ZIP code 45844: Jennings Township and Fort Jennings
Putnam County · 3,251 residents · Fort Jennings post office; 39% of residents live in the township of Jennings Township
Mostly private wells. 1% of residents on a community system (Ottoville Village: Groundwater wells (3 wells)). The water here
45844 in 10 facts
The 10 things that stand out about this ZIP against the other 1,232 in Ohio, each with its source.
- Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: Mostly private wells. Source: EPA SDWIS
- Local history 1825 The town here was settled around 1825, later than 71% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
- Life expectancy 83.7 years Life expectancy runs high here: 83.7 years at birth, estimated from deaths in 2010 to 2015, more than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC USALEEP
- Social vulnerability 9 Social vulnerability runs low here: an average tract rank of 9 out of 100 on the CDC index, lower than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI
- Toxic sites 42.1 mi This ZIP sits far from a federal Superfund NPL site (listed, proposed or deleted after cleanup): the nearest is 42.1 miles away, farther than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA Facility Registry
- Upward mobility 51 Children from low-income families reached farther here: a household income rank of 51 at age 35, higher than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Opportunity Atlas
- Soils Septic systems here face real limits: the dominant soil is Hoytville silty clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rated more limited than 85% of Ohio ZIPs for a conventional leach field. Source: USDA Soil Data Access
- School tax 20.5 mills School property tax runs low here: 20.5 effective mills, lower than 91% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Ohio tax data series
- Sewage plants 12 quarters The nearest sewage plant has a rough record: in violation 12 of the last 12 quarters, more than 78% of Ohio ZIPs' nearest plants. Source: EPA ECHO
- Airports and Amtrak 47.6 mi This ZIP sits far from a scheduled-service airport: the nearest is 47.6 miles away, farther than 88% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: BTS transportation atlas
Local events in 45844
Nothing is posted for ZIP 45844 itself yet; here is what is on within 20 miles. All local events in 45844
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Your ballot
Who represents 45844, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.
| Chamber | District | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | District 9 (94% of residents) | — | — |
| U.S. House | District 4 (6% of residents) | — | — |
| Ohio Senate | District 1 (97% of residents) | Rob McColley | R |
| Ohio Senate | District 12 (3% of residents) | Susan Manchester | R |
| Ohio House | District 82 (97% of residents) | Roy Klopfenstein | R |
| Ohio House | District 78 (3% of residents) | Matt Huffman | R |
U.S. House districts were redrawn for 2026 (Ohio Redistricting Commission, October 31, 2025). The district shown is the one on the November 3, 2026 ballot, which may differ from the district of your current representative.
This ZIP code is split between districts. Your street address decides which one is on your ballot; your county board of elections' sample ballot shows it.
Statewide races:
- Attorney General of Ohio: Keith Faber (Republican) · John Kulewicz (Democratic)
- Auditor of State of Ohio: Annette Blackwell (Democratic) · Frank LaRose (Republican)
- Governor of Ohio: Amy Acton (Democratic) · Don Kissick (Libertarian) · Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican)
- Secretary of State of Ohio: Tom Pruss (Libertarian) · Allison Russo (Democratic) · Robert Sprague (Republican)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027): Dan Hawkins (Republican) · Marilyn Zayas (Democratic)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027): Jennifer L. Brunner (Democratic) · Colleen O'Donnell (Republican)
- Treasurer of State of Ohio: Jay Edwards (Republican) · Seth Walsh (Democratic)
- U.S. Senator from Ohio: Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Jon Husted (Republican) · Greg Levy (Other-party candidate) · Bill Redpath (Libertarian)
45844's district races:
- Ohio State Representative, District 82: Christopher Elder (Libertarian) · Roy Klopfenstein (Republican) · Maddux McCray (Democratic)
- Ohio State Senator, District 1: Craig Riedel (Republican)
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District: Marcy Kaptur (Democratic) · Derek Merrin (Republican)
| Jurisdiction | Type | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 5-mill property tax levy for the roads of Jackson Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. |
| Union Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 0.25-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Union Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. |
Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Fort Jennings, Fort Jennings Village, Jackson Township, Jackson Township Township, Jennings Township, Jennings Township Township, Marion Township, Marion Township Township, Monterey Township, Monterey Township Township, Sugar Creek Township, Sugar Creek Township Township, Union Township, Union Township Township.
Last day of early in-person voting — 2026-11-01. Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record.
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 wellsMostly private wells1% of residents on a community system (Ottoville Village: Groundwater wells (3 wells))
Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water… · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
Elevation 708–777 ft, averaging 745 ft · Fort Jennings 733–753 ft, averaging 748 · Putnam County 591–821 ft (USGS 3DEP)
About this area's water
Did you know
- Ottoville's wastewater plant has been running since 1978 and still discharges to the Little Auglaize River.
- The village was platted twice — an 1845 attempt failed, and the town only took hold after a second platting in 1873.
- The water plant was built in 1982, four years after the wastewater plant, and has had two upgrades since.
Source: villageofottoville.org
History6
- 1845First plat of the settlement (by John Otto Bredeich) failed.
- 1873Town site re-platted successfully.
- 1880-1881Post office opened as 'Otto,' renamed Ottoville in 1881.
- 1890Village of Ottoville incorporated.
- 1978Village's activated-sludge wastewater treatment plant became operational (still in use).
- 1982Village built its water treatment plant; it has since had two upgrades.
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater from 3 wells (#3, #4, #6) is pumped through an aerator, chlorinated, and stored in clear wells, then polished through sand pressure filters before distribution. Plant built 1982 (with two later upgrades), rated 0.325 MGD, averaging about 134,000 gallons/day; two elevated tanks (100,000…
Source: villageofottoville.org
Water pressure
Not published. Storage is provided by two elevated tanks (100,000 gal and 200,000 gal).
What it costs
$3.40 per 1,000 gallons
Quarterly rate schedule effective 1/1/2024, confirmed directly from the village's Water & Sewer Rate Chart PDF: 3/4"-1" residential service is $36.00/quarter water base +…
Source: villageofottoville.org
Water quality & impurities5
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride Natural erosion of deposits; range 1.32-1.32. | 1.32 ppm | 4 | 2025 |
| Barium Natural erosion of deposits. Same OCR caveat as above. | 0.019 ppm | 2 | 2025 |
| Total Chlorine Disinfectant residual; range 0.3-0.9, no violation. Same OCR caveat as above. | 0.6 ppm | 4 (MRDL) | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level. Same OCR caveat as above. | 4.7 ppb | 15 AL | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level. Same OCR caveat as above. | 0.1 ppm | 1.3 AL | 2025 |
Source: villageofottoville.org
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.
Projects & plans1
Recent and current work
- Water and wastewater lead/copper service line inventory · 2024 · completed
Required inventory available for public review at the Utility office per the 2025 CCR.
Source: villageofottoville.org
Supply stress
Ohio EPA's source water assessment reportedly rates Ottoville's aquifer as 'high susceptibility to contamination' due to a thin clay layer over the aquifer and nearby contaminant sources; fluoride occurs naturally near (but under) the MCL.
Source: data.epa.gov
Sewers
Sanitary
Village-owned activated sludge wastewater treatment plant at 200 Utility Drive, operating since 1978 with a rated capacity of 0.339 MGD, discharging to the Little Auglaize River.
Storm
The village maintains a storm sewer system with a paid tap/connection process; its Utilities Forms page lists a 'Storm Sewer User Fee Application'.
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
Infrastructure in this ZIP
28.0 mi of highway (US 224, SR 189, SR 190) · 8.85 mi of gas transmission pipeline (ANR Pipeline (TC Energy), Columbia Gas Transmission (TC Energy)) · 34.2 mi of electric transmission line (AEP, AEP Ohio) · 1 dam (Fort Jennings Wwt Lagoon) · 2 substations · 5 registered towers · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 police station · 1 post office · 1 USGS stream gauge (Auglaize River near Fort Jennings OH) · 1 water works or pumping station in OpenStreetMap · 8.62 mi of trail and bike route · 30 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 1 other permitted discharger (Country Manor Estates) · 8 source water protection zones (Jennings Local School, American Legion Post 715- Fort Jennings, Kalida Village PWS) · 4 biosolids application fields (sludge from Kalida STP, Ottoville WWTP, Delphos WWTP) · 1 broadcast transmitter (WBIE).
Draw them17 layers on the mapIntakes and plants
Mostly private wellsMostly private wells1% of residents on a community system (Ottoville Village: Groundwater wells (3 wells))
Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water… · EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA source water protection
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Violations
No dataMostly 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 dataNo 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 dataMostly 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 dataMostly 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 recordMostly 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 dataMostly private wells
Source: Ohio EPA public water system harmful algal bloom monitoring (geo.epa.ohio.gov DrinkingWater/HAB): microcystin results in raw and treated water since 2016 for surface-water systems, for the system serving most of each ZIP · Ohio EPA HAB information for public water systems
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Groundwater
120 to 140DRASTIC 133 · Limestone691 well logs · median 64 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
60 to 85%76% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock at the center · 1% wellhead protection
Source: Ohio EPA Sensitive Geologic Settings (geology/Geology layer 0) intersected with ZCTA polygons; ODNR karst geology at the ZIP center (layer 7, point query) and karst and spring points (layer 5); Ohio EPA source water protection areas… · Ohio EPA geology layers · Ohio EPA source water protection (SWAP) · ODNR Geological Survey
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Sewage plants
Every quarter in violationOttoville Wwtp · 3 mi12 of 12 quarters in violation · significant noncompliance · 0.339 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
Under a quarter of the land drains to impaired streams12% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeVillage of Kalida-Ottawa River · bacteria (pathogens), nutrients
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 ErieAuglaize subbasinBig Run-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
$175,000 to $250,000Median home $231,300household income $88,792 · rent $744 · 91% 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 1979Median year built 19751,235 homes · $217K 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… · Putnam County Auditor · Allen County Auditor · Van Wert County Auditor
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Building permits
Under 5 units per 1,000 residents7 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Jennings township · 3.7 per 1,000 residents · 1 in 2025
Source: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2016 to 2025: new privately owned housing units, buildings and construction value authorized by each Ohio permit office, given to each ZIP through the jurisdiction where most of its… · Census building permits
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Home prices
75 to 100%+84% in ten years+55% in five · +9% in 2025
Source: FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP all-transactions series (repeat sales and refinance appraisals of conforming-mortgage homes, developmental, not seasonally adjusted): ten-, five- and one-year changes and the level against… · FHFA house price index · Zillow research data · Realtor.com data
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School tax
Under 22 mills20.5 effective school millsJennings Local · about $1,435 a year on a $200,000 home
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, Aggregate Property Tax Rates by School District, tax year 2025 (DTE 515), joined by IRN and weighted by each ZIP's residents in every district; school levies only; Ohio Department of Taxation The Finder rate… · Ohio tax data series · The Finder
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Utilities and getting around
The companies and networks that keep a house running and a resident moving: electric, gas, phone and internet service, and the roads, transit, rail and airports around it.
Electric
AEP OhioAEP OhioInvestor-owned utility · 50% of residents, then Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Source: PUCO certified electric territories via ODOT plus HIFLD municipal systems (EIA-861) with ODOT corporate limits; EIA-861 reliability (outages), sales to ultimate customers (residential prices and bills), net metering and advanced meters by… · PUCO electricity · ODOT territories service · EIA-861 · DOE LEAD Tool · HIFLD retail service territories
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Gas
15 small regulated companiesKNG Energy, Inc.Small PUCO-regulated company · 18% 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 milesBlue Creek Wind Project · 14.4 miwind, 302 MW · 0 plants within 10 miles
The nearest power plant
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Blue Harvest Solar ParkSolar · 50 MW · 12.2 mi
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Main source
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Blue Harvest Solar Park LLC
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Continental, Putnam County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2023
- EIA plant code
- 66249
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (202 Ohio plants, February 2025): nearest plant, nearest plant of 100 MW or more, plants and capacity by fuel within 10 miles; USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database (June 2026) and U.S. Large-Scale Solar… · EIA-860 · HIFLD · USGS wind turbines · USGS solar · NRC emergency planning zones
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Pipelines
1 to 3 milesNearest transmission line 2.5 miANR Pipeline Co (interstate) · 8.9 mi of pipe in the ZIP
Source: EIA natural gas interstate and intrastate transmission pipelines via Esri's Federal User Community copy on ArcGIS Online (data last updated July 2025; 1,239 segments in and around Ohio): miles inside each ZIP by operator, distance from the… · EIA U.S. Energy Atlas · ArcGIS Online item
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Phone
Independent local companiesFort JenningsIncumbent telephone company · 56% of residents, then Ottoville Mutual
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 service100% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 93% · cable 0% · 1,891 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 everywhere5G 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
5 to 10 milesFast charger 5.1 mi: Jim Schmidt Chevrolet Of Delphos x0 public stations in the ZIP (0 Level 2, 0 DC fast ports) · 0 within 5 miles of its center
None inside the ZIP; the nearest public charging sites
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Jim Schmidt Chevrolet Of Delphos x DC fast2 DC fast · Delphos · 5.1 mi
- Address
- 1725 E 5th St, Delphos, OH 45833
- Ports
- 2 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- EV Connect
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 866-816-7584
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Raabe Ford DC fast2 DC fast · Delphos · 5.5 mi
- Address
- 11260 Elida Rd, Delphos, OH 45833
- Ports
- 2 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- FORD_CHARGE
- Hours
- Mon: 7:00am-8:00pm; Tue: 7:00am-8:00pm; Wed: 7:00am-8:00pm; Thu: 7:00am-8:00pm; Fri: 7:00am-8:00pm; Sat: 7:00am-8:00pm; Sun: 7:00am-8:00pm
- Phone
- 888-357-1009
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 anyone0% within half a mile of a stop0 stops in the ZIP
None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal
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Delphos Recreation CenterIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 5.2 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 5.7 of 204 intersections per square mile · 0% near transit
Source: EPA National Walkability Index (Smart Location Database 3.0, 2021) by block group, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census block points; car-free household share from Census ACS 2020 to 2024 table B25044, or where missing the Smart… · EPA walkability index · Smart Location Database · Census ACS
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Rail crossings
No public rail crossing in the ZIP0 public crossingsnearest crossing 4.7 mi (Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway)
Source: FRA Grade Crossing Inventory (current records, Ohio): open at-grade crossings inside each ZIP, gates, trains a day at the busiest, timetable speed, railroads; nearest crossing to the population-weighted center; FRA highway-rail grade… · FRA crossing inventory (Form 71, current) · FRA crossing incidents (Form 57) · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · FRA safety data · DOT open data
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Bridges
5 to 10%30 bridges, 2 rated poortypical build year 1977 · busiest USR 224, 5,689 vehicles a day
Bridges rated poor inside ZIP 45844
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County Road S over Farm DitchPoor · built 1960 · 0.9 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1960
- Length
- 12 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 385
- Coordinates
- 40.90380, -84.27820
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Lincoln Hwy. over Leatherwood Str LincolnPoor · built 1950 · 5.3 mi
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1950
- Length
- 26 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 945
- Coordinates
- 40.84751, -84.23814
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025 (26,713 Ohio structures; 26,616 fall inside a ZIP area and are counted, the other 97 land outside every ZIP polygon): bridges inside each ZIP, poor-condition ratings, ages, traffic · FHWA bridge inventory · ODOT TIMS bridge inventory (live)
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Traffic
5,000 to 20,0005,582 vehicles a day on US 224418 trucks · 63K 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 milesFWA · 47.6 miFort Wayne International · Amtrak at Bryan 41.4 mi
Source: FAA airport facilities (NASR landing-facility record) and Amtrak stations via USDOT BTS National Transportation Atlas Database, fetched September 2026: nearest airport with scheduled airline service (Part 139 class I), nearest public-use… · BTS transportation atlas
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Land, air and risk
The ground itself and what can go wrong on it: radon, flood risk, air quality, old mines and wells, and the parks, wetlands and open land still left.
Radon
2 to 4 pCi/L3.8 pCi/L average radon10 tests · 30% above 4 pCi/L · median 1.8
Source: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP code since 2010 (pre-mitigation), ZIPs with five or more tests · ODH radon program
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Flood
2 to 5%4.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain8% of the land is floodplain, 0% more in the 0.2% zone · 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
60 to 80Risk score 64 · higher than about 64% of US tractsStrong wind 90 · Hail 88
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 inches24" of snow a year · 51.0°F averageJanuary low 19° · 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 9PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ at Lima, 15.7 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 moreNearest NPL site 42.1 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
Under 1,000 lb a year120 lb released on site in 20241 facility · Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc
Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 45844
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Unverferth Manufacturing Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Kalida · 5.7 mi
- Address
- 18107 Us Route 224 West, Kalida, OH 45853
- County
- Putnam County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45853NVRFR18107
- EPA registry ID
- 110000395750
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 21 high-hazard dam within 10 milesNearest: Delphos Reservoir Dam, 4.9 mi, condition satisfactory
High-hazard dams within 10 miles
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Delphos Reservoir DamLittle Auglaize · condition: satisfactory · 4.9 mi
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 04/27/2022)
- River or stream
- Little Auglaize
- Purpose
- Water Supply
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 29 ft
- Storage
- 1,550 acre-feet
- Completed
- 2007
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Van Wert County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Delphos
- Last inspection
- 04/27/2022
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH03148
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 107 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19501 rated F2/EF2+ · 16 federal declarations for Putnam County · 5 quakes M2+ within 25 mi
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database 1950-2025 (tracks within 5 miles of each ZIP's population-weighted center), OpenFEMA disaster declarations by county since 1956, USGS earthquake catalog M2+ since 1970 within 25 miles… · NOAA SPC tornado data · OpenFEMA · USGS earthquakes · NOAA storm events · IEM warning archive
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Spills
5 to 146 spills reported since 2021mostly diesel and fuel oil · 3 reached water
Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 45844
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle Reached water2021-02-26 · Jennings Twp · 0.4 mi
- Reported
- 2021-02-26
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Reached a waterway
- 69 - Auglaize River
- Where
- Jennings Twp, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000253
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Natural Gas2026-08-12 · Fort Jennings · 0.9 mi
- Reported
- 2026-08-12
- What spilled
- Natural Gas
- Where
- Fort Jennings, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2608EPA0001484
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2024-03-19 · Fort Jennings · 0.9 mi
- Reported
- 2024-03-19
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Fort Jennings, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000433
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-12-04 · Jackson Twp · 2.1 mi
- Reported
- 2023-12-04
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 140 gallons
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2312EPA0002013
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Material White Reached water2023-04-24 · Jennings Twp · 2.8 mi
- Reported
- 2023-04-24
- What spilled
- Material White
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Jennings Twp, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2304EPA0000658
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Urea (Ch4N2O)2024-05-20 · Marion Twp · 4.5 mi
- Reported
- 2024-05-20
- What spilled
- Urea (Ch4N2O); Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Marion Twp, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2405EPA0000838
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports (geo.epa.ohio.gov EmergResponse/Spills2_OpenData): cases with a location inside each ZIP, 2021 to date · Ohio EPA spills data · Ohio EPA Office of Emergency Response
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Oil and gas wells
1 to 10 wells3 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 4.89 mi
Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources public well inventory (242,324 well heads, fetched 2026-09-08): wells inside each ZIP by status, horizontal shale wells, injection wells, orphan-program wells · ODNR oil and gas · ODNR GIS services
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Abandoned mines
No mapped underground mineNo mapped minenearest mapped non-coal mine 74.7 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 hydricHoytville silty clay, 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 area0.0% public land · 7 acresOttoville Quarry Wildlife Area · Independence Dam State Park 19.9 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%1.9% wetland · 693 acresforested/shrub wetland 531 · pond 82 · emergent wetland 80
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%8% developed · 2% tree canopycropland 88% · wetland 2% · forest 1%
Source: National Land Cover Database, 2021 edition (USGS and the MRLC consortium; MRLC has since published Annual NLCD and annual tree canopy through 2025, not yet pulled here): land cover, percent impervious surface and tree canopy at 30 m… · NLCD · USDA Cropland Data Layer · ODNR pre-settlement vegetation
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People and health
Who lives here and how well: education, jobs, health and life expectancy, and how far the nearest hospital, police station or grocery store sits.
People
15 to 25%18.9% bachelor's or higher96.7% white · 0.1% Black · 0.4% Hispanic · 0% Asian · 0.2% foreign-born
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: educational attainment (B15003), race and Hispanic origin (B03002), nativity (B05002), veterans (B21001); IRS Statistics of Income county migration flows 2022 to 2023 for the county; Census Bureau… · Census ACS · Census population estimates · IRS migration data · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS commuting area codes · 2020 Census redistricting data · Census SAIPE · IRS exempt organizations
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Jobs
0.25 to 0.6746 jobs · 1,685 employed residentsConstruction leads · residents mostly work in Delphos (45833)
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 wellsMostly private wells1% of residents on a community system (Ottoville Village: Groundwater wells (3 wells))
Source: Historical economic data: Census Bureau historical county population via the NBER mirror (1900) and Census Bureau population estimates (current and peak), Census County Business Patterns, USDA Census of Agriculture, FHFA House Price Index… · FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) · Census County Business Patterns · USDA Census of Agriculture · FHFA House Price Index · BEA GDP by county · Census American Community Survey · IPUMS NHGIS historical census · Zillow Home Value Index
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Upward mobility
50th percentile or higherPercentile rank 51income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 0.65% 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
Average tract rank in Ohio's least vulnerable fifth9th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 5 · household 20 · minority status 5 · 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
16 to 20%16.0% in fair or poor healthobesity 43% · diabetes 12.1% · smoking 14% · depression 24.5%
Source: CDC PLACES 2025 release, ZCTA model-based estimates of adult health (BRFSS 2023, ACS): fair or poor health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, depression, lack of health insurance among adults 18-64 and more; County Health Rankings 2025… · CDC PLACES · County Health Rankings · CDC overdose data · NCI cancer profiles · HRSA data
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Life expectancy
82 years or more83.7 years life expectancy4 tracts, from 77.3 to 84.8
Source: CDC/NCHS U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP, deaths 2010-2015, 2010 census tracts) weighted into ZIPs by 2020 block population · CDC USALEEP
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Hospitals
10 to 20 milesMercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Llc · 15 miLima · 397 beds · Level II trauma · 0 within 10 miles
The nearest hospitals
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Ridgeview HospitalPsychiatric hospital · Middlepoint · 10.4 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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Kindred Hospital LimaGeneral hospital · Lima · 14.9 mi
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 730 W Market Street, Lima, OH 45801
- County
- Allen County
- Beds
- 26
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Phone
- (419) 224-1888
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Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Llc Trauma level IIGeneral hospital · Lima · 15.0 mi
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 730 W Market Street, Lima, OH 45801
- County
- Allen County
- Beds
- 397
- Trauma center
- Level II
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center
- Phone
- (419) 226-4584
- Medicare ID
- 360066
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
The nearest health centers
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North Lima Community Health CenterHealth center · Lima · 13.3 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Lima
- Coordinates
- 40.76561, -84.12800
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Health Partners - Quick CareHealth center · Lima · 14.2 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Lima
- Coordinates
- 40.76241, -84.10444
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
The nearest dialysis center
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Liberty Dialysis ServicesDialysis · Lima · 12.4 mi
- Address
- 2440 Baton Rouge, Lima, OH 45805
- Dialysis stations
- 1
- Medicare star rating
- not rated
- Services
- home hemodialysis training
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- Other
- Medicare certified since
- 2022-09-13
- Phone
- (937) 296-1550
- Medicare ID
- 722503
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center). Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: Nearest hospital: miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest open general or critical-access hospital in Ohio, or, within 40 miles of the state line in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the… · CMS Care Compare data · HIFLD · HRSA data · CMS NPI files
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Nursing homes
3 to 6 milesMEADOWS OF DELPHOS THE · 4.8 mi4 of 5 stars · 54 beds · 1 within 5 miles
The nearest nursing homes
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Meadows of Delphos The4 of 5 stars · Delphos · 4.8 mi
- Address
- 800 Ambose Drive, Delphos, OH 45833
- Certified beds
- 54
- Residents on an average day
- 45
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 643-3161
- Medicare ID
- 365405
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Vancrest of Delphos5 of 5 stars · Delphos · 5.1 mi
- Address
- 1425 East Fifth Street, Delphos, OH 45833
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents on an average day
- 86
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 5 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- VANCREST HEALTH CARE CENTERS
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 695-2871
- Medicare ID
- 366189
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Meadows of Kalida5 of 5 stars · Kalida · 6.9 mi
- Address
- 755 Ottawa Street, Kalida, OH 45853
- Certified beds
- 62
- Residents on an average day
- 54
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 5 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 532-2961
- Medicare ID
- 365407
- Map point
- the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider file (922 Ohio homes), addresses geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (67 unmatched placed at their ZIP center); CMS penalties file (fines and payment denials since 2023, matched by name and… · CMS Care Compare data
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Crime
Under 1 violent offense per 1,0000.5 violent offenses per 1,000Putnam County Sheriff · 2.7 property per 1,000 · 11 months on file, annualized · 2% of property cleared
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026; the FBI keeps accepting agency revisions after release, so an agency's live Explorer totals for the same year can… · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service
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Police
1 to 2 milesFort Jennings Police Department · 1 mi1 station within 3 miles · post office 1 mi
Police stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Fort Jennings Police DepartmentFort Jennings · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 110 Liberty Street, Fort Jennings, OH 45844
- Coordinates
- 40.90988, -84.30497
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ottoville Police DepartmentOttoville · 3.1 mi
- Address
- 150 Park Drive, Ottoville, OH 45876
- Coordinates
- 40.93310, -84.34199
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: USGS National Map structures: police stations (772 Ohio points: the inventory's 731 less 4 closed or duplicate records, with 4 wrong names corrected, plus 45 departments and sheriff's offices it lacks, placed from OpenStreetMap or the… · USGS structures service · OpenStreetMap · Census Bureau geocoder
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Fire and EMS
Under 1 mileFort Jennings Volunteer Fire Department · 0.8 mi2 stations within 3 miles, 4 within 8
Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Fort Jennings Volunteer Fire DepartmentFort Jennings · 0.8 mi
- Address
- 380 North Water Street, Fort Jennings, OH 45844
- Coordinates
- 40.90509, -84.29576
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Ottoville Fire DepartmentOttoville · 3.0 mi
- Address
- 102 West Canal Street, Ottoville, OH 45876
- Coordinates
- 40.93255, -84.33908
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Delphos Fire and Rescue DepartmentDelphos · 5.6 mi
- Address
- 125 East 2nd Street, Delphos, OH 45833
- Coordinates
- 40.84353, -84.33886
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: USGS National Map structures inventory (fire and EMS stations; most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022): 1,772 Ohio stations after removing duplicate records and checking Columbus- and Cleveland-area stations against the cities'… · USGS structures service · Columbus fire stations · Cleveland fire stations
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Libraries
Under 1 mileFort Jennings Branch · 0.8 miPutnam County District Library · 1 within 3 miles, 4 within 8
Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Fort Jennings BranchBranch · Ft. Jennings · 0.8 mi
- Address
- 360 N Water St, Ft. Jennings, OH 45844
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Putnam County District Library
- Open
- 988 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 1,800 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 103,896
- System's loans, FY2024
- 236,789
- People the system serves
- 34,378
- Phone
- (419) 286-2351
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ottoville-Monterey Township BranchBranch · Ottoville · 3.1 mi
- Address
- 150 Park Drive, Ottoville, OH 45876
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Putnam County District Library
- Open
- 988 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 900 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 103,896
- System's loans, FY2024
- 236,789
- People the system serves
- 34,378
- Phone
- (419) 453-2111
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
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Museum Of Postal HistoryMuseum · Delphos · 5.6 mi
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Delphos
- Coordinates
- 40.84546, -84.33982
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 outlet and system files (720 open Ohio central libraries and branches of 251 systems, plus 62 bookmobiles); straight-line miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest Ohio library… · IMLS Public Libraries Survey · IMLS Museum Data Files
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Groceries
No residents in a flagged tractNo residents in a low-income, low-access tract98% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 6% of households on SNAP (ACS)
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 Large Retailer Access Map (2010 tracts, ERS's name for the file since July 2026) weighted by 2020 block population: distance to the nearest supermarket and low-income low-access flags; Census ACS… · USDA ERS Large Retailer Access Map · USDA SNAP retailers · Census ACS
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History, schools and government
How the place began, who governs it now, and the schools that serve it, from the district boundary to its state report card.
Local history
1815 to 1829Jennings Township · settled 1825first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)
Source: Local history researched from Wikipedia, the 1880 county histories on archive.org, Ohio History Connection, National Register listings, Ohio historical markers, local historical societies and Wikimedia Commons, one file per municipality… · Ohio History Connection · Internet Archive (county histories) · Wikimedia Commons · Remarkable Ohio (historical markers)
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Historic places
No listed place in the ZIP0 listed historic placesnearest: Marks-Family House, 5.6 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 districtsJennings LocalLocal school district · 51% of residents, then Ottoville Local
Public schools inside ZIP 45844
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Fort Jennings Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Fort Jennings · 0.8 mi
- Address
- #1 Musketeer Drive, Fort Jennings, OH 45844
- School district
- Jennings Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 164
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 13.9
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 87.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 012617
- NCES school ID
- 390493303563
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fort Jennings High School4.5 of 5 stars · Fort Jennings · 0.8 mi
- Address
- #1 Musketeer Drive, Fort Jennings, OH 45844
- School district
- Jennings Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 184
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 12.25
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 84.9%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 100%
- Ohio building IRN
- 012625
- NCES school ID
- 390493303564
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 stars4 stars overallJennings Local · performance index 86.8% of the year's maximum · 100% 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 milesOhio State Beauty Academy · 12.4 miLima · 0 campuses within 10 miles
The nearest colleges
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Ohio State Beauty AcademyFor-profit two-year college · Lima · 12.4 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 ↗
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University of Northwestern OhioPrivate nonprofit college · Lima · 12.5 mi
- What it is
- Private nonprofit college
- City
- Lima
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 3,175
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $12,930
- Graduation rate
- 45% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 119)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 204486
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Vantage Career CenterPublic career school · Van Wert · 15.0 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 ↗
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
1308 townshipsJennings Township, Putnam County39% of residents, then Monterey Township, Putnam 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-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 45844 (Jennings Township and Fort Jennings), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.81 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 38.0 in
- 4.3 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 16.0 in
- a normal year brings 24.2 in
- a normal year
- 39.4 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.81 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 5.29 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 7.26 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.85 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 4.37 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 3.86 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.58 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.07 | 0.8 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.63 | 3.5 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.28 | 11.7 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.82 | 6.5 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.49 | 6.4 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 53.0 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 23.4 in |
| Snowiest year | 2014 — 57.1 in |
| Wettest day on record | 21 August 2007 — 4.14 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 10 November 1913 — 10.36 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 2 March 1912 — 37.99 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 45844 (Jennings Township and Fort Jennings), 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 45844 (Jennings Township and Fort Jennings): 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
- 13
- those placed on the map inside 45844 (Jennings Township and Fort Jennings)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Air pollution | 4 |
| Public drinking water | 4 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 4 |
| Hazardous waste | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| FORT JENNINGS AUGLAIZE RIVER DAM REMOVAL AND RESTORATION (CEC 353-233) | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| PUT-SR 190-571 PID 119866 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO INC | Air pollution permit | |
| NORTH DELPHOS - OTTOVILLE 69 KV LINE REBUILD | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| OTTOVILLE STATION EXPANSION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| PUT-SR 190-571 PID 119866 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| FT JENNINGS ATHLETIC BUILDING PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| FT JENNINGS ATHLETIC BUILDING PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| FT JENNINGS ATHLETIC BUILDING PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water permit | |
| FT JENNINGS ATHLETIC BUILDING PWS | Public drinking water permit | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH - FT JENNINGS PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH - FT JENNINGS PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH - FT JENNINGS PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH - FT JENNINGS PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| UNVERFERTH AMLC PWS | Public drinking water report |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Around here
Places in this ZIP
- Jennings Townshiptownship39% of residents
- Monterey Townshiptownship17% of residents
- Fort Jenningsvillage16% of residents
- Jackson Townshiptownship10% of residents
- Union Townshiptownship10% of residents
- Marion Townshiptownship3% of residents
- Jackson Townshiptownship3% of residents
- Sugar Creek Townshiptownship3% of residents
School districts
ZIP codes next door
The county
Putnam County: 13 ZIP codes, 31 cities, villages and townships, 35,849 people. The county in numbers.
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Quick answers
What city is ZIP code 45844?
ZIP code 45844 is the Fort Jennings, Ohio post office area in Putnam County, home to 3,251 residents. Of its residents, 39% live in Jennings Township, 17% in Monterey Township, 16% in the village of Fort Jennings and 10% in Jackson Township.
What county is ZIP code 45844 in?
ZIP code 45844 lies mostly in Putnam County, Ohio, and reaches into Allen County, Van Wert County.
Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45844 come from?
Mostly private wells. 1% of residents on a community system (Ottoville Village: Groundwater wells (3 wells)).
What school district is ZIP code 45844 in?
ZIP code 45844 is mostly in the Jennings Local School District; parts are in the Ottoville Local School District and the Kalida Local School District and the Columbus Grove Local School District.
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