ZIP code 45817: Bluffton
Allen County · 6,420 residents
Tap water here comes from Blanchard River, treated at Ottawa Water Treatment Plant. The water here
45817 in 10 facts
The 10 things that stand out about this ZIP against the other 1,232 in Ohio, each with its source.
- Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: Blanchard River (via intake reservoir). Source: EPA SDWIS
- Local history 1831 The town here was settled around 1831, later than 76% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
- Hospitals 0.2 mi This ZIP sits close to a hospital: the nearest general or critical-access hospital is 0.2 miles away, closer than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CMS Care Compare data
- Toxic sites 42.4 mi This ZIP sits far from a federal Superfund NPL site (listed, proposed or deleted after cleanup): the nearest is 42.4 miles away, farther than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA Facility Registry
- Violations 5 This ZIP's water system has more health-based violations than most: 5 since 2015, more than 97% of Ohio ZIPs on a public system. Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts)
- Crime 0.0 per 1,000 residents Violent crime runs low for this ZIP's police agency: 0.0 violent offenses per 1,000 residents of its territory in 2024, lower than 94% of Ohio ZIPs with a reporting agency. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
- Oil and gas wells 1,379 This ZIP has a lot of oil and gas wells: 1,379 counted by ODNR, more than 96% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODNR oil and gas
- Colleges 0.7 mi This ZIP sits close to a college or university: the nearest is 0.7 miles away, closer than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NCES IPEDS
- Life expectancy 82.1 years Life expectancy runs high here: 82.1 years at birth, estimated from deaths in 2010 to 2015, more than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC USALEEP
- 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
Local events in 45817
8 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in 45817
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Your ballot
Who represents 45817, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.
| Chamber | District | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | District 4 (81% of residents) | — | — |
| U.S. House | District 5 (18% of residents) | — | — |
| U.S. House | District 9 (1% of residents) | — | — |
| Ohio Senate | District 12 (81% of residents) | Susan Manchester | R |
| Ohio Senate | District 1 (19% of residents) | Rob McColley | R |
| Ohio House | District 78 (81% of residents) | Matt Huffman | R |
| Ohio House | District 83 (18% of residents) | Ty D. Mathews | R |
U.S. House districts were redrawn for 2026 (Ohio Redistricting Commission, October 31, 2025). The district shown is the one on the November 3, 2026 ballot, which may differ from the district of your current representative.
This ZIP code is split between districts. Your street address decides which one is on your ballot; your county board of elections' sample ballot shows it.
Statewide races:
- Attorney General of Ohio: Keith Faber (Republican) · John Kulewicz (Democratic)
- Auditor of State of Ohio: Annette Blackwell (Democratic) · Frank LaRose (Republican)
- Governor of Ohio: Amy Acton (Democratic) · Don Kissick (Libertarian) · Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican)
- Secretary of State of Ohio: Tom Pruss (Libertarian) · Allison Russo (Democratic) · Robert Sprague (Republican)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027): Dan Hawkins (Republican) · Marilyn Zayas (Democratic)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027): Jennifer L. Brunner (Democratic) · Colleen O'Donnell (Republican)
- Treasurer of State of Ohio: Jay Edwards (Republican) · Seth Walsh (Democratic)
- U.S. Senator from Ohio: Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Jon Husted (Republican) · Greg Levy (Other-party candidate) · Bill Redpath (Libertarian)
45817's district races:
- Ohio State Representative, District 78: Jeffrey R. Givan (Democratic) · Matt Huffman (Republican)
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District: Jim Jordan (Republican) · Joshua Kolasinski (Democratic) · Tracey Tackett (Independent)
Last day of early in-person voting — 2026-11-01. Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record.
Where does the tap water come from?
Where the tap water comes from and what is in it: the lake, river, reservoir or aquifer behind every tap, the plant that treats it, and what the compliance record and the lab results say about it.
Where the water comes from
Inland riversBlanchard River (via intake reservoir)Ottawa Water Treatment Plant · Bluffton Village
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 734–945 ft, averaging 850 ft · Bluffton 734–902 ft, averaging 832 · Allen County 474–1,071 ft (USGS 3DEP)
- primaryBlanchard River intake · Blanchard River
River pump station south of the treatment plant that draws Blanchard River water and delivers it to the plant's raw-water/intake reservoir - storagePlant intake reservoir · Blanchard River (stored on-site)
On-site raw-water storage/settling reservoir at the treatment plant that holds river water pumped from the Blanchard River intake before treatment
Bluffton Village is owned by a local government, with 1,505 service connections serving 4,125 people. Office: 419-358-2066 (SDWIS).
EPA modeled the service boundary of Bluffton Village (random forest) rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
- Water bodies
- Blanchard River
- Raw intakes
- Reservoir
Blanchard River - Serves
- 4,393 people · Putnam County
- EPA ID
- OH6900711
About this area's water
Did you know
- Bluffton stopped making its own drinking water: all seven village wells are listed inactive in EPA's federal inventory, the last five deactivated between 5 May and 3 June 2016, right after a two-and-a-half-year run of…
- The creek that runs through town is not the town's water. Riley Creek flows through Bluffton's 3.78 square miles, but the tap water is Blanchard River water treated by the Village of Ottawa and piped in.
- Bluffton's water is softened before it arrives - Ottawa's plant runs a lime-soda ash softening process, so the treatment decisions that shape Bluffton's tap water are made in another town's plant.
History3
- 2013-2016Ten consecutive quarterly total trihalomethane (TTHM) MCL violations recorded in EPA SDWIS, from the quarter ending 2013-12-31 through the quarter ending 2016-03-31, with reported values of 0.083 to…
- 2016SDWIS shows Bluffton's remaining village wells deactivated between 2016-05-05 and 2016-06-03 (Wells 1-5 and the North/South WTP wells; two earlier wells had gone inactive in 2009 and 2010), leaving…
- 2021Consumer confidence report published for Bluffton reports water purchased from the Village of Ottawa off the Blanchard River, a highest single turbidity reading of 0.14 NTU, full compliance with TOC…
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Bluffton treats no water of its own. EPA SDWIS lists the system's primary source as purchased surface water through the facility 'CC OTTAWA VILLAGE', a permanent consecutive connection from the Village of Ottawa (PWSID OH6900711). Ottawa draws from the Blanchard River through a river intake plus an…
Source: data.epa.govdata.epa.govdata.epa.gov
Water pressure
Not published. No distribution pressure figure appears in any retrievable village document.
What it costs
We found no published rate schedule and no official Village of Bluffton website.
Water quality & impurities2
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbidity Highest single reading reported in the Ottawa-treated water Bluffton buys; 100% of samples met the limit. | 0.14 NTU | Treatment… | 2021 |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) Historical. Highest quarterly value in the 2013-2016 MCL violation series, from the era when Bluffton still treated its… | 0.104 mg/L | 0.080 | 2015 |
Source: blufftonicon.comdata.epa.gov
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2023 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2016Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.083 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
- 2015Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.104 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
EPA's count of 5 includes 3 repeat quarterly violations of the problems listed.
2 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 2 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
EPA compliance record · Ottawa Village (treats the water)
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2023 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.086 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · known
24 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 20 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 3 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records); 1 health-based.
Supply stress
Bluffton's supply is a single purchased connection with no active local source of its own - every village well is listed inactive in EPA's federal inventory. Bluffton's 2021 consumer confidence report describes the Blanchard River source as a surface water susceptible to contamination, with potential contaminant sources in the protection…
Source: blufftonicon.comdata.epa.gov
Sewers
Sanitary
Not published in any retrievable source. The village operates utility billing (SDWIS lists 1,505 service connections) but no sanitary sewer rate, plant description or NPDES detail was reachable without a working village website.
Storm
Not published in any retrievable source.
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Water systems in this ZIP
- Bluffton Village60% of residentsBlanchard River (via intake reservoir)
40% of residents live outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells.
Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
Infrastructure in this ZIP
28.2 mi of highway (I-75, SR 103, SR 235) · 9.2 mi of railroad (Norfolk Southern) · 1 transit route (Allen County RTA) · 8.02 mi of gas transmission pipeline (West Ohio Gas) · 27.0 mi of oil, fuel or NGL pipeline (Buckeye Partners, Sunoco (Energy Transfer)) · 30.1 mi of electric transmission line (AEP, AEP Ohio) · 1 airfield or heliport (Bluffton) · 1 sewage plant (Bluffton WWTP) · 1 dam (Swing Bridge Lake Dam) · 3 substations · 17 grade crossings (Norfolk Southern) · 6 registered towers · 1 pipeline incident since 2010 · 1 hospital (Blanchard Valley Reg. Hlth Ctr - Bluf) · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 police station · 1 post office · 2 water towers or tanks in OpenStreetMap · 2 water works or pumping stations in OpenStreetMap · 2 mapped lift stations, CSO structures or basins · 2.14 mi of trail and bike route · 17 transit stops · 80 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 6 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 open leaking-tank release · 2 other permitted dischargers (Pilot Travel Centers Llc No 457, The Bluffton Stone Company) · 1 quarry or pit (Bluffton Stone Co.) · 6 source water protection zones (Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Twin Lakes Park Campground PWS, Pleasant View Methodist Church) · 19 biosolids application fields (sludge from Bluffton WWTP, Toledo Bay View Park WWTP, Cridersville WWTP) · 3 brownfield or cleanup sites · 1 broadcast transmitter (WBWH-LP) · 1 tire or battery drop-off site · 1 mining permit area (Bluffton Stone (permit IM-0485)) · 1 ODOT facility (Beaverdam Outpost Garage) · 3 traffic signals.
Draw them35 layers on the mapIntakes and plants
Inland riversBlanchard River (via intake reservoir)Ottawa Water Treatment Plant · Bluffton Village
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
Four to seven5 health-based violations since 2015Bluffton Village · lead 0 ppb (2023) · 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
20 to 40TTHM 33 µg/L (2019)Bluffton Village · HAA5 37 · worst year 122
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 limitPFAS detected below the federal limitBluffton Village · UCMR 5, 4 samples
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 detectedNo lead at the 90th-percentile tapBluffton Village · period ending 2023-12 · 90 of 1,485 service lines lead or galvanized
Source: SDWIS lead and copper 90th-percentile tap results (Envirofacts) and EPA's service line inventory dashboard (2026 Q2 submissions), for the system serving most of each ZIP; Ohio Department of Health high-risk ZIP code list for childhood… · ODH childhood lead testing · ODH high-risk ZIP list (CCBH PDF) · Ohio EPA lead and copper · H2Ohio
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Fluoride and treatment
FluoridatedFluoridatedBluffton Village via Ottawa Village · aeration, corrosion control, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection
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
Monitored, no microcystin foundMonitored, none foundOttawa Village (supplies Bluffton Village) · 1 treated-water detection
Source: Ohio EPA public water system harmful algal bloom monitoring (geo.epa.ohio.gov DrinkingWater/HAB): microcystin results in raw and treated water since 2016 for surface-water systems, for the system serving most of each ZIP · Ohio EPA HAB information for public water systems
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Groundwater
No dataNo vulnerability rating790 well logs · median 60 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
10 to 30%27% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock, thin drift at the center · 1% 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 violationBluffton Wwtp · 1 mi12 of 12 quarters in violation · 1.9 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 more89% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeMiddle Riley Creek · 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 Lake ErieBlanchard subbasinMiddle Riley Creek · 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
$175,000 to $250,000Median home $210,100household income $76,848 · rent $795 · 76% 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 dataAppraisal records without year built2,044 homes · $216K 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 · OGRIP Ohio Statewide Parcels · Putnam County Auditor
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Building permits
15 to 3070 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Bluffton village · 18.1 per 1,000 residents · 14 in 2025
Source: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2016 to 2025: new privately owned housing units, buildings and construction value authorized by each Ohio permit office, given to each ZIP through the jurisdiction where most of its… · Census building permits
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Home prices
50 to 75%+70% in ten years+44% in five · +4% 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
22 to 25 mills23.1 effective school millsBluffton Exempted Village · about $1,620 a year on a $200,000 home
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, Aggregate Property Tax Rates by School District, tax year 2025 (DTE 515), joined by IRN and weighted by each ZIP's residents in every district; school levies only; Ohio Department of Taxation The Finder rate… · Ohio tax data series · The Finder
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Utilities and getting around
The companies and networks that keep a house running and a resident moving: electric, gas, phone and internet service, and the roads, transit, rail and airports around it.
Electric
AEP OhioAEP OhioInvestor-owned utility · 84% of residents, then Hancock-Wood Electric 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
Enbridge Gas OhioEnbridge Gas OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 51% of homes heat with utility gas · also Columbia Gas of Ohio
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 milesHardin Solar Energy LLC · 16.3 misolar, 150 MW · 1 plant within 10 miles
Power plants within 10 miles
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Ohio Northern University Solar SiteSolar · 3 MW · 9.2 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 ↗
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 milesNearest transmission line 2.5 miWest Ohio Gas Co (intrastate) · 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 service99% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 44% · cable 70% · 2,560 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 everywhere5G on 100% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 100% · T-Mobile 97% · 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
5 to 10 milesFast charger 5.3 mi: Flying J 6950 public stations in the ZIP (0 Level 2, 0 DC fast ports) · 0 within 5 miles of its center
None inside the ZIP; the nearest public charging sites
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Flying J 695 DC fast4 DC fast · Beaverdam · 5.3 mi
- Address
- 420 East Main Street, Beaverdam, OH 45808
- Ports
- 4 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- eVgo Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 877-455-3833
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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ONU SPORTS CENTER2 Level 2 · Ada · 8.7 mi
- Address
- 609 W Lincoln 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 ↗
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%46% within half a mile of a stop17 stops in the ZIP · Allen County RTA
None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal
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218 E High StIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 14.9 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 6.7 of 2021 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 1010 public crossings3 gated · up to 4 trains a day · Norfolk Southern
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
5 to 10%79 bridges, 5 rated poortypical build year 1981 · busiest IR 75 SB, 15,861 vehicles a day
Bridges rated poor inside ZIP 45817
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Bluf - Grove Rd over Little Riley - Bluf GrovPoor · built 1957 · 0.5 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1957
- Length
- 13 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,547
- Coordinates
- 40.89234, -83.90073
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluf - Bentley over Little Riley - Bentley RPoor · built 1960 · 0.5 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1960
- Length
- 15 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,404
- Coordinates
- 40.89295, -83.89999
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Bluf - Main St over Riley Creek - Dixie HwyPoor · built 1925 · 0.8 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1925
- Length
- 36 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 3,481
- Coordinates
- 40.89712, -83.88690
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Bluf - Main St over Marsh Run - Dixie HwyPoor · built 1927 · 0.9 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1927
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 3,640
- Coordinates
- 40.89821, -83.88543
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Putnam Co. Line over Stream Put Co LnPoor · built 1975 · 2.6 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Culvert
- Built
- 1975
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 509
- Coordinates
- 40.92029, -83.91529
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025 (26,713 Ohio structures; 26,616 fall inside a ZIP area and are counted, the other 97 land outside every ZIP polygon): bridges inside each ZIP, poor-condition ratings, ages, traffic · FHWA bridge inventory · ODOT TIMS bridge inventory (live)
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Traffic
20,000 to 50,00034,308 vehicles a day on I-7511,083 trucks · 488K vehicle-miles a day inside the ZIP
Source: ODOT traffic count segments (2025 annual average daily traffic by road segment, ODOT Transportation Information Mapping System): segments assigned to the ZIP holding their midpoint; NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System 2020 to 2024… · ODOT TIMS traffic count segments · NHTSA FARS
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Airports and Amtrak
30 to 50 milesTOL · 48.6 miEugene F Kranz Toledo Express · Amtrak at Bryan 53.4 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/L4.6 pCi/L average radon128 tests · 38% above 4 pCi/L · median 2.9
Source: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP code since 2010 (pre-mitigation), ZIPs with five or more tests · ODH radon program
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Flood
2 to 5%3.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain5% 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 40Risk score 39 · higher than about 39% of US tractsStrong wind 80 · Hail 80
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
30 to 45 inches33" of snow a year · 51.3°F averageJanuary low 19° · July high 84° · 39" 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 9PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ at Lima, 11.6 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 moreNearest NPL site 42.4 mi: Little Scioto River3 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
10,000 to 100,000 lb54,447 lb released on site in 20242 facilities · Sumiriko Ohio Inc
Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 45817
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Triplett CorpToxics Release Inventory · Bluffton · 0.2 mi
- Address
- One Triplett Dr., Bluffton, OH 45817
- County
- Allen County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45817TRPLTONETR
- EPA registry ID
- 110002114104
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tower Automotive Prods Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Bluffton · 0.9 mi
- Address
- 18717 County Rd. 15, Bluffton, OH 45817
- County
- Hancock County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45817MCNTS18717
- EPA registry ID
- 110002114097
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Sumiriko Ohio, Incorporated (0302000166)Toxics Release Inventory · Bluffton · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 320 Snider Road, Bluffton, OH 45817
- County
- Allen County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 45817DTRND320SN
- EPA registry ID
- 110013674755
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 miles0 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Ottawa Upground Reservoir, 11 mi, condition fair
The nearest high-hazard dam
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Ottawa Upground ReservoirBlanchard River - Offstream · condition: fair · 11.0 mi
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 09/19/2019)
- River or stream
- Blanchard River - Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 22 ft
- Storage
- 400 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1972
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Putnam County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Ottawa
- Last inspection
- 12/12/2024
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH01058
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 55 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19502 rated F2/EF2+ · 13 federal declarations for Allen County · 5 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 1414 spills reported since 2021mostly diesel and fuel oil · 3 reached water
Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 45817
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-09-27 · Bluffton · 0.6 mi
- Reported
- 2024-09-27
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Bluffton, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001664
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-01-31 · Richland Twp · 0.9 mi
- Reported
- 2021-01-31
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2101EPA0000137
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Material White2024-11-20 · Orange Twp · 1.0 mi
- Reported
- 2024-11-20
- What spilled
- Material White
- Where
- Orange Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001913
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Oil Cutting /Cutting Oil / Coolant / Lubricant2025-11-07 · Orange Twp · 1.4 mi
- Reported
- 2025-11-07
- What spilled
- Oil Cutting /Cutting Oil / Coolant / Lubricant
- Largest amount reported
- 169 gallons
- Where
- Orange Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2511EPA0001823
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Battery Acid (Dilute Sulfuric)2025-10-25 · Orange Twp · 1.4 mi
- Reported
- 2025-10-25
- What spilled
- Battery Acid (Dilute Sulfuric)
- Largest amount reported
- 7 gallons
- Where
- Orange Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2510EPA0001750
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Oil Cutting /Cutting Oil / Coolant / Lubricant Reached water2022-09-19 · Bluffton · 1.4 mi
- Reported
- 2022-09-19
- What spilled
- Oil Cutting /Cutting Oil / Coolant / Lubricant
- Reached a waterway
- 32 - Riley Creek
- Where
- Bluffton, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2209EPA0001429
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-08-16 · Richland Twp · 2.1 mi
- Reported
- 2021-08-16
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Reached a waterway
- 02 - Little Riley Creek
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2108EPA0001264
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2026-06-27 · Richland Twp · 3.7 mi
- Reported
- 2026-06-27
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0001152
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Asphalt / Bitumen2026-08-27 · Union Twp · 3.7 mi
- Reported
- 2026-08-27
- What spilled
- Asphalt / Bitumen; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Union Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2608EPA0001606
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle Reached water2021-06-19 · Richland Twp · 4.1 mi
- Reported
- 2021-06-19
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 5 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 02 - Cranberry Creek
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2106EPA0000892
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-05-09 · Richland Twp · 4.1 mi
- Reported
- 2022-05-09
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 60 gallons
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2205EPA0000661
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-04-16 · Richland Twp · 5.0 mi
- Reported
- 2024-04-16
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2404EPA0000635
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-06-11 · Richland Twp · 5.0 mi
- Reported
- 2026-06-11
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0001033
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Refrigerant Other Or Unk Type2026-02-09 · Richland Twp · 5.0 mi
- Reported
- 2026-02-09
- What spilled
- Refrigerant Other Or Unk Type
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Richland Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000142
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports (geo.epa.ohio.gov EmergResponse/Spills2_OpenData): cases with a location inside each ZIP, 2021 to date · Ohio EPA spills data · Ohio EPA Office of Emergency Response
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Oil and gas wells
More than 200 wells1,379 wells in the ZIP5 producing · 0 shale · 3 orphan · nearest 0.88 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 mineNo mapped minenearest mapped non-coal mine 60 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
No dataPits, quarryseptic not rated
Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access: the soil map unit under each ZIP's population-weighted center with its dominant component, drainage, hydric and farmland class, flooding, and the Ohio septic and basement interpretation ratings… · USDA Soil Data Access · Web Soil Survey · Open-Meteo elevation
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Parks
0.5 to 2%0.8% public land · 312 acresBluffton Golf Club · Van Buren State Park 21.3 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
1 to 3%1.1% wetland · 446 acrespond 222 · forested/shrub wetland 193 · emergent wetland 32
Source: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Ohio geodatabase (imagery mostly 2004 to 2007, Lake Erie basin 2021), freshwater wetlands and ponds clipped to each ZIP (lakes and rivers excluded); Ohio EPA potential high-quality vernal pools… · USFWS wetlands inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services
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Land cover
5% to 15%11% developed · 6% tree canopycropland 79% · forest 8% · 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
25 to 40%38% bachelor's or higher89.6% white · 2% Black · 1.5% Hispanic · 1.3% Asian · 4.4% foreign-born
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: educational attainment (B15003), race and Hispanic origin (B03002), nativity (B05002), veterans (B21001); IRS Statistics of Income county migration flows 2022 to 2023 for the county; Census Bureau… · Census ACS · Census population estimates · IRS migration data · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS commuting area codes · 2020 Census redistricting data · Census SAIPE · IRS exempt organizations
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Jobs
1 to 23,224 jobs · 2,556 employed residentsManufacturing leads
Source: Census LEHD LODES 8, 2023, all jobs: workplace and residence counts by census block summed into ZCTAs (workplace-only blocks by block-group or tract majority), origin-destination flows for where residents work; Census ZIP Code Business… · Census LEHD · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · BEA county GDP · USAspending · OSHA enforcement data · Census ZIP Business Patterns · Census ACS · USDA ERS county typology · CDFI Fund Opportunity Zones
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Economic history
Inland riversBlanchard River (via intake reservoir)Ottawa Water Treatment Plant · Bluffton Village
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
45th to 50thPercentile rank 48.1income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 0.66% 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
20th to 40th percentile33rd percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 15 · household 62 · minority status 31 · housing and transport 54
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
12 to 16%15.3% in fair or poor healthobesity 34.5% · diabetes 11.3% · smoking 12.3% · depression 26.1%
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
82 years or more82.1 years life expectancy5 tracts, from 78.4 to 82.4
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 milesBlanchard Valley Reg. Hlth Ctr - Bluf · 0.2 miBluffton · 25 beds · 1 within 10 miles
Hospitals within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Blanchard Valley Reg. Hlth Ctr - BlufGeneral hospital · Bluffton · 0.2 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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Lima Memorial Hospital Trauma level IIGeneral hospital · Lima · 14.5 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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Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Llc Trauma level IIGeneral hospital · Lima · 15.5 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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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
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Health Partners - Quick CareHealth center · Lima · 14.0 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Lima
- Coordinates
- 40.76241, -84.10444
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HPWO Mobile Health Van #7Health center · Lima · 14.6 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Lima
- Coordinates
- 40.74150, -84.09644
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
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Fmc-Putnam Cty Ambulatory Care Ctr-DialysisDialysis · Glandorf · 13.5 mi
- Address
- 601 State Rt 224, Glandorf, OH 45848
- Dialysis stations
- 12
- Medicare star rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Medicare certified since
- 2005-01-01
- Phone
- (567) 420-6048
- Medicare ID
- 362674
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Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center). Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: Nearest hospital: miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest open general or critical-access hospital in Ohio, or, within 40 miles of the state line in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the… · CMS Care Compare data · HIFLD · HRSA data · CMS NPI files
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Nursing homes
Under 1 mileMENNONITE MEMORIAL HOME · 0.9 mi3 of 5 stars · 60 beds · 2 within 5 miles
Nursing homes within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Mennonite Memorial Home3 of 5 stars · Bluffton · 0.9 mi
- Address
- 410 W Elm Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents on an average day
- 54
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 4 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
- 366144
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Willow Ridge of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio5 of 5 stars · Bluffton · 0.9 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 ↗
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Vancrest of Ada2 of 5 stars · Ada · 8.3 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 ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider file (922 Ohio homes), addresses geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (67 unmatched placed at their ZIP center); CMS penalties file (fines and payment denials since 2023, matched by name and… · CMS Care Compare data
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Crime
Under 1 violent offense per 1,0000.0 violent offenses per 1,000Bluffton Police · 7.4 property per 1,000 · 10 months on file, annualized · 4% of property cleared
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026; the FBI keeps accepting agency revisions after release, so an agency's live Explorer totals for the same year can… · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service
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Police
Under 1 mileBluffton Police Department · 0.5 mi1 station within 3 miles · post office 0.4 mi
Police stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Bluffton Police DepartmentBluffton · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 154 North Main Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
- Coordinates
- 40.89436, -83.89027
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Pandora Police DepartmentPandora · 5.5 mi
- Address
- 102 South Jefferson Street, Pandora, OH 45877
- Coordinates
- 40.94787, -83.96220
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 mileBluffton Fire Department · 0.7 mi1 station within 3 miles, 5 within 8
Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Bluffton Fire DepartmentBluffton · 0.7 mi
- Address
- 402 North Main Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
- Coordinates
- 40.89588, -83.88810
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Union Township Mount Cory Volunteer Fire DepartmentMount Cory · 4.9 mi
- Address
- 111 South Main Street, Mount Cory, OH 45868
- Coordinates
- 40.93349, -83.82318
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Riley Township Fire DepartmentPandora · 5.5 mi
- Address
- 203 South Jefferson Street, Pandora, OH 45877
- Coordinates
- 40.94695, -83.96172
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 mileBluffton Public Library · 0.4 mi1 within 3 miles, 2 within 8
Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Bluffton Public LibraryCentral library · Bluffton · 0.4 mi
- Address
- 145 S. Main St., Bluffton, OH 45817
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Bluffton Public Library
- Open
- 2,834 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 12,874 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 58,084
- System's loans, FY2024
- 98,374
- People the system serves
- 6,438
- Phone
- (419) 358-5016
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Pandora-Riley BranchBranch · Pandora · 5.5 mi
- Address
- 118 E Main St, Pandora, OH 45877
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Putnam County District Library
- Open
- 1,404 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 1,152 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 103,896
- System's loans, FY2024
- 236,789
- People the system serves
- 34,378
- Phone
- (419) 384-3232
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos inside ZIP 45817
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Swiss Community Historical SocietyHistorical society · Bluffton · 0.2 mi
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Bluffton
- Coordinates
- 40.88750, -83.89637
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.
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Lion And Lamb Peace Arts CenterArt museum · Bluffton · 1.3 mi
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Bluffton
- Coordinates
- 40.90506, -83.89917
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.
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Grace Albrecht GalleryArt museum · Bluffton · 1.3 mi
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Bluffton
- Coordinates
- 40.90506, -83.89917
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 outlet and system files (720 open Ohio central libraries and branches of 251 systems, plus 62 bookmobiles); straight-line miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest Ohio library… · IMLS Public Libraries Survey · IMLS Museum Data Files
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Groceries
No residents in a flagged tractNo residents in a low-income, low-access tract44% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 4% 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
1830 to 1849Bluffton · settled 1831first 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 ZIP0 listed historic placesnearest: Bridenbaugh District No. 3 Schoolhouse, 7.5 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
49 exempted village school districtsBluffton Exempted VillageExempted village school district · 83% of residents, then Cory-Rawson Local
Public schools inside ZIP 45817
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Bluffton High School4 of 5 stars · Bluffton · 0.4 mi
- Address
- 106 W College Ave, Bluffton, OH 45817
- School district
- Bluffton Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 414
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 19
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 87.1%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 95.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 003038
- NCES school ID
- 390452102125
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluffton Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Bluffton · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 116 S Jackson St, Bluffton, OH 45817
- School district
- Bluffton Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 268
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 15
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 127639
- NCES school ID
- 390452101366
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluffton Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Bluffton · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 102 S Jackson St, Bluffton, OH 45817
- School district
- Bluffton Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 554
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 32
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 97.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 003020
- NCES school ID
- 390452102124
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: Ohio school district boundaries (U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school districts, as of January 1, 2026) by resident share; NCES EDGE 2024-25 school buildings; NCES Private School Survey 2023-24 public-use file (schools inside the ZIP by… · ODOT GIS · NCES EDGE · NCES Common Core of Data · NCES private schools · Census SAIPE · Census school finances (F-33)
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School ratings
4.5 and 5 stars4.5 stars overallBluffton Exempted Village · performance index 93% of the year's maximum · 95.9% 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
Under 3 milesBluffton University · 0.7 miBluffton · 2 campuses within 10 miles
Colleges within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Bluffton UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Bluffton · 0.7 mi
- What it is
- Private nonprofit college
- City
- Bluffton
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 736
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $36,298
- Graduation rate
- 50% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 210)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 201371
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ohio Northern UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Ada · 9.0 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 ↗
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Ohio State University-Lima CampusPublic university · Lima · 12.3 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
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 villagesBluffton (village)62% of residents, then Richland 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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Notable people from 45817 (Bluffton)
Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on 45817 (Bluffton), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.86 in
- 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.2 in
- 2.4 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 15.0 in
- a normal year brings 28.1 in
- a normal year
- 38.4 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.86 | — | 28 |
| September 2026 | 4.82 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.86 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.29 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 4.38 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.38 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 5.64 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.29 | 0.6 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.52 | 3.7 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.12 | 10.8 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.84 | 8.1 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.31 | 4.2 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 53.9 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 23.4 in |
| Snowiest year | 1895 — 65.7 in |
| Wettest day on record | 21 August 2007 — 4.43 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 12 January 1895 — 11.15 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 2 March 1912 — 25.20 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 45817 (Bluffton), 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.
48,878 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-28. 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 45817 (Bluffton): 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
- 54
- those placed on the map inside 45817 (Bluffton)
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- OHIO POWER CITIZENS SUBSTATION (hazardous waste, latest Aug 2, 2022)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 19 |
| Hazardous waste | 9 |
| Air pollution | 8 |
| Public drinking water | 6 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 6 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 4 |
| Beneficial Use | 1 |
| Underground injection wells | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| ALL-CR176 BRIDGE RELOCATION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON GOLF CLUB PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| BLUFFTON GOLF CLUB PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| BLUFFTON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| BLUFFTON WWTP | Beneficial Use director's approval | |
| BIXEL R-1 & Z-1 FIELD | Wastewater and stormwater discharge director's approval | |
| SUMIRIKO OHIO INC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON AIRPORT TAXILANE REHAB | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| ALL-CR176 BRIDGE RELOCATION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON AIRPORT TAXILANE REHAB | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| ZIMMERLY FARM 2 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge director's approval | |
| BLUFFTON VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| SUMIRIKO OHIO INC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY REHAB PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| GROB SYSTEMS INC | Air pollution report | |
| FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY REHAB PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY REHAB PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| SUMIRIKO OHIO INC | Air pollution inspection | |
| MACK INDUSTRIES BLUFFTON | Wastewater and stormwater discharge violation resolved | |
| MACK INDUSTRIES BLUFFTON | Wastewater and stormwater discharge violation resolved | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| BLUFFTON VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup covenant |
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.
Around here
Places in this ZIP
- Blufftonvillage62% of residents
- Richland Townshiptownship22% of residents
- Orange Townshiptownship12% of residents
- Union Townshiptownship3% of residents
- Riley Townshiptownship1% of residents
- Jackson Townshiptownship1% of residents
School districts
ZIP codes next door
The county
Allen County: 13 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships, 110,066 people. The county in numbers.
On the map
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Quick answers
What city is ZIP code 45817?
ZIP code 45817 is the Bluffton, Ohio post office area in Allen County, home to 6,420 residents. Of its residents, 62% live in the village of Bluffton, 22% in Richland Township, 12% in Orange Township and 3% in Union Township.
What county is ZIP code 45817 in?
ZIP code 45817 lies mostly in Allen County, Ohio, and reaches into Hancock County, Putnam County.
Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45817 come from?
Blanchard River (via intake reservoir). Ottawa Water Treatment Plant · Bluffton Village. Bluffton Village buys its water from Ottawa Village. Ottawa Village treats water from Blanchard River (via intake reservoir).
What school district is ZIP code 45817 in?
ZIP code 45817 is mostly in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District; parts are in the Cory-Rawson Local School District.
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