812's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 4——
Ohio SenateDistrict 1Rob McColleyR
Ohio HouseDistrict 83Ty D. MathewsR

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:

45812's district races:

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 45812 · 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

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wells47% of residents on a community system (Alger Village: Groundwater wells (2 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… · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey

Elevation 958–1,051 ft, averaging 982 ft · Alger 974–1,030 ft, averaging 991 · Hardin County 854–1,146 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Mostly private wells
Only 47% of residents here live inside a mapped community water system, chiefly Alger Village (Groundwater wells (2 wells)); the rest likely rely on private wells or small non-community systems.
The town's water: Groundwater wells (2 wells)
Alger Village · Hardin County
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About this area's water

Water quality & impurities

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA health-based violations since 2015:

  • 2025Ground Water Rule · did not fix a deficiency the state found · returned to compliance

EPA's count of 2 includes 1 repeat quarterly violation of the problems listed.

10 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 8 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records); 2 health-based.

Water systems in this ZIP

53% 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

Violationsprivate wellsRadon1 test, too fewStream health53% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantVillage of Alger Wwtp, 0.7 mi, 12/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 129, 272 well logsElectricAEP OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 2.2 mi, 7.8 mi in the ZIPNearest power plantHardin Solar Energy LLC 3.2 mi, 150 MW solarGasSheldon Gas Company, Inc., 38% on gasSchool districtUpper Scioto Valley LocalSocial vulnerability65th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 40.1 for low-income childrenPeople9.3% with a degree, 1.5% born abroadJobs198 jobs here, residents mostly work in KentonSchool tax20.0 mills, ~$1,403 on a $200K homePhoneBrightspeedFlood15% in floodplainInternet99% served, fiber 15%Hazard risk47, above 47% of US tractsOil and gas wells19 in the ZIP, 0 producingSoilsMinster, septic very limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills4 reported since 2021, mostly unidentified material or sheenDisasters3 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 15 FEMA declarationsDams0 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 11.4 miTraffic4K a day on SR 309Bridges0 of 13 rated poorRail crossingsnone; nearest 4.6 miTransit0% within half a mile of a stopWalkability4.5 of 20, least walkableAirportDAY 59 mi, Amtrak 65.5 miClimate26" snow, 51°F averageAlgal toxinsprivate wellsPFASprivate wellsLeadprivate wellsByproductsno samples on fileFluorideprivate wellsWatershedUpper Scioto, Cottonwood DitchLocal governmentAlger (village)Cell signal5G on 100% of landU.S. HouseOH-4 Jim Jordan (R)Life expectancy76.8 yearsHealth26% fair or poor health, obesity 43%Nearest hospitalHardin Memorial Hospital, 13 miToxic sitesSuperfund 34.8 mi away, 1 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 8.8 µg/m³, monitor 12.5 miFire/EMSAlger Community Fire Association - Station 6, 0.7 miLibraryAlger Public Library, 0.7 miGroceries100% over 1 mi from a supermarketEV chargersfast charger 11.4 mi, 0 stations hereHistoryplatted 1882Historic placesnearest Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park, 4.7 miWetlands0.7% of land, 173 acresLand cover5% developed, 3% tree canopyParks0.0% public land, Indian Lake State Park 12.3 miNursing homeVANCREST OF ADA, 5.1 mi, 2★PoliceAda Village Police Department, 4.7 miCrime0.8 violent per 1,000, Hardin County SheriffAquifer30% sensitive setting, karst-prone rockCollegeOhio Northern University, 4.4 miSchool ratings3.5 stars, Upper Scioto Valley LocalHome prices$168K typical, +53% in ten yearsBuilding permitshouses not surveyed in Hardin CountyHomes and income$137K home, $44K incomeHousesbuilt 1974, 703 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

10.1 mi of highway (SR 235, SR 195, SR 309) · 7.79 mi of gas transmission pipeline (Columbia Gas Transmission (TC Energy)) · 13.1 mi of oil, fuel or NGL pipeline (Marathon Pipe Line) · 16.3 mi of electric transmission line (AEP Ohio, AEP) · 1 sewage plant (Village of Alger WWTP) · 1 power plant (Hardin Solar Energy LLC) · 2 solar farms (Hardin Solar III, Hardin Solar Energy, LLC) · 1 registered tower · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 post office · 1 water tower or tank in OpenStreetMap · 2 water works or pumping stations in OpenStreetMap · 4.49 mi of trail and bike route · 13 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 1 site with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 other permitted discharger (D239 Indian Lake Expansion) · 3 source water protection zones (Quickstep Pentecostal Church Of God, Alger Village PWS, Mcguffey Village PWS) · 1 permitted livestock facility (Van Deurzen Dairy).

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Intakes and plants

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wells47% of residents on a community system (Alger Village: Groundwater wells (2 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… · EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA source water protection

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Violations

No data

Mostly private wells, no system record

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

No data

No byproduct samples on file

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 data

Mostly private wells, untested

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 data

Mostly private wells, no system record

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

No record

Mostly private wells

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

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Algal toxins

No data

Mostly private wells

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

120 to 140

DRASTIC 129 · Limestone272 well logs · median 92 ft deep

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

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Aquifer

30 to 60%

30% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock at the center · 12% 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 violation

Village of Alger Wwtp · 0.7 mi12 of 12 quarters in violation · 0.15 MGD

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

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Stream health

Half to three quarters

53% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeCottonwood Ditch · bacteria (pathogens), sediment and silt

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

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Watershed

Drains to the Ohio River

Upper Scioto subbasinCottonwood Ditch · 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

$100,000 to $175,000

Median home $137,100household income $44,045 · rent $886 · 82% own

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

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House by house

1960 to 1979

Median year built 1974703 homes · $127K 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… · Hardin County Auditor · Allen County Auditor

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Building permits

No data

Houses not surveyed; county reports 4+ unit buildings onlyHardin County building department

Source: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2016 to 2025: new privately owned housing units, buildings and construction value authorized by each Ohio permit office, given to each ZIP through the jurisdiction where most of its… · Census building permits

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Home prices

50 to 75%

+53% in ten years+28% in five · -3% in 2021

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

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School tax

Under 22 mills

20.0 effective school millsUpper Scioto Valley Local · about $1,403 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 · 69% of residents, then Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Inc.

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

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Gas

15 small regulated companies

Sheldon Gas Company, Inc.Small PUCO-regulated company · 38% 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

A 100 MW+ plant under 5 miles

Hardin Solar Energy LLC · 3.2 misolar, 150 MW · 4 plants within 10 miles

Power plants within 10 miles

  1. Hardin Solar Energy LLC 100 MW or moreSolar · 150 MW · 3.2 mi
    Capacity
    150 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    Dominion Renewable Energy
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Alger, Hardin County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2021
    EIA plant code
    63029

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

  2. Ohio Northern University Solar SiteSolar · 3 MW · 3.9 mi
    Capacity
    3 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    AEP Onsite Partners, LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Ada, Hardin County
    Generating units
    2
    Built
    2016 (first unit); newest unit 2018
    EIA plant code
    60913

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

  3. Hardin Solar Energy II LLC 100 MW or moreSolar · 150 MW · 5.3 mi
    Capacity
    150 MW
    Main source
    Solar
    Technology
    Solar Photovoltaic
    Operator
    Invenergy Services LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Belle Center, Hardin County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2024
    EIA plant code
    63828

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

  4. Hog Creek Wind ProjectWind · 66 MW · 8.2 mi
    Capacity
    66 MW
    Main source
    Wind
    Technology
    Onshore Wind Turbine
    Operator
    Hog Creek Wind Project LLC
    Sector
    IPP Non-CHP
    Where
    Ada, Hardin County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2017
    EIA plant code
    61330

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

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

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

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Pipelines

1 to 3 miles

Nearest transmission line 2.2 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate) · 7.8 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

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

99% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 15% · cable 61% · 917 locations · 1% unserved

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

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Cell signal

5G nearly everywhere

5G on 100% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 100% · T-Mobile 96% · 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

10 to 20 miles

Fast charger 11.4 mi: Flying J 6950 public stations in the ZIP (0 Level 2, 0 DC fast ports) · 4 within 5 miles of its center

None inside the ZIP; the nearest public charging sites

  1. ONU INN2 Level 2 · Ada · 4.3 mi
    Address
    401 W College Ave, Ada, OH 45810
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  2. ONU DICKE2 Level 2 · Ada · 4.5 mi
    Address
    410 S Gilbert St, Ada, OH 45810
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

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

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list as of May 29, 2026 (USDOT BTS copy: 2,136 Ohio electric stations, of which the 1,850 public and open are used, NREL restricted-access records such as dealer-service and hotel-guest chargers… · Alternative Fuels Data Center · BTS Alternative Fueling Stations (NTAD)

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Transit

No transit stop within half a mile of anyone

0% within half a mile of a stop0 stops in the ZIP

None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal

  1. Marathon Gas StationIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 12.4 mi
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Kenton
    Coordinates
    40.64390, -83.60815

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

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

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

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Walkability

Least walkable (1 to 5.75)

Walkability 4.5 of 204 intersections per square mile · 0% near transit

Source: EPA National Walkability Index (Smart Location Database 3.0, 2021) by block group, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census block points; car-free household share from Census ACS 2020 to 2024 table B25044, or where missing the Smart… · EPA walkability index · Smart Location Database · Census ACS

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Rail crossings

No public rail crossing in the ZIP

0 public crossingsnearest crossing 4.6 mi (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

No bridge rated poor

13 bridges, 0 rated poortypical build year 2002 · busiest SR 235, 1,476 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

Under 5,000 vehicles a day

3,746 vehicles a day on SR 309210 trucks · 35K 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

DAY · 59 miJames M Cox Dayton International · Amtrak at Bryan 65.5 mi

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

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Land, air and risk

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

Radon

Too few tests

Too few radon tests1 test reported

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

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Flood

10 to 20%

15% of residents in the 1% floodplain42% of the land is floodplain · zone A

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

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Hazard risk

40 to 60

Risk score 47 · higher than about 47% of US tractsLightning 95 · Strong wind 92

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

20 to 30 inches

26" of snow a year · 51.4°F averageJanuary low 20° · July high 84° · 36" 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, 12.5 miozone 66 ppb at Lima

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 34.8 mi: Little Scioto River1 toxic-release reporter · 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 data

No TRI-reporting facility

Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 45812

  1. Horn's Crop Service Center IncToxics Release Inventory · Alger · 0.7 mi
    Address
    202 South Mcconnel, Alger, OH 45812
    County
    Hardin County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45812HRNSC202SM
    EPA registry ID
    110002114088

    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

No high-hazard dam within 10 miles

0 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Ferguson Upground Reservoir, 11.4 mi, condition fair

The nearest high-hazard dam

  1. Ferguson Upground ReservoirOttawa River - Offstream · condition: fair · 11.4 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

3 to 5

3 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19500 rated F2/EF2+ · 15 federal declarations for Hardin County · 6 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

1 to 4 reports

4 spills reported since 2021mostly unidentified material or sheen · 1 reached water

Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 45812

  1. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2023-08-30 · Alger · 0.7 mi
    Reported
    2023-08-30
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos); Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Alger, Hardin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001536

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

  2. Material Undetermined / Other2026-07-30 · Alger · 0.9 mi
    Reported
    2026-07-30
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Alger, Hardin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2607EPA0001395

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

  3. Manure Dairy2022-07-26 · Marion Twp · 3.1 mi
    Reported
    2022-07-26
    What spilled
    Manure Dairy
    Where
    Marion Twp, Hardin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001138

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

  4. Manure Dairy Reached water2022-07-26 · Marion Twp · 3.4 mi
    Reported
    2022-07-26
    What spilled
    Manure Dairy
    Reached a waterway
    33 - Scioto River
    Where
    Marion Twp, Hardin County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001135

    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

11 to 50

19 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 1 orphan · nearest 0.99 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 49.4 mi

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

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Soils

Very limited and hydric

Minster silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopesseptic very limited · very poorly drained · hydric

Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access: the soil map unit under each ZIP's population-weighted center with its dominant component, drainage, hydric and farmland class, flooding, and the Ohio septic and basement interpretation ratings… · USDA Soil Data Access · Web Soil Survey · Open-Meteo elevation

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Parks

Under 0.5% of the area

0.0% public land · 7 acresAlger Park · Indian Lake State Park 12.3 mi

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

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Wetlands

Under 1% of the land

0.7% wetland · 173 acresforested/shrub wetland 101 · pond 43 · emergent wetland 29

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

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Land cover

5% to 15%

5% developed · 3% tree canopycropland 89% · forest 3% · 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

Under 15% with a bachelor's degree

9.3% bachelor's or higher94% white · 0.2% Black · 4.4% Hispanic · 0% Asian · 1.5% 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

0.25 to 0.6

198 jobs · 765 employed residentsAgriculture leads · residents mostly work in Kenton (43326)

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

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wells47% of residents on a community system (Alger Village: Groundwater wells (2 wells))

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 40.1income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2.51% 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

60th to 80th

65th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 79 · household 47 · minority status 9 · housing and transport 61

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

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Health

25% or more

26.2% in fair or poor healthobesity 43.4% · diabetes 16.4% · smoking 21.7% · depression 27.4%

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

76.8 years life expectancy2 tracts, from 76.1 to 76.8

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

10 to 20 miles

Hardin Memorial Hospital · 13 miKenton · 25 beds · 0 within 10 miles

The nearest hospitals

  1. Hardin Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Kenton · 13.0 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    921 E Franklin Street, Kenton, OH 43326
    County
    Hardin County
    Beds
    25
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (419) 675-8139
    Medicare ID
    361315

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

  2. Blanchard Valley Reg. Hlth Ctr - BlufGeneral hospital · Bluffton · 13.2 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
    County
    Allen County
    Beds
    25
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Bluffton Hospital
    Phone
    (419) 358-9010
    Medicare ID
    361322

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  3. Institute for Orthopaedic SurgerySpecialty hospital · Lima · 13.4 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

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

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

The nearest health centers

  1. Kenton Community Health CenterHealth center · Kenton · 12.5 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Kenton
    Coordinates
    40.64128, -83.60823

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

  2. Dr. Gene Wright Community Health CenterHealth center · Lima · 14.0 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.71220, -84.09907

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

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

The nearest dialysis center

  1. Davita Kenton DialysisDialysis · Kenton · 13.1 mi
    Address
    1207 E Columbus Street, Kenton, OH 43326
    Dialysis stations
    10
    Medicare star rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2013-12-10
    Phone
    (419) 675-4075
    Medicare ID
    362805

    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

3 to 6 miles

VANCREST OF ADA · 5.1 mi2 of 5 stars · 60 beds · 0 within 5 miles

The nearest nursing homes

  1. Vancrest of Ada2 of 5 stars · Ada · 5.1 mi
    Address
    600 West North Avenue, Ada, OH 45810
    Certified beds
    60
    Residents on an average day
    53
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    VANCREST HEALTH CARE CENTERS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 238-0715
    Medicare ID
    366444

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

  2. Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center1 of 5 stars · Lima · 10.7 mi
    Address
    804 South Mumaugh Road, Lima, OH 45804
    Certified beds
    54
    Residents on an average day
    43
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    2 fines totalling $55,088 (latest 2025-06-09)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 225-9040
    Medicare ID
    365600

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

  3. Willow Ridge of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio5 of 5 stars · Bluffton · 12.3 mi
    Address
    101 Willow Ridge Drive, Bluffton, OH 45817
    Certified beds
    20
    Residents on an average day
    18
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    5 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Church related
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 358-1015
    Medicare ID
    366402
    Map point
    the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)

    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

Under 1 violent offense per 1,000

0.8 violent offenses per 1,000Hardin County Sheriff · 1.1 property per 1,000 · 12 months

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

4 to 7 miles

Ada Village Police Department · 4.7 mi0 stations within 3 miles · post office 0.7 mi

The nearest police stations

  1. Ada Village Police DepartmentAda · 4.7 mi
    Address
    115 West Buckeye Avenue, Ada, OH 45810
    Coordinates
    40.77119, -83.82392

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  2. Waynesfield Police DepartmentWaynesfield · 10.2 mi
    Address
    300 North Westminster Street, Waynesfield, OH 45896
    Coordinates
    40.60257, -83.97504

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

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

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

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Fire and EMS

Under 1 mile

Alger Community Fire Association - Station 6 · 0.7 mi2 stations within 3 miles, 6 within 8

Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Alger Community Fire Association - Station 6Alger · 0.7 mi
    Address
    102 East Lee Street, Alger, OH 45812
    Coordinates
    40.70616, -83.84358

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

  2. McGuffey Volunteer Fire CompanyMcguffey · 2.4 mi
    Address
    210 West South Street, Mcguffey, OH 45859
    Coordinates
    40.69274, -83.78708

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

  3. Harrod Volunteer Fire and RescueHarrod · 4.8 mi
    Address
    123 North Walnut Street, Harrod, OH 45850
    Coordinates
    40.70858, -83.92272

    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

Under 1 mile

Alger Public Library · 0.7 mi1 within 3 miles, 3 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Alger Public LibraryCentral library · Alger · 0.7 mi
    Address
    100 W Wagner St, Alger, OH 45812
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Alger Public Library
    Open
    2,288 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    2,300 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    14,300
    System's loans, FY2024
    9,683
    People the system serves
    4,016
    Phone
    (419) 757-7755

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

  2. Ada Public School District LibraryCentral library · Ada · 4.8 mi
    Address
    320 N Main St, Ada, OH 45810
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Ada Public School District Library
    Open
    2,572 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    7,542 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    42,848
    System's loans, FY2024
    98,081
    People the system serves
    7,269
    Phone
    (419) 634-5246

    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. Auglaize Township Historical SocietyHistorical society · Harrod · 4.7 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Harrod
    Coordinates
    40.70741, -83.92115

    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 tract

No residents in a low-income, low-access tract100% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 13% 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

1880 or later

Alger · platted 1882first 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: Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park, 4.7 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

369 local school districts

Upper Scioto Valley LocalLocal school district

None inside the ZIP; the nearest public schools

  1. Upper Scioto Valley Middle School2 of 5 stars · Mc Guffey · 2.5 mi
    Address
    510 South Courtright Street, Mc Guffey, OH 45859
    School district
    Upper Scioto Valley Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    81
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1
    Report card, 2025-26
    2 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    64.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    000349
    NCES school ID
    390475202911

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

  2. Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · McGuffey · 2.5 mi
    Address
    510 S Courtright St, McGuffey, OH 45859
    School district
    Upper Scioto Valley Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    239
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    18
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    74%
    Ohio building IRN
    032805
    NCES school ID
    390475202912

    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

3.5 stars

3.5 stars overallUpper Scioto Valley Local · performance index 73.3% of the year's maximum · 96.6% 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 miles

Ohio Northern University · 4.4 miAda · 1 campus within 10 miles

Colleges within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Ohio Northern UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Ada · 4.4 mi
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Ada
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    3,084
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $37,800
    Graduation rate
    70% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 491)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204635

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

  2. Ohio State University-Lima CampusPublic university · Lima · 10.4 mi
    What it is
    Public university
    City
    Lima
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    925
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $9,212
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $34,718
    Graduation rate
    18% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 315)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204671

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  3. James A. Rhodes State CollegePublic community or technical college · Lima · 10.5 mi
    What it is
    Public community or technical college
    City
    Lima
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    4,730
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $4,657
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $9,217
    Graduation rate
    33% (all programs, within 150% of normal time) (a class of 316)
    IPEDS unit ID
    203678

    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

669 villages

Alger (village)46% of residents, then Marion Township, Hardin 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 1 Rob McColley · House 83 Ty D. Mathews

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 45812 (Alger), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.87 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
40.0 in
6.7 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
14.7 in
a normal year brings 25.0 in
a normal year
39.0 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.87 — 29
September 2026 6.44 — 30
August 2026 7.69 — 31
July 2026 3.20 — 31
June 2026 4.66 — 30
May 2026 5.05 — 31
April 2026 5.87 — 30
March 2026 4.51 0.5 31
February 2026 0.57 3.8 28
January 2026 1.15 10.4 31
December 2025 2.04 8.1 31
November 2025 1.53 4.9 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 55.2 in
Driest year1934 — 22.2 in
Snowiest year1895 — 56.5 in
Wettest day on record2 June 1980 — 3.24 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day26 November 1950 — 9.87 in
Deepest snow on the ground2 March 1912 — 28.41 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 45812 (Alger), so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.

48,879 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 45812 (Alger): 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
8
those placed on the map inside 45812 (Alger)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge4
Wetland and stream fill2
Public drinking water1
Sewer and water-line construction1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
MCGUFFEY STP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
MCGUFFEY STP Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation
MCGUFFEY STP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
HARDIN SOLAR Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION STORMWATER Wetland and stream fill permit
ALGER WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
ALGER WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
ALGER WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
HARDIN 1 SOLAR DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
MCGUFFEY STP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report

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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ZIP codes next door

43310 Belle Center 43326 Kenton 45810 Ada 45850 Harrod 45859 Mc Guffey

The county

Hardin County: 10 ZIP codes, 23 cities, villages and townships, 31,735 people. The county in numbers.

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 45812?

ZIP code 45812 is the Alger, Ohio post office area in Hardin County, home to 1,835 residents. Of its residents, 46% live in the village of Alger, 44% in Marion Township, 6% in Lynn Township and 2% in Mcdonald Township.

What county is ZIP code 45812 in?

ZIP code 45812 lies mostly in Hardin County, Ohio, and reaches into Logan County, Allen County.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45812 come from?

Mostly private wells. 47% of residents on a community system (Alger Village: Groundwater wells (2 wells)).

What school district is ZIP code 45812 in?

ZIP code 45812 is in the Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.

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