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Van Wert County · 39 residents

Mostly private wells. No community water system mapped here. The water here

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45838 in 10 facts

The 10 things that stand out about this ZIP against the other 1,232 in Ohio, each with its source.

  1. Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: Mostly private wells. Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1835 The town here was settled around 1835, later than 82% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Walkability 2.3 This ZIP is less walkable than most: an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, lower than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA walkability index
  4. Fire and EMS 5.2 mi This ZIP sits far from a fire or EMS station: the nearest is 5.2 miles away, farther than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
  5. Traffic 505 vehicles a day Traffic runs light here: the busiest counted road carries 505 vehicles a day, fewer than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: ODOT TIMS traffic count segments
  6. Hazard risk 8 Natural hazard risk runs low here: a FEMA National Risk Index score of 8, lower than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FEMA National Risk Index
  7. House by house 1900 The housing stock here is older than most: a median year built of 1900, older than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Van Wert County Auditor
  8. Wetlands 0.0% This ZIP has little mapped wetland: 0.0% of the land, lower than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USFWS wetlands inventory
  9. Stream health 0.0% Stream health here runs good: 0.0% of the land drains to streams failing Ohio EPA's aquatic-life standard, lower than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA ATTAINS
  10. Aquifer 0% This ZIP sits over a well-protected aquifer setting: 0% of the land is in an Ohio EPA sensitive geologic setting, lower than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Ohio EPA geology layers

Local events in 45838

Nothing is posted for ZIP 45838 itself yet; here is what is on within 20 miles. All local events in 45838

  1. Fall Sports MAC Banquet

    7 to 8:30 p.m. · Opulence Event Center, 909 Wayne St, Celina, OH 45822, USA · Celina · 13 mi · From Minster Local School District

  2. Fabric Foundations: Quilting

    5 to 7 p.m. · Meeting Rooms · Saint Marys · 14 mi · From St. Marys Community Public Library

  3. Author Visit with Stephen (S. P.) Axe

    6 to 7 p.m. · Meeting Rooms · Saint Marys · 14 mi · From St. Marys Community Public Library

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Your ballot

Who represents 45838, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Van Wert County and Van Wert's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Van Wert County and Van Wert's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Van Wert CountyU.S. House district 4: Jim Jordan (R)Ohio Senate district 1: Rob McColley (R)Ohio House district 82: Roy Klopfenstein (R)
Van Wert County and 45838's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 4——
Ohio SenateDistrict 1Rob McColleyR
Ohio HouseDistrict 82Roy KlopfensteinR

U.S. House districts were redrawn for 2026 (Ohio Redistricting Commission, October 31, 2025). The district shown is the one on the November 3, 2026 ballot, which may differ from the district of your current representative.

Statewide races:

45838'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 45838 · Election 2026

Where does the tap water come from?

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

Where the water comes from

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wellsNo community water system mapped here

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 811–817 ft, averaging 814 ft · Elgin 811–818 ft, averaging 814 · Van Wert County 624–861 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Mostly private wells
No community water system is mapped here, so homes likely rely on private wells or small non-community systems.

Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey

Violationsprivate wellsRadonno testsStream health0% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantMendon Waste Water Plant, 5 mi, 2/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 146, 17 well logsElectricAEP OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 7.2 miNearest power plantBlue Creek Wind Project 13.9 mi, 302 MW windGasEnbridge Gas Ohio, 0% on gasSchool districtLincolnview LocalSocial vulnerability29th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 48.9 for low-income childrenPeopletoo few adults for an estimateJobs18 jobs hereSchool tax23.5 mills, ~$1,643 on a $200K homePhoneBrightspeedFlood0% in floodplainInternet100% served, fiber 0%Hazard risk8, above 8% of US tractsOil and gas wellsnone inside, nearest 0.84 miSoilsMinster, septic very limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills0 reported since 2021Disasters6 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 16 FEMA declarationsDams2 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 8.3 miTraffic505 a day on SR 81Bridgesnone insideRail crossings1 public crossing, up to 1 trains a dayTransit0% within half a mile of a stopWalkability2.3 of 20, least walkableAirportFWA 41 mi, Amtrak 51.3 miClimate17" snow, 51°F averageAlgal toxinsprivate wellsPFASprivate wellsLeadprivate wellsByproductsno samples on fileFluorideprivate wellsWatershedAuglaize, Wolf Ditch-Little Auglaize RiverLocal governmentElgin (village)Cell signal5G on 100% of landU.S. HouseOH-5 Bob Latta (R)Life expectancy80.4 yearsHealthno dataNearest hospitalVan Wert County Hospital, 9.3 mi, 5★Toxic sitesSuperfund 38.5 mi away, 1 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 8.8 µg/m³, monitor 22.3 miFire/EMSMendon - Union Fire Department, 5.2 miLibraryMendon Branch Library, 5.1 miGroceries100% over 1 mi from a supermarketEV chargersfast charger 10.1 mi, 0 stations hereHistorysettled 1835Historic placesnearest Mendon Town Hall, 5.1 miWetlands0.0% of land, 0 acresLand cover56% developed, 1% tree canopyParks0% public land, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park 13.3 miNursing homeROSELAWN MANOR, 7.1 mi, 5★PoliceMendon Police Department, 5.1 miCrime1.5 violent per 1,000, Van Wert County SheriffAquifer0% sensitive setting, karst-prone rockCollegeVantage Career Center, 11 miSchool ratings4 stars, Lincolnview LocalHome pricesno indexBuilding permitshouses not surveyed in Van Wert CountyHomes and income$116K home, $91K incomeHousesbuilt 1900, 12 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

0.4 mi of railroad (R.J. Corman (Western Ohio Line)) · 1 grade crossing (R.J. Corman (Western Ohio)).

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Intakes and plants

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wellsNo community water system mapped here

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

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Violations

No data

Mostly private wells, no system record

Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled September 2026): health-based violations since 2015, all violations since 2020, lead and copper 90th-percentile results, for the system serving most of the ZIP · EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts) · EPA ECHO

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Disinfection byproducts

No data

No byproduct samples on file

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

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PFAS

No data

Mostly private wells, untested

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

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Lead

No data

Mostly private wells, no system record

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

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Fluoride and treatment

No record

Mostly private wells

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

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Algal toxins

No data

Mostly private wells

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

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Groundwater

140 to 160

DRASTIC 146 · Limestone17 well logs · median 70 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

Under 10% sensitive

0% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock at the center · under 0.5% wellhead protection

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

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Sewage plants

1 to 3 quarters with a violation

Mendon Waste Water Plant · 5 mi2 of 12 quarters in violation · 0.1 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

Streams support aquatic life throughout

0% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeWolf Ditch-Little Auglaize River · bacteria (pathogens)

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

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Watershed

Drains to Lake Erie

Auglaize subbasinWolf Ditch-Little Auglaize 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 $115,600household income $91,181 · 93% 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

Before 1940

Median year built 190012 homes · $106K 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… · Van Wert County Auditor

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Building permits

No data

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

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

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Home prices

No data

No FHFA index for this ZIP

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

23.5 effective school millsLincolnview Local · about $1,643 a year on a $200,000 home

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

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Utilities and getting around

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

Electric

AEP Ohio

AEP OhioInvestor-owned utility

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

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Gas

Enbridge Gas Ohio

Enbridge Gas OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 0% 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

Blue Creek Wind Project · 13.9 miwind, 302 MW · 0 plants within 10 miles

The nearest power plant

  1. Cooper Farms VW ProjectWind · 4 MW · 12.4 mi
    Capacity
    4 MW
    Main source
    Wind
    Technology
    Onshore Wind Turbine
    Operator
    Cooper Hatchery Inc.
    Sector
    Industrial Non-CHP
    Where
    Van Wert, Van Wert County
    Generating units
    1
    Built
    2012
    EIA plant code
    57570

    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

3 to 10 miles

Nearest transmission line 7.2 miWest Ohio Gas Co (intrastate)

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

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Phone

Brightspeed (formerly CenturyLink)

BrightspeedIncumbent telephone company

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

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Internet

Under 2% lack 100/20 service

100% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 0% · cable 0% · estimate

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 100% · Verizon 100%

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

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EV chargers

10 to 20 miles

Fast charger 10.1 mi: LEE KINSTLE CHEVROLET GMC 650 W Ervin Rd0 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. Lee Kinstle GM1 Level 2 · Van Wert · 10.1 mi
    Address
    650 E Ervin Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Ports
    1 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    Non-Networked
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    Free
    Phone
    877-466-2189

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

  2. LEE KINSTLE CHEVROLET GMC 650 W Ervin Rd DC fast1 DC fast · 1 Level 2 · Van Wert · 10.1 mi
    Address
    650 W Ervin Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Ports
    1 DC fast · 1 Level 2
    Plugs
    CCS, J1772
    Network
    EV Connect
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    866-816-7584

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

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. Delphos Recreation CenterIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 10.8 mi
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Delphos
    Coordinates
    40.84647, -84.32724

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

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

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

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Walkability

Least walkable (1 to 5.75)

Walkability 2.3 of 202 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

1 to 3 crossings

1 public crossing0 gated · up to 1 trains a day · R.J. Corman (Western Ohio)

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 data

No bridges inside this ZIP

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

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Traffic

Under 5,000 vehicles a day

505 vehicles a day on SR 8198 trucks · 164 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 miles

FWA · 41 miFort Wayne International · Amtrak at Bryan 51.3 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 testsNo 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

No residents in the floodplain

0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain0% of the land is floodplain

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

Under 20 (lowest fifth of US tracts)

Risk score 8 · higher than about 8% of US tractsStrong wind 84 · Hail 68

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, census tracts, December 2025 release, population-weighted to ZIPs · FEMA National Risk Index · NRI census tract layer (ArcGIS)

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Climate

Under 20 inches of snow a year

17" of snow a year · 51.0°F averageJanuary low 18° · July high 85° · 40" 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, 22.3 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 38.5 mi: Fort Wayne Reduction Dump1 toxic-release reporter · 0 Superfund program sites in the ZIP

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

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Toxic releases

No data

No TRI-reporting facility

Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 45838

  1. Elgin Crop ServiceToxics Release Inventory · Elgin · 0.2 mi
    Address
    Main Street, Elgin, OH 45838
    County
    Van Wert County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45838LGNCRMAINS
    EPA registry ID
    110007769432

    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

1 or 2

2 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 3, 8.3 mi, condition satisfactory

High-hazard dams within 10 miles

  1. Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 3Town Creek - Off Stream · condition: satisfactory · 8.3 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Satisfactory (assessed 04/28/2023)
    River or stream
    Town Creek - Off Stream
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    26 ft
    Storage
    2,397 acre-feet
    Completed
    2007
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Van Wert County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Van Wert
    Last inspection
    05/04/2022
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH03144

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

  2. Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 1Town Creek - Offstream · condition: fair · 8.9 mi
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Fair (assessed 04/30/2023)
    River or stream
    Town Creek - Offstream
    Purpose
    Water Supply;Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    22 ft
    Storage
    1,350 acre-feet
    Completed
    1949
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Van Wert County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Van Wert
    Last inspection
    05/04/2022
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH00768

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

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

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

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Disasters

6 to 10

6 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19502 rated F2/EF2+ · 16 federal declarations for Van Wert County · 10 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

No oil or gas well in the ZIP

0 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 0.84 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 61.3 mi

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

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Soils

Very limited and hydric

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

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

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Parks

Under 0.5% of the area

0% public land · 0 acresGrand Lake St. Marys State Park 13.3 mi

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

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Wetlands

Under 1% of the land

0.0% wetland · 0 acres

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

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Land cover

40% to 75%

56% developed · 1% tree canopycropland 44%

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

No data

Too few adults 25 and over for an estimate

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: educational attainment (B15003), race and Hispanic origin (B03002), nativity (B05002), veterans (B21001); IRS Statistics of Income county migration flows 2022 to 2023 for the county; Census Bureau… · Census ACS · Census population estimates · IRS migration data · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS commuting area codes · 2020 Census redistricting data · Census SAIPE · IRS exempt organizations

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Jobs

0.6 to 1

18 jobs · 20 employed residentsWholesale 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

Mostly private wells

Mostly private wellsNo community water system mapped here

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 50th

Percentile rank 48.9income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents

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

29th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 31 · household 38 · minority status 29 · housing and transport 37

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

No data

No CDC estimate

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

80.4 years life expectancy1 tract, 80.4

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

6 to 10 miles

Van Wert County Hospital · 9.3 miVan Wert · 111 beds · 1 within 10 miles

The nearest hospitals

  1. Van Wert County HospitalGeneral hospital · Van Wert · 9.3 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1250 South Washington Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
    County
    Van Wert County
    Beds
    111
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Phone
    (419) 238-2390
    Medicare ID
    360071

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

  2. Ridgeview HospitalPsychiatric hospital · Middlepoint · 9.5 mi
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    17872 Lincoln Highway, Middlepoint, OH 45863
    County
    Van Wert County
    Beds
    86
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (419) 968-2950
    Medicare ID
    364047

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  3. Joint Township District Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Saint Marys · 14.6 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    200 Saint Clair Ave, Saint Marys, OH 45885
    County
    Auglaize County
    Beds
    140
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Grand Lake Health System
    Phone
    (419) 394-3335
    Medicare ID
    360032

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

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

The nearest health centers

  1. Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio, Inc.Health center · Van Wert · 10.0 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Van Wert
    Coordinates
    40.85311, -84.59544

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

  2. North Lima Community Health CenterHealth center · Lima · 18.4 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.76561, -84.12800

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

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

The nearest dialysis center

  1. Fmc - Rcg Van WertDialysis · Van Wert · 9.5 mi
    Address
    140 Fox Rd Suite 405, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2002-02-09
    Phone
    (419) 238-9333
    Medicare ID
    362639

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

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center). Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: Nearest hospital: miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest open general or critical-access hospital in Ohio, or, within 40 miles of the state line in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the… · CMS Care Compare data · HIFLD · HRSA data · CMS NPI files

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Nursing homes

6 to 12 miles

ROSELAWN MANOR · 7.1 mi5 of 5 stars · 49 beds · 0 within 5 miles

The nearest nursing homes

  1. Roselawn Manor5 of 5 stars · Spencerville · 7.1 mi
    Address
    420 East Fourth Street, Spencerville, OH 45887
    Certified beds
    49
    Residents on an average day
    45
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    HCF MANAGEMENT
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 647-4115
    Medicare ID
    365744

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

  2. Van Wert Manor5 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 9.6 mi
    Address
    160 Fox Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Certified beds
    62
    Residents on an average day
    52
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $25,490 (latest 2025-05-08)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    HCF MANAGEMENT
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 238-6655
    Medicare ID
    365246

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

  3. Colonial Nursing Center of Rockford3 of 5 stars · Rockford · 9.7 mi
    Address
    201 Buckeye Street, Rockford, OH 45882
    Certified beds
    34
    Residents on an average day
    33
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    HILLSTONE HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 363-2193
    Medicare ID
    366234

    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

1 to 2.5

1.5 violent offenses per 1,000Van Wert County Sheriff · 8.1 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 33% of violent cleared

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026; the FBI keeps accepting agency revisions after release, so an agency's live Explorer totals for the same year can… · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service

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Police

4 to 7 miles

Mendon Police Department · 5.1 mi0 stations within 3 miles · post office 3.2 mi

The nearest police stations

  1. Mendon Police DepartmentMendon · 5.1 mi
    Address
    104 South Main Street, Mendon, OH 45862
    Coordinates
    40.67321, -84.51887

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

  2. Spencerville Police DepartmentSpencerville · 6.8 mi
    Address
    116 South Broadway, Spencerville, OH 45887
    Coordinates
    40.70713, -84.35453

    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

5 miles or more

Mendon - Union Fire Department · 5.2 mi0 stations within 3 miles, 3 within 8

The nearest fire and EMS stations

  1. Mendon - Union Fire DepartmentMendon · 5.2 mi
    Address
    103 Drake Street, Mendon, OH 45862
    Coordinates
    40.67215, -84.52040

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

  2. Invincible Fire DepartmentSpencerville · 6.8 mi
    Address
    204 South Canal Street, Spencerville, OH 45887
    Coordinates
    40.70660, -84.35600

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

  3. Ohio City Volunteer Fire DepartmentOhio City · 7.6 mi
    Address
    103 South Main Street, Ohio City, OH 45874
    Coordinates
    40.77130, -84.61634

    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

4 to 7 miles

Mendon Branch Library · 5.1 miMercer County District Public Library · 0 within 3 miles, 3 within 8

The nearest libraries

  1. Mendon Branch LibraryBranch · Mendon · 5.1 mi
    Address
    105 W Market St, Mendon, OH 45862
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Mercer County District Public Library
    Open
    1,508 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    2,400 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    70,460
    System's loans, FY2024
    275,641
    People the system serves
    29,024
    Phone
    (419) 795-6472

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

  2. Spencerville Branch LibraryBranch · Spencerville · 7.5 mi
    Address
    2489 Wisher Dr, Spencerville, OH 45887
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Lima Public Library
    Open
    1,872 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    5,625 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    146,536
    System's loans, FY2024
    455,405
    People the system serves
    90,173
    Phone
    (419) 647-4307

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

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

None inside the ZIP; the nearest museum

  1. Spencerville Historical SocietyHistorical society · Spencerville · 5.5 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Spencerville
    Coordinates
    40.73578, -84.37347

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 outlet and system files (720 open Ohio central libraries and branches of 251 systems, plus 62 bookmobiles); straight-line miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest Ohio library… · IMLS Public Libraries Survey · IMLS Museum Data Files

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Groceries

No residents in a flagged tract

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

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 1849

Elgin · settled 1835first 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: Mendon Town Hall, 5.1 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

Lincolnview LocalLocal school district

None inside the ZIP; the nearest public schools

  1. Spencerville Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Spencerville · 7.4 mi
    Address
    2500 Wisher Dr, Spencerville, OH 45887
    School district
    Spencerville Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    369
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    90.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    035337
    NCES school ID
    390458002348

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

  2. Spencerville High School3.5 of 5 stars · Spencerville · 7.4 mi
    Address
    2500 Wisher Dr, Spencerville, OH 45887
    School district
    Spencerville Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    358
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    83.2%
    Four-year graduation rate
    100%
    Ohio building IRN
    035345
    NCES school ID
    390458002349

    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 stars

4 stars overallLincolnview Local · performance index 85.4% of the year's maximum · 97.1% graduate in four years

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

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Colleges

8 to 15 miles

Vantage Career Center · 11 miVan Wert · 0 campuses within 10 miles

The nearest colleges

  1. Vantage Career CenterPublic career school · Van Wert · 11.0 mi
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Van Wert
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    247
    IPEDS unit ID
    418278

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

  2. Wright State University-Lake CampusPublic university · Celina · 13.5 mi
    What it is
    Public university
    City
    Celina
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    1,661
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $7,504
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $16,922
    Graduation rate
    41% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 263)
    IPEDS unit ID
    206613

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

  3. Ohio State Beauty AcademyFor-profit two-year college · Lima · 16.5 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Lima
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    114
    Graduation rate
    60% within three years (a class of 40)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204714

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

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

Elgin (village)Local government for nearly all residents

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-5 · Bob Latta (R)Senate 1 Rob McColley · House 82 Roy Klopfenstein

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 45838 (Elgin), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.73 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
40.9 in
6.6 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
15.9 in
a normal year brings 23.3 in
a normal year
40.1 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.72 — 29
September 2026 6.76 — 30
August 2026 8.81 — 31
July 2026 3.15 — 31
June 2026 4.46 — 30
May 2026 4.24 — 31
April 2026 6.41 — 30
March 2026 4.38 0.5 31
February 2026 0.69 3.7 28
January 2026 1.22 11.7 31
December 2025 1.63 6.2 31
November 2025 1.53 5.9 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 54.1 in
Driest year1963 — 24.1 in
Snowiest year2014 — 55.6 in
Wettest day on record21 August 2007 — 3.69 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day26 November 1950 — 9.47 in
Deepest snow on the ground5 March 1900 — 25.98 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 45838 (Elgin), 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.

48,862 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 45838 (Elgin): 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
1
those placed on the map inside 45838 (Elgin)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Air pollution1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
MERCER LANDMARK INC - ELGIN BRANCH Air pollution permit
MERCER LANDMARK INC - ELGIN BRANCH Air pollution permit
MERCER LANDMARK INC - ELGIN BRANCH Air pollution permit
MERCER LANDMARK INC - ELGIN BRANCH Air pollution permit
MERCER LANDMARK INC - ELGIN BRANCH Air pollution permit

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

Around here

Places in this ZIP

  • Elginvillage100% of residents

School districts

ZIP codes next door

45894 Venedocia

The county

Van Wert County: 9 ZIP codes, 19 cities, villages and townships, 24,264 people. The county in numbers.

On the map

Infrastructure layers for this ZIP have not been compiled yet. Open this ZIP on the map to see what is drawn nearby.

Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 45838?

ZIP code 45838 is the Elgin, Ohio post office area in Van Wert County, home to 39 residents. Of its residents, 100% live in the village of Elgin.

What county is ZIP code 45838 in?

ZIP code 45838 is in Van Wert County, Ohio.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45838 come from?

Mostly private wells. No community water system mapped here.

What school district is ZIP code 45838 in?

ZIP code 45838 is in the Lincolnview Local School District.

Cite and data

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Cracked Buckeye, "45838 · Elgin, Van Wert County", https://crackedbuckeye.com/zip/45838/, built 2026-10-31, accessed [date].

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