ZIP code 45836: Dunkirk

Hardin County · 1,332 residents

Groundwater wells (2 wells). Dunkirk Village. The water here

Hardin County

45836 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: Groundwater wells (2 wells). Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1851 The town here was settled around 1851, later than 90% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Libraries 0.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a public library: the nearest is 0.1 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey
  4. Airports and Amtrak 55.7 mi This ZIP sits far from a scheduled-service airport: the nearest is 55.7 miles away, farther than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: BTS transportation atlas
  5. Fire and EMS 0.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a fire or EMS station: the nearest is 0.1 miles away, closer than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
  6. 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
  7. EV chargers 17.2 mi This ZIP sits far from a DC fast charger: the nearest is 17.2 miles away, farther than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center
  8. Pipelines 10.7 mi This ZIP sits far from a gas transmission line: the nearest is 10.7 miles away, farther than 91% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA U.S. Energy Atlas
  9. Spills 0 This ZIP has few reported spills: 0 logged by Ohio EPA's emergency-response office since 2021, fewer than 80% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Ohio EPA spills data
  10. Disasters 1 This ZIP has little tornado history: 1 recorded with a track within 5 miles since 1950, fewer than 82% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NOAA SPC tornado data

Local events in 45836

Nothing is posted for ZIP 45836 itself yet; here is what is on within 10 miles. All local events in 45836

  1. HS Quiz Bowl HHL League vs Findlay

    All day · Riverdale Local Schools, 20613 OH-37, Mt Blanchard, OH 45867, USA · Delaware Township · 8.4 mi · From Riverdale Local School District

  2. Music Dept. Quarter Auction

    5:30 to 9:30 p.m. · Riverdale Local Schools, 20613 OH-37, Mt Blanchard, OH 45867, USA · Delaware Township · 8.4 mi · From Riverdale Local School District

  3. 2nd Grade Salute to America

    2 to 3 p.m. · Riverdale Local Schools, 20613 OH-37, Mt Blanchard, OH 45867, USA · Delaware Township · 8.4 mi · From Riverdale Local School District

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Your ballot

Who represents 45836, 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 45836's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
45836's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 4 (99% of residents)——
U.S. HouseDistrict 5 (1% of residents)——
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.

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:

45836'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 45836 · Election 2026

Where does the tap water come from?

Where the tap water comes from and what is in it: the lake, river, reservoir or aquifer behind every tap, the plant that treats it, and what the compliance record and the lab results say about it.

Where the water comes from

Groundwater (wells)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)Dunkirk 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 897–978 ft, averaging 936 ft · Dunkirk 916–956 ft, averaging 940 · Hardin County 854–1,146 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)
Groundwater · via Dunkirk Village
Drawn from: Groundwater wells (2 wells)
Treated at Dunkirk Village
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Dunkirk Village is owned by a local government, with 390 service connections serving 875 people; it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program. Office: 419-759-2808 (SDWIS).

EPA modeled the service boundary of Dunkirk Village (random forest) rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.

Bills, 2023: a household using 5,000 gallons a month paid about $530 a year for water ($44 a month; $396 at 2,500 gallons, $703 at 8,000) and about $686 a year for sewer (Ohio EPA rate survey, inside-city rates).

Ohio EPA loans since 2016 for projects inside this ZIP: $2.9 million across 2 projects, $333,000 of it forgiven (drinking water $2.9M); largest: Lead Service Line and Water Line Replacement (Dunkirk, 2025, $2.6M); Lead Service Line and Water Line Replacement (Dunkirk, 2023, $219K).

Wells: EPA lists 2 active wells.
Well 1Well 2
Active wells
2
Serves
875 people · Hardin County
EPA ID
OH3300212

About this area's water

Did you know
  • Named after Dunkirk, New York, when the village was platted in 1852.
  • In 2006 ODOT floated Dunkirk as a possible stop on the proposed 'Ohio Hub' high-speed passenger rail corridor, per Wikipedia.
  • Its 2 active wells are treated with a packed-tower aerator plus ion exchange before chlorination -- a small-system setup for iron/hardness removal, per EPA SDWIS facility and treatment records.
  • The village has lost over 40% of its population since its 1880 peak of 1,311 residents (2020 census: 774).

Source: en.wikipedia.orgdata.epa.gov

History5
  • 1852Village platted when the railroad was extended to the site; named for Dunkirk, New York (per Wikipedia).
  • 1854Post office established.
  • 1880Population peaked at 1,311; 2020 census recorded 774, roughly a 41% decline since (per Wikipedia).
  • 2020-2025EPA logs repeated violations over the yearly water quality report (the Consumer Confidence Report) in 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025; the 2020 (opened Feb. 6) and 2022 (opened Aug. 17) violations remain open.
  • 2025A separate violation over the yearly notice owed to customers whose service line is lead or may be lead opened July 2, 2025; EPA records a return to compliance on Dec. 12, 2025.

Source: en.wikipedia.orgdata.epa.gov

Treatment & pressure

How it is treated

Groundwater from 2 currently active wells (Well 1 and Well 2); a third well (Well 3) was deactivated in 1997 per EPA SDWIS facility records. Water is pre-chlorinated (hypochlorination), passed through a packed-tower aerator and an ion-exchange…

Source: data.epa.govdata.epa.gov

Water pressure

Not published. EPA SDWIS lists an elevated storage tank serving the distribution system.

Source: data.epa.gov

What it costs

We found no residential rate published online; the village is administered through the fiscal officer's office and does not appear to maintain a dedicated utility website or…

Water quality & impurities2
ContaminantLevelLimitYear
Yearly water quality report
Opened Feb. 6, 2020 and Aug. 17, 2022; both remain open in EPA SDWIS with no return-to-compliance date recorded as of…
N/A violationN/A2020…
Lead service line notices
Opened July 2, 2025; SDWIS records a return-to-compliance date of Dec. 12, 2025 (resolved).
N/A violationN/A2025

Source: data.epa.gov

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.

6 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 6 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).

Supply stress

Small groundwater system (390 connections, 875 served) now running on 2 active wells (a third was retired in 1997). Federal records show violations over the yearly water quality report and lead service line notices rather than measured contamination; two (from 2020 and 2022) remain open as of this review, while a 2025 violation initially flagged as open has since been…

Source: data.epa.govdata.epa.gov

Sourcesverified

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

Water systems in this ZIP

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

Violationsnone since 2015, lead 0 ppbRadon3 tests, too fewStream health94% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantDunkirk Wwtp, 0.1 mi, 5/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 142, 177 well logsElectricAEP OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 10.7 miNearest power plantHardin Solar Energy LLC 12.7 mi, 150 MW solarGasColumbia Gas of Ohio, 48% on gasSchool districtHardin Northern LocalSocial vulnerability32nd percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 41.8 for low-income childrenPeople12.7% with a degree, 0% born abroadJobs167 jobs here, residents mostly work in KentonSchool tax22.7 mills, ~$1,586 on a $200K homePhoneBrightspeedFlood0.8% in floodplainInternet99% served, fiber 19%Hazard risk39, above 39% of US tractsOil and gas wells39 in the ZIP, 1 producingSoilsMorley, septic somewhat limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills0 reported since 2021Disasters1 tornado track within 5 mi, 15 FEMA declarationsDams0 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 15.6 miTraffic10K a day on US 30Bridges0 of 9 rated poorRail crossings15 public crossings, up to 10 trains a dayTransit0% within half a mile of a stopWalkability4.0 of 20, least walkableAirportTOL 55.7 mi, Amtrak 58.9 miClimate26" snow, 51°F averageAlgal toxinsgroundwater, not monitoredPFASnone detectedLeadnone at the 90th-percentile tap, 4 lead or galvanized lines, 66 unknownByproductsTTHM 31 µg/L (2019)Fluoridenatural fluoride, 3 treatment stepsWatershedBlanchard, The Outlet-Blanchard RiverLocal governmentDunkirk (village)Cell signal5G on 100% of landU.S. HouseOH-4 Jim Jordan (R)Life expectancy80.1 yearsHealth19% fair or poor health, obesity 40%Nearest hospitalHardin Memorial Hospital, 10.2 miToxic sitesSuperfund 27.6 mi away, 0 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 8.8 µg/m³, monitor 21.6 miFire/EMSNorthern Hardin County Fire District Station 4, 0.1 miLibraryHardin Northern Public Library, 0.1 miGroceries99% over 1 mi from a supermarketEV chargersfast charger 17.2 mi, 0 stations hereHistorysettled 1851Historic placesnearest Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park, 9.5 miWetlands2.0% of land, 322 acresLand cover7% developed, 5% tree canopyParks0.0% public land, Indian Lake State Park 20.9 miNursing homeSERENITY SPRING SENIOR LIVING AT ARLINGTON, 7.1 mi, 4★PoliceForest Police Department, 6.7 miCrime0.8 violent per 1,000, Hardin County SheriffAquifer17% sensitive setting, karst, thin driftCollegeOhio Northern University, 9.8 miSchool ratings4 stars, Hardin Northern LocalHome prices$171K typical, +112% in ten yearsBuilding permits17 units 2016 to 2025 in Blanchard townshipHomes and income$120K home, $56K incomeHousesbuilt 1979, 584 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

9.88 mi of highway (US 68, SR 81, US 30) · 10.4 mi of railroad (Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad, CSX) · 1 sewage plant (Dunkirk WWTP) · 9 wind turbines · 17 grade crossings (CSX, Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern) · 3 registered towers · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 post office · 1 water tower or tank in OpenStreetMap · 9 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 1 site with underground fuel tanks in use · 1 open leaking-tank release · 2 source water protection zones (Dunkirk Village PWS, Dollar General Store #20694 - Dunkirk Pw) · 2 traffic signals.

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Intakes and plants

Groundwater (wells)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)Dunkirk 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

No health-based violations since 2015

No health-based violations since 2015Dunkirk Village · lead 0 ppb (2025) · 6 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 40

TTHM 31 µg/L (2019)Dunkirk Village · HAA5 11 · worst year 31

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

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PFAS

No PFAS detected

No PFAS detectedDunkirk Village · Ohio EPA 2020

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026: 29 PFAS and lithium at 347 Ohio systems) and Ohio EPA statewide PFAS sampling 2019 to 2021 (1,479 systems), for the system serving most of each ZIP; Ohio EPA water treatment plant… · Ohio EPA PFAS

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Lead

No lead detected

No lead at the 90th-percentile tapDunkirk Village · period ending 2025-12 · 4 of 413 service lines lead or galvanized, 66 unknown

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

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Fluoride and treatment

Natural fluoride

Natural fluorideDunkirk Village · aeration, chlorine disinfection, ion-exchange softening

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

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Algal toxins

No data

Groundwater system, not monitored for algal toxins

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

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Groundwater

140 to 160

DRASTIC 142 · Limestone177 well logs · median 80 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%

17% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock, thin drift at the center · under 0.5% wellhead protection

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

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Sewage plants

4 to 7 quarters

Dunkirk Wwtp · 0.1 mi5 of 12 quarters in violation · 0.137 MGD

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

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Stream health

Three quarters or more

94% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeThe Outlet-Blanchard River · bacteria (pathogens), unknown cause

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

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Watershed

Drains to Lake Erie

Blanchard subbasinThe Outlet-Blanchard River · drains to Lake Erie

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

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Home

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

Homes and income

$100,000 to $175,000

Median home $119,700household income $56,250 · rent $814 · 81% 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 1979584 homes · $129K 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 · OGRIP Ohio Statewide Parcels

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Building permits

5 to 15

17 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Blanchard township · 11.3 per 1,000 residents · 4 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

100 to 150%

+112% in ten years+73% in five

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 mills

22.7 effective school millsHardin Northern Local · about $1,586 a year on a $200,000 home

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

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Utilities and getting around

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

Electric

AEP Ohio

AEP OhioInvestor-owned utility

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

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Gas

Columbia Gas of Ohio

Columbia Gas of OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 48% of homes heat with utility gas

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

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Power plants

10 to 20 miles

Hardin Solar Energy LLC · 12.7 misolar, 150 MW · 1 plant within 10 miles

Power plants within 10 miles

  1. Hog Creek Wind ProjectWind · 66 MW · 4.5 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

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

10 miles or more

Nearest transmission line 10.7 miColumbia Gas Trans Co (interstate)

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 19% · cable 62% · 714 locations

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

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Cell signal

5G nearly everywhere

5G on 100% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 100% · T-Mobile 98% · 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 17.2 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

  1. ONU DICKE2 Level 2 · Ada · 9.6 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
  2. ONU INN2 Level 2 · Ada · 9.8 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

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 · 10.2 mi
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Kenton
    Coordinates
    40.64390, -83.60815

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 4.0 of 203 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

11 to 25

15 public crossings9 gated · up to 10 trains a day · CSX

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

9 bridges, 0 rated poortypical build year 1977 · busiest SR 81, 695 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

5,000 to 20,000

10,418 vehicles a day on US 304,639 trucks · 49K 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

TOL · 55.7 miEugene F Kranz Toledo Express · Amtrak at Toledo 58.9 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 tests3 tests 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

Under 2% of residents

0.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain1% 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

20 to 40

Risk score 39 · higher than about 39% of US tractsLightning 93 · Strong wind 90

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 · 50.8°F averageJanuary low 18° · July high 84° · 38" 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, 21.6 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 27.6 mi: Little Scioto River0 toxic-release reporters · 1 Superfund program site in the ZIP

Superfund sites inside ZIP 45836

  1. Woods Ethanol Syrup SpillSuperfund program · Forest · 2.3 mi
    Address
    23788 Us Rt 68, Forest, OH 45843
    County
    Hancock County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510298
    EPA registry ID
    110037286610

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service: Superfund NPL and SEMS sites, Toxics Release Inventory reporters (EPA geoplatform), fetched 2026-09-08; the nearest NPL site also considers sites in PA, WV, KY, IN and MI within about 20 miles of the border… · EPA Facility Registry · EPA Superfund sites · Ohio EPA cleanup sites · EPA UST Finder · EPA ECHO

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Toxic releases

No data

No TRI-reporting facility

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: Findlay Upground Reservoir No. 1, 15.6 mi, condition fair

The nearest high-hazard dam

  1. Findlay Upground Reservoir No. 1Blanchard River - Offstream · condition: fair · 15.6 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 10/30/2019)
    River or stream
    Blanchard River - Offstream
    Purpose
    Water Supply
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    28 ft
    Storage
    4,969 acre-feet
    Completed
    1950
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Hancock County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Findlay
    Last inspection
    10/30/2019
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00758

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (1,376 Ohio dams, August 2026; 26 Corps levees and dikes counted with their parent dam): high-hazard dams near each ZIP's population-weighted center, with the state's condition… · National Inventory of Dams

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Disasters

1 or 2 tracks

1 tornado track within 5 miles since 19500 rated F2/EF2+ · 15 federal declarations for Hardin County · 4 quakes M2+ within 25 mi

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

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Spills

No spill reported since 2021

0 spills reported since 2021none reported

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

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Oil and gas wells

11 to 50

39 wells in the ZIP1 producing · 0 shale · 2 orphan · nearest 0.06 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 46 mi

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

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Soils

Somewhat limited

Morley-Milton silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesseptic somewhat limited · moderately well drained

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

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Parks

Under 0.5% of the area

0.0% public land · 6 acresDunkirk Park · Indian Lake State Park 20.9 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%

2.0% wetland · 322 acresforested/shrub wetland 255 · emergent wetland 35 · pond 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%

7% developed · 5% tree canopycropland 83% · forest 6% · pasture 2%

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

12.7% bachelor's or higher97.2% white · 0.9% Black · 0.3% Hispanic · 0% Asian · 0% 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

167 jobs · 575 employed residentsEducation 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

Groundwater (wells)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)Dunkirk 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

40th to 45th

Percentile rank 41.8income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2.35% 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 percentile

32nd percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 44 · household 22 · minority status 3 · housing and transport 51

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

16 to 20%

18.6% in fair or poor healthobesity 39.7% · diabetes 12.9% · smoking 16.2% · depression 25.1%

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

79 to 82

80.1 years life expectancy2 tracts, from 79.3 to 80.1

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

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Hospitals

10 to 20 miles

Hardin Memorial Hospital · 10.2 miKenton · 25 beds · 0 within 10 miles

The nearest hospitals

  1. Hardin Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Kenton · 10.2 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
  2. Blanchard Valley Reg. Hlth Ctr - BlufGeneral hospital · Bluffton · 14.9 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
  3. Blanchard Valley Regional Hlth Ctr Trauma level IIIGeneral hospital · Findlay · 15.7 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1900 S Main St, Findlay, OH 45840
    County
    Hancock County
    Beds
    196
    Trauma center
    Level IIi
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Blanchard Valley Hospital
    Phone
    (419) 423-4500
    Medicare ID
    360095

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 · 10.4 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Kenton
    Coordinates
    40.64128, -83.60823
  2. HPWO Mobile Health Van #7Health center · Lima · 24.0 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.74150, -84.09644

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 · 9.9 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

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

6 to 12 miles

SERENITY SPRING SENIOR LIVING AT ARLINGTON · 7.1 mi4 of 5 stars · 50 beds · 0 within 5 miles

The nearest nursing homes

  1. Serenity Spring Senior Living at Arlington4 of 5 stars · Arlington · 7.1 mi
    Address
    100 Powell Drive, Arlington, OH 45814
    Certified beds
    50
    Residents on an average day
    42
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    5 fines totalling $20,265 (latest 2024-02-20)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    CONTINUUM HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 365-5115
    Medicare ID
    365887
  2. Vancrest of Ada2 of 5 stars · Ada · 9.9 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
  3. Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center2 of 5 stars · Kenton · 10.3 mi
    Address
    117 Jacob Parrott Boulevard, Kenton, OH 43326
    Certified beds
    125
    Residents on an average day
    89
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Individual
    Chain
    AOM HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 674-4197
    Medicare ID
    365843

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

Forest Police Department · 6.7 mi0 stations within 3 miles · post office 0 mi

The nearest police stations

  1. Forest Police DepartmentForest · 6.7 mi
    Address
    211 West Lima Street, Forest, OH 45843
    Coordinates
    40.80138, -83.51452
  2. Ada Village Police DepartmentAda · 9.6 mi
    Address
    115 West Buckeye Avenue, Ada, OH 45810
    Coordinates
    40.77119, -83.82392

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

Northern Hardin County Fire District Station 4 · 0.1 mi1 station within 3 miles, 3 within 8

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

  1. Northern Hardin County Fire District Station 4Dunkirk · 0.1 mi
    Address
    201 North Main Street, Dunkirk, OH 45836
    Coordinates
    40.78946, -83.64371
  2. Forest Fire DepartmentForest · 6.7 mi
    Address
    211 West Lima Street, Forest, OH 45843
    Coordinates
    40.80140, -83.51437
  3. Arlington Volunteer Fire DepartmentArlington · 7.3 mi
    Address
    204 North Main Street, Arlington, OH 45814
    Coordinates
    40.89476, -83.65134

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

Hardin Northern Public Library · 0.1 mi1 within 3 miles, 3 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Hardin Northern Public LibraryCentral library · Dunkirk · 0.1 mi
    Address
    153 N. Main St., Dunkirk, OH 45836
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Hardin Northern Public Library
    Open
    2,132 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    2,995 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    10,348
    System's loans, FY2024
    9,336
    People the system serves
    2,729
    Phone
    (419) 759-3558
  2. Forest-Jackson Public LibraryCentral library · Forest · 6.9 mi
    Address
    102 W. Lima St, Forest, OH 45843
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Forest-Jackson Public Library
    Open
    2,600 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    5,350 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    22,620
    System's loans, FY2024
    44,565
    People the system serves
    5,606
    Phone
    (419) 273-2400

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. Eagle Creek Historical OrganizationHistorical society · Arlington · 7.4 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Arlington
    Coordinates
    40.89650, -83.64187

    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 tract99% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 5% 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

1850 to 1879

Dunkirk · settled 1851first 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, 9.5 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

369 local school districts

Hardin Northern LocalLocal school district

Public schools inside ZIP 45836

  1. Hardin Northern Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Dola · 1.1 mi
    Address
    11589 State Route 81, Dola, OH 45835
    School district
    Hardin Northern Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    210
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    85.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    015164
    NCES school ID
    390474902903
  2. Hardin Northern High School4.5 of 5 stars · Dola · 1.1 mi
    Address
    11589 State Route 81, Dola, OH 45835
    School district
    Hardin Northern Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    174
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    81%
    Four-year graduation rate
    94.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    015172
    NCES school ID
    390474902904

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 stars

4 stars overallHardin Northern Local · performance index 83.5% of the year's maximum · 94.4% 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

8 to 15 miles

Ohio Northern University · 9.8 miAda · 1 campus within 10 miles

The nearest colleges

  1. Ohio Northern UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Ada · 9.8 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
  2. Bluffton UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Bluffton · 15.3 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
  3. The University of FindlayPrivate nonprofit college · Findlay · 18.2 mi
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Findlay
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    6,112
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $39,646
    Graduation rate
    62% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 588)
    IPEDS unit ID
    202763

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

Dunkirk (village)58% of residents, then Blanchard 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 45836 (Dunkirk), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.95 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
36.3 in
3.6 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
12.8 in
a normal year brings 26.1 in
a normal year
38.1 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.95 — 29
September 2026 5.90 — 30
August 2026 5.66 — 31
July 2026 2.86 — 31
June 2026 4.58 — 30
May 2026 4.68 — 31
April 2026 5.82 — 30
March 2026 4.21 0.3 31
February 2026 0.47 3.6 28
January 2026 1.13 8.9 31
December 2025 1.79 7.0 31
November 2025 1.32 2.7 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 55.6 in
Driest year1934 — 21.1 in
Snowiest year1895 — 69.2 in
Wettest day on record21 August 2007 — 4.82 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day19 March 1896 — 9.54 in
Deepest snow on the ground27 January 1978 — 18.36 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 45836 (Dunkirk), 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 45836 (Dunkirk): 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
4
those placed on the map inside 45836 (Dunkirk)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
State water loans2
Public drinking water1
Voluntary cleanup1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
DUNKIRK MASONIC TEMPLE Voluntary cleanup technical help
DUNKIRK VILLAGE PWS State water loans
DUNKIRK MASONIC TEMPLE Voluntary cleanup technical help
DUNKIRK VILLAGE PWS State water loans
DUNKIRK MASONIC TEMPLE Voluntary cleanup technical help
DUNKIRK VILLAGE PWS State water loans
DUNKIRK VILLAGE PWS State water loans
DUNKIRK VILLAGE PWS State water loans
DUNKIRK VILLAGE PWS State water loans
DUNKIRK VILLAGE PWS State water loans
HARDIN-NORTHERN SCHOOLS Public drinking water inspection

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

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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 45836?

ZIP code 45836 is the Dunkirk, Ohio post office area in Hardin County, home to 1,332 residents. Of its residents, 58% live in the village of Dunkirk, 27% in Blanchard Township and 14% in Washington Township.

What county is ZIP code 45836 in?

ZIP code 45836 lies mostly in Hardin County, Ohio, and reaches into Hancock County.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45836 come from?

Groundwater wells (2 wells). Dunkirk Village.

What school district is ZIP code 45836 in?

ZIP code 45836 is in the Hardin Northern Local School District.

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