ZIP code 45891: Van Wert
Van Wert County · 15,633 residents
Town Creek via off-stream impounding reservoirs (1.01 billion gallons combined). Van Wert Water Treatment Plant · Van Wert City. About 72% of residents are on Van Wert City; the other 28% are outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells. The water here
45891 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: Town Creek via off-stream impounding reservoirs (1.01 billion gallons combined). About 72% of residents are on Van Wert City; the other 28% are outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells. Source: EPA SDWIS
- Historic places 4 This ZIP has a lot of listed historic places: 4 on the National Register, more than 82% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: National Register data
- Disasters 14 This ZIP has a lot of tornado history: 14 recorded with a track within 5 miles since 1950, more than 99% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NOAA SPC tornado data
- Violations 8 This ZIP's water system has more health-based violations than most: 8 since 2015, more than 98% of Ohio ZIPs on a public system. Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts)
- Rail crossings 34 This ZIP has a lot of rail crossings: 34 public at-grade crossings, more than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: FRA crossing inventory (Form 71, current)
- Libraries 0.2 mi This ZIP sits close to a public library: the nearest is 0.2 miles away, closer than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey
- EV chargers 0.7 mi This ZIP sits close to a DC fast charger: the nearest is 0.7 miles away, closer than 94% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center
- Power plants 4.6 mi This ZIP sits close to a large power plant: the nearest 100+ MW plant is 4.6 miles away, closer than 93% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EIA-860
- Police 0.3 mi This ZIP sits close to a police station: the nearest is 0.3 miles away, closer than 90% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
- Hospitals 1.2 mi This ZIP sits close to a hospital: the nearest general or critical-access hospital is 1.2 miles away, closer than 91% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: CMS Care Compare data
Local events in 45891
5 events in the next 90 days from 4 public calendars. All local events in 45891
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Your ballot
Who represents 45891, and the statewide question, statewide and legislative races and local issues on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election. County offices and judges are on your county board's sample ballot.
| Chamber | District | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | District 4 | New 2026 district; see the race below | — |
| Ohio Senate | District 1 | Rob McColley | R |
| Ohio House | District 82 | Roy Klopfenstein | 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.
Statewide question: State Issue 3: Voter ID
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)
45891'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 4th District: Jim Jordan (Republican) · Joshua Kolasinski (Democratic) · Tracey Tackett (Independent)
| Jurisdiction | Type | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 1.4-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Liberty Township for 3 years, beginning in 2027. |
| Union Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the current expenses of Union Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. |
Matched to this ZIP by jurisdiction name: Harrison Township, Hoaglin Township, Liberty Township, Pleasant Township, Ridge Township, Union Township, Van Wert City, York Township.
No early in-person voting at boards of elections — 2026-11-02. Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3.
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
Reservoirs & inland lakesTown Creek via off-stream impounding reservoirs (1.01 billion gallons combined)Van Wert Water Treatment Plant · Van Wert City
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. · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
Elevation 682–827 ft, averaging 778 ft · Van Wert 756–810 ft, averaging 781 · Van Wert County 624–861 ft (USGS 3DEP)
- storageReservoir 1 (North) · Town Creek storage reservoir
Northern off-stream impounding reservoir holding Town Creek water pumped in via Intake 1; part of a combined 1.01-billion-gallon storage system - storageReservoir 2/3 (South) · Town Creek storage reservoir · ~100%
Southern impounding reservoir(s) holding pumped Town Creek water that supply the treatment plant's actual raw-water intake - rechargeTown Creek Intake 1 · Town Creek
One of two pumping stations east of the reservoirs that lift Town Creek water into Reservoir 1 when stream flow is sufficient - rechargeTown Creek Intake 2 · Town Creek
Second Town Creek pumping station (of eight pumps total, capable of 48.96 MGD combined) filling Reservoir 2/3
Van Wert City is owned by a local government, with 4,946 service connections serving 10,846 people; it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program. Office: 419-238-1237 (SDWIS).
EPA modeled the service boundary of Van Wert City (random forest) rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
Bills, 2023: a household using 5,000 gallons a month paid about $412 a year for water ($34 a month; $205 at 2,500 gallons, $659 at 8,000) and about $489 a year for sewer (Ohio EPA rate survey, inside-city rates).
Ohio EPA loans since 2016 for projects inside this ZIP: $7.2 million across 2 projects, $100,000 of it forgiven (wastewater $7.1M, nonpoint runoff $100K); largest: Pump Station and Retention Basin CSO (Van Wert, 2018, $7.1M); 2018 HSTS Repair/Replacement Project (Van Wert County, 2018, $100K).
- Water bodies
- Town Creek, Reservoir 1 North, Reservoir 2/3 South
- Raw intakes
- Town Creek
Reservoir - Serves
- 10,846 people · Van Wert County
- EPA ID
- OH8100611
About this area's water
Did you know
- Van Wert has taken its drinking water from the same stream, Town Creek, since 1891 — the water department is older than the automobile.
- The two reservoirs hold about 1.01 billion gallons, roughly 21 months of supply on paper and 15-16 months in practice once you subtract the bottom two feet and evaporation.
- Two pump stations east of the reservoirs can move 48.96 million gallons a day with all eight pumps running — but they only run when Town Creek is high enough, which was 172 days in 2023.
- Town Creek's recorded annual flow since 1951 has swung from 180 million to 1.26 billion gallons, a seven-fold range the reservoirs exist to absorb.
- Potassium permanganate is the first chemical added, purely to knock out bad taste and odor before coagulation begins.
Source: vanwert.orgvanwert.org
History6
- 1891Van Wert Water Department began supplying drinking water to the city, drawing from Town Creek — the same source it uses today.
- 2013In February the plant began feeding a filter aid into the treatment train to cut turbidity passing through the sand filters.
- 2023Ohio EPA placed Van Wert under Findings and Orders after total trihalomethanes exceeded the 80 ppb standard for four consecutive quarters; the city retained Veolia North America and issued MCL violation notices in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023.
- 2023Council approved a 10% water-only rate increase (sewer unchanged), worth about $1.80 a month on a minimum bill.
- 2024On March 22 the city distributed a Tier 3 monitoring violation notice: no raw-water cyanobacteria screening sample was collected during the 6/25/23-7/8/23 period.
- 2025A second 10% water rate increase took effect March 1, driven by the THM problem, an ODNR-mandated reservoir inundation study, and inflation; it was expected to raise about $230,000 a year.
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Town Creek water is pumped into two on-site impounding reservoirs, then treated at the city plant: potassium permanganate for taste and odor, lime and ferric chloride coagulation/sedimentation in clarifiers (with lime softening as a side benefit), fluoride and carbon dioxide for pH stabilization after clarification, filtration through roughly 30 inches of sand, then a 500,000-gallon clearwell and chlorine disinfection.
Source: vanwert.orgvanwert.org
Water pressure
The distribution system runs on pumps at the plant feeding about 70 miles of water main, with two elevated towers (400,000 and 500,000 gallons) providing storage and head.
Source: vanwert.orgvanwert.org
What it costs
$8.32 per 1,000 gallons
Typical household bill about $31 a month for water.
2026 in-town monthly schedule: water minimum $14.04 covers 0-227 cubic feet, then $62.23 per 1,000 cf for the next 5,773 cf, declining through four blocks to $27.01 per 1,000 cf over 100,000 cf.
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL VIOLATION. | 82 ppb | 80 (MCL) | 2025 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL VIOLATION in 1Q, 2Q and 3Q 2023; range 27.4-99.8 ppb. Four-quarter averages ran 0.081-0.094 mg/L across sampling sites and triggered Ohio EPA Findings and Orders. | 94.25 ppb | 80 (MCL) | 2023 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range 13.6-32.5 ppb; no violation. | 29.80 ppb | 60 (MCL) | 2023 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 31 samples above the action level; lead detected in 5 of 31 sites, range <0.6-7.2 ppb. | 1.5 ppb | 15 (action level) | 2023 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 31 samples above the action level; range 0.010-0.216 ppm. | 0.171 ppm | 1.3 (action level) | 2023 |
| Nitrate Maximum; range 0.22-2.42 ppm. Fertilizer runoff and natural deposits. | 2.42 ppm | 10 (MCL) | 2023 |
| Fluoride Maximum; range 0.86-1.13 ppm. Added at the plant. | 1.13 ppm | 4 (MCL) | 2023 |
| Atrazine Runoff from row-crop herbicide — a real signal for a farmland surface-water supply, but well under the limit. | 0.36 ppb | 3 (MCL) | 2023 |
| Arsenic Erosion of natural deposits. | 0.9 ppb | 10 (MCL) | 2023 |
| Turbidity Highest single reading, in September; 98.3% of samples met the standard in the worst month, so no violation. Annual average 0.148 NTU. | 0.66 NTU | 0.30 in 95% of daily samples (treatment technique) | 2023 |
Source: vanwert.orgvanwert.org
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.083 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · known
- 2025Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.084 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
- 2023Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.094 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
- 2022Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · above the legal limit on average · measured 0.086 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
EPA's count of 8 includes 4 repeat quarterly violations of the problems listed.
14 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 4 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 2 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records); 8 health-based.
Projects & plans3
Recent and current work
- Water tower mixers · 2026 · completed
Mixers installed in the elevated tanks to cut water age; the city reports improved chlorine residual stability across the distribution system.
Source: thevwindependent.com
Planned or needed
- TTHM reduction project — sluice gate replacement on the reservoir structures · $2.1 million · 2026 · planned
Ohio EPA approved the plan in 2026; council passed an ordinance in July 2026 letting the safety-service director seek bids and award contracts. Work expected to begin in September 2026 and continue into spring, weather permitting. - Reservoir dam inundation study · $50,000 · 2023 · planned
Mandated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; projected to exceed $50,000. Models breach scenarios and the resulting impact on infrastructure and residences downstream. One of the cost drivers cited for the 2025 rate increase.
Source: thevwindependent.comthevwindependent.comthevwindependent.com
Supply stress
Van Wert is a small surface-water supply with real storage behind it. The two impounding reservoirs hold about 1.01 billion gallons — the city puts that at roughly 21 months of theoretical supply, or 15-16 months once the unusable bottom two feet and evaporation are subtracted. Refill depends entirely on Town Creek: two pump stations east of the reservoirs can move 48.96 million gallons a day with all eight pumps running, and in 2023 they ran 172 days and moved 795,567,000 gallons.
Source: vanwert.orgvanwert.org
Sewers
Sanitary
The city runs its own wastewater treatment plant and collection system. Ohio EPA NPDES permit 2PD00006 identifies the works at 7998 S.R. 127 N. discharging to Town Creek at river mile 13.87.
Sources
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records.
Water systems in this ZIP
- Van Wert City72% of residentsTown Creek via two impounding reservoirs
28% of residents live outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells.
Source: U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
Infrastructure in this ZIP
55.4 mi of highway (US 127, US 224, US 30) · 13.9 mi of railroad (Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad) · 14.2 mi of gas transmission pipeline (West Ohio Gas) · 50.3 mi of electric transmission line (AEP, AEP Ohio) · 1 airfield or heliport (Van Wert County) · 1 bus or rail terminal and transit stop · 1 sewage plant (Van Wert WWTP) · 5 combined sewer overflows · 2 dams (Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 3, Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 1) · 2 power plants (Blue Creek Wind Project, Cooper Farms VW Project) · 6 substations · 69 wind turbines · 39 grade crossings (Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern) · 10 registered towers · 2 public EV charger listings · 3 landfills or waste sites, open and closed (Young's Waste Service Ltd, Van Wert County Composting Facility, Go Green Llc) · 1 hospital (Van Wert County Hospital) · 1 fire or EMS station · 2 police stations · 1 post office · 2 water towers or tanks in OpenStreetMap · 1 water works or pumping station in OpenStreetMap · 130 bridges and culverts in the inventory · 13 sites with underground fuel tanks in use · 2 open leaking-tank releases · 7 other permitted dischargers (Bentbrook Subdiv Wwtp, City of Van Wert, Cooper Farms Cooked Meats) · 1 quarry or pit (Ridge Township Quarry) · 1 hazardous waste handler · 1 prison or jail (Van Wert County Correctional Facility) · 1 weather station (Van Wert) · 18 source water protection zones (Van Wert City, St Pauls Church, Camp Clay [Ymca]) · 1 stormwater (MS4) permit area (City of Van Wert) · 20 biosolids application fields (sludge from Van Wert WWTP, Haviland Energy) · 8 brownfield or cleanup sites · 4 broadcast transmitters (WERT, W282CF, WVWH) · 1 911 call center (Van Wert County 9-1-1 Operations) · 1 tire or battery drop-off site · 1 mining permit area (Ridge Township Quarry (permit IM-0642)) · 1 ODOT facility (Van Wert Full Service Facility) · 1 traffic signal.
Draw them40 layers on the mapIntakes and plants
Inland riversTown Creek via off-stream impounding reservoirs (1.01 billion gallons combined)Van Wert Water Treatment Plant · Van Wert City
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. · EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA source water protection
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Violations
Eight or more8 health-based violations since 2015Van Wert City · lead 0 ppb (2025) · 14 of any kind since 2020
Source: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled September 2026): health-based violations since 2015, all violations since 2020, lead and copper 90th-percentile results, for the system serving most of the ZIP · EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts) · EPA ECHO
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Disinfection byproducts
40 to 60TTHM 47 µg/L (2019)Van Wert City · HAA5 30 · worst year 60
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.
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PFAS
No PFAS detectedNo PFAS detectedVan Wert City · UCMR 5, 5 samples · Ohio EPA 2020
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026: 29 PFAS and lithium at 347 Ohio systems) and Ohio EPA statewide PFAS sampling 2019 to 2021 (1,479 systems), for the system serving most of each ZIP. · Ohio EPA PFAS
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Lead
No lead detectedNo lead at the 90th-percentile tapVan Wert City · period ending 2025-12 · 7 of 5,080 service lines lead or galvanized, 1,965 unknown
Source: SDWIS lead and copper 90th-percentile tap results (Envirofacts) and EPA's service line inventory dashboard (2026 Q2 submissions), for the system serving most of each ZIP. · ODH childhood lead testing · ODH high-risk ZIP list (CCBH PDF) · Ohio EPA lead and copper · H2Ohio
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Fluoride and treatment
FluoridatedFluoridatedVan Wert City · corrosion control, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal
Source: CDC My Water's Fluoride (fluoridation status of each system as reported by the Ohio Department of Health, fetched 2026-09-10). · EPA SDWIS search
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Algal toxins
Under 5 µg/L in raw waterRaw water up to 0.352 µg/L microcystinVan Wert City · 2025-10
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 136 · Limestone1,207 well logs · median 102 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 Geological Survey · Ohio EPA GIS services · USGS water data
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Aquifer
30 to 60%48% 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 geology layers · Ohio EPA source water protection (SWAP) · ODNR Geological Survey
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Sewage plants
Every quarter in violationVan Wert Wwtp · 0.4 mi12 of 12 quarters in violation · combined sewer overflows · 4 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
A quarter to a half39% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeLower Town Creek · bacteria (pathogens), PCBs
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 subbasinLower Town Creek · drains to Lake Erie
Source: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset: HUC-8 subbasins by resident share (2020 census blocks) and the HUC-12 subwatershed at each ZIP's population-weighted center with its downstream chain. · USGS 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 $175,000Median home $152,100household income $64,272 · rent $772 · 79% 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. · 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
1940 to 1959Median year built 19496,037 residential parcels · $121K 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. · Van Wert County Auditor
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Building permits
5 to 15145 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Van Wert · 13.7 per 1,000 residents · 16 in 2025
Source: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2016 to 2025: new privately owned housing units, buildings and construction value authorized by each Ohio permit office, given to each ZIP through the jurisdiction where most of its… · Census building permits
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Home prices
50 to 75%+74% in ten years+50% in five · -1% in 2025
Source: FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP all-transactions series (repeat sales and refinance appraisals of conforming-mortgage homes, developmental, not seasonally adjusted): ten-, five- and one-year changes and the level against… · FHFA house price index · Zillow research data · Realtor.com data
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School tax
22 to 25 mills24.9 effective school millsVan Wert City · about $1,747 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 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
Source: PUCO certified electric territories via ODOT plus HIFLD municipal systems (EIA-861) with ODOT corporate limits. · PUCO electricity · ODOT territories service · EIA-861 · DOE LEAD Tool · HIFLD retail service territories
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Gas
Enbridge Gas OhioEnbridge Gas OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 51% of homes heat with utility gas
Source: PUCO 2026 county map of gas distribution companies, HIFLD/EIA-176 territory polygons, ACS 2020-2024 heating fuel · PUCO natural gas · HIFLD
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Power plants
A 100 MW+ plant under 5 milesBlue Creek Wind Project · 4.6 miwind, 302 MW · 3 plants within 10 miles
Power plants within 10 miles
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Cooper Farms VW ProjectWind · 4 MW · 2.8 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 ↗
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Blue Creek Wind Project 100 MW or moreWind · 302 MW · 4.6 mi
- Capacity
- 302 MW
- Main source
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Paulding, Van Wert County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2011
- EIA plant code
- 57449
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Robert P Mone Plant 100 MW or moreNatural gas · 441 MW · 9.1 mi
- Capacity
- 441 MW
- Main source
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Buckeye Power, Inc
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Convoy, Van Wert County
- Generating units
- 3
- Built
- 2002
- EIA plant code
- 7872
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. · EIA-860 · HIFLD · USGS wind turbines · USGS solar · NRC emergency planning zones
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Pipelines
Half a mile to 1 mileNearest transmission line 0.7 miWest Ohio Gas Co (intrastate) · 14.2 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. · 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 service100% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 26% · cable 80% · 7,182 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. · 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 99% · 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 broadband map · FCC antenna registration · Ookla open data
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EV chargers
DC fast charger under 2 milesFast charger 0.7 mi: LEE KINSTLE CHEVROLET GMC 650 W Ervin Rd2 public stations in the ZIP (2 Level 2, 1 DC fast ports) · 2 within 5 miles of its center
Public EV charging inside ZIP 45891
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Lee Kinstle GM1 Level 2 · Van Wert · 0.7 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
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LEE KINSTLE CHEVROLET GMC 650 W Ervin Rd DC fast1 DC fast · 1 Level 2 · Van Wert · 0.7 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: NLR 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, NLR 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
Stations and terminals inside ZIP 45891
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1301 W Main RdIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 3.1 mi
- What it is
- Intercity bus stop
- Operator
- Greyhound Lines
- City
- Van Wert
- Coordinates
- 40.88420, -84.63900
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: USDOT BTS National Transit Map stops (National Transportation Atlas Database, 2025 vintage, fetched September 2026), plus the Springfield, Lancaster-Fairfield, Knox County Transit, WayGo and BGSU Shuttle GTFS feeds: share of residents… · BTS National Transit Map · BTS transportation atlas · Springfield City Area Transit GTFS feed · Lancaster-Fairfield Public Transit GTFS feed · Knox County Transit GTFS feed · WayGo GTFS feed · BGSU Shuttle GTFS feed
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Walkability
Below average (5.76 to 10.5)Walkability 7.6 of 2066 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. · EPA walkability index · Smart Location Database · Census ACS
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Rail crossings
26 or more34 public crossings15 gated · up to 7 trains a day · Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern
Source: FRA Grade Crossing Inventory (current records, Ohio): open at-grade crossings inside each ZIP, gates, trains a day at the busiest, timetable speed, railroads; nearest crossing to the population-weighted center. · FRA crossing inventory (Form 71, current) · FRA crossing incidents (Form 57) · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · FRA safety data · DOT open data
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Bridges
No bridge rated poor130 bridges, 0 rated poortypical build year 1978 · busiest Us127 S Washington, 11,215 vehicles a day
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025 (26,713 Ohio structures; 26,616 fall inside a ZIP area and are counted, the other 97 land outside every ZIP polygon): bridges inside each ZIP, poor-condition ratings, ages, traffic · FHWA bridge inventory · ODOT TIMS bridge inventory (live)
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Traffic
5,000 to 20,00018,112 vehicles a day on US 305,946 trucks · 430K 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. · ODOT TIMS traffic count segments · NHTSA FARS
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Airports and Amtrak
30 to 50 milesFWA · 32.8 miFort Wayne International · Amtrak at Bryan 42.4 mi
Source: FAA airport facilities (NASR landing-facility record) and Amtrak stations via USDOT BTS National Transportation Atlas Database, fetched September 2026: nearest airport with scheduled airline service (Part 139 class I), nearest public-use… · BTS transportation atlas
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Land, air and risk
The ground itself and what can go wrong on it: radon, flood risk, air quality, old mines and wells, and the parks, wetlands and open land still left.
Radon
4 to 8 pCi/L4.7 pCi/L average radon79 tests · 24% above 4 pCi/L · median 1.3
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%4.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain4% of the land is floodplain · zone A
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, flood hazard zones, fetched 2026-09-08; OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims for Ohio (frozen June 2026), by reported ZIP; USGS NWIS annual peak flows for the nearest active stream gauge. · FEMA flood hazard layer · FEMA Map Service Center · OpenFEMA · NOAA Atlas 14 · USGS stream gauges
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Hazard risk
20 to 40Risk score 32 · higher than about 32% of US tractsStrong wind 93 · Hail 80
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, census tracts, December 2025 release, population-weighted to ZIPs · FEMA National Risk Index · NRI census tract layer (ArcGIS)
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Climate
Under 20 inches of snow a year17" 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. · 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, 28.5 miozone 66 ppb at Lima
Source: EPA Air Quality System 2025 annual summaries: nearest PM2.5 and ozone monitors from each ZIP's population-weighted center, county AQI day counts; EPA ECHO Clean Air Act permitted sources in Ohio (air_rest_services, September 2026). · EPA air data files · EPA AirToxScreen · EPA Green Book · EPA ECHO
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Toxic sites
15 miles or moreNearest site on, proposed for or deleted from the NPL, 28.9 mi: Fort Wayne Reduction Dump15 toxic-release reporters · 2 Superfund program sites in the ZIP
Superfund sites inside ZIP 45891
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Van Wert Mercury SiteSuperfund program · Van Wert · 0.4 mi
- Address
- 412 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHSFN0507957
- EPA registry ID
- 110009348107
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Lincolnview School MercurySuperfund program · Van Wert · 3.8 mi
- Address
- 15945 Middle Point Road, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000510471
- EPA registry ID
- 110041622517
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service: Superfund NPL and SEMS sites, Toxics Release Inventory reporters (EPA geoplatform), fetched 2026-09-08. · EPA Facility Registry · EPA Superfund sites · Ohio EPA cleanup sites · EPA UST Finder · EPA ECHO
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Toxic releases
10,000 to 100,000 lb90,648 lb released on site in 20244 facilities · Teijin Automotive Technologies - Van Wert · 5 lb to water
Facilities reporting toxic releases inside ZIP 45891
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Greif PackagingToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 975 Glenn St, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4589WGRFPC975GL
- EPA registry ID
- 110070244459
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Greif Packaging Llc (0381020108)Toxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 975 Glenn Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45891SNCFB975GL
- EPA registry ID
- 110010296795
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Kennedy Manufacturing - Facility #1Toxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 0.6 mi
- Address
- 520 E Sycamore St, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45891KNNDY520EA
- EPA registry ID
- 110038999769
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Federal Mogul CorpToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 0.9 mi
- Address
- 150 Fisher Ave., Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45891FDRLM150FI
- EPA registry ID
- 110000396009
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Harter GroupToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 1220 E. Jackson, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45891THHRT1220E
- EPA registry ID
- 110002114202
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Aeroquip CorporationToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.1 mi
- Address
- 1225 West Main Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 45891RQPCR1225W
- EPA registry ID
- 110000396027
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V-P BuildingsToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.3 mi
- Address
- 1202 Industrial Dr, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45891VRCPR1202I
- EPA registry ID
- 110042013308
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Gkn Sinter MetalsToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.4 mi
- Address
- 1180 Kear Road, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
- EPA program ID
- 45891VNWRT1180K
- EPA registry ID
- 110000396045
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Harter GroupToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.4 mi
- Address
- 1255 Indl. Ave., Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
- EPA program ID
- 45891HRTRG1255I
- EPA registry ID
- 110002114186
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Kennedy Manufacturing Co.Toxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.4 mi
- Address
- 1266 Industrial Dr., Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45891KNNDY1266I
- EPA registry ID
- 110002114195
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Teijin Automotive Technologies, Inc. (0381020017)Toxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.5 mi
- Address
- 1276 Industrial Drive, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45891THBDD1276I
- EPA registry ID
- 110000396036
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Braun Industries, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.6 mi
- Address
- 1170 Production Dr, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4589WBRNND117PR
- EPA registry ID
- 110012567187
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Metals Recycling TechnologyToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.7 mi
- Address
- 7680 Us Rt. 127N, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- TRI_OFFSITE_1344
- EPA registry ID
- 110070690020
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Metals Recycling TechnologiesToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 1.9 mi
- Address
- 7600 Us-127, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- TRI_OFFSITE_1343
- EPA registry ID
- 110070690019
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Cooper Farms Cooked Meats Van WertToxics Release Inventory · Van Wert · 2.5 mi
- Address
- 6793 Us Route 127 North, Van Wert, OH 45891
- County
- Van Wert County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4589WVHCPR6793U
- EPA registry ID
- 110006263729
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 22 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 1, 1.5 mi, condition fair
High-hazard dams within 10 miles
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Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 1Town Creek - Offstream · condition: fair · 1.5 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 ↗
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Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 3Town Creek - Off Stream · condition: satisfactory · 2.3 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 ↗
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. · National Inventory of Dams
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Disasters
11 or more14 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19502 rated F2/EF2+ · 16 federal declarations for Van Wert County · 4 quakes M2+ within 25 mi
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database 1950-2025 (tracks within 5 miles of each ZIP's population-weighted center), OpenFEMA disaster declarations by county since 1956, USGS earthquake catalog M2+ since 1970 within 25 miles. · NOAA SPC tornado data · OpenFEMA · USGS earthquakes · NOAA storm events · IEM warning archive
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Spills
15 to 3919 spills reported since 2021mostly diesel and fuel oil · 6 reached water
Spills reported since 2021 inside ZIP 45891
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Material Unknown2024-01-26 · Van Wert · 0.3 mi
- Reported
- 2024-01-26
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2401EPA0000136
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-07-02 · Van Wert · 0.4 mi
- Reported
- 2026-07-02
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 70 gallons
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001184
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Concrete2021-02-15 · Van Wert · 0.5 mi
- Reported
- 2021-02-15
- What spilled
- Concrete
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000203
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human2024-09-23 · Van Wert · 0.7 mi
- Reported
- 2024-09-23
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001641
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Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)2021-02-10 · Van Wert · 1.0 mi
- Reported
- 2021-02-10
- What spilled
- Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000183
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2024-03-27 · Van Wert · 1.0 mi
- Reported
- 2024-03-27
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Reached a waterway
- 81 - Town Creek
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000477
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-01-31 · Van Wert · 1.2 mi
- Reported
- 2021-01-31
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2101EPA0000135
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)2025-05-21 · Van Wert · 1.3 mi
- Reported
- 2025-05-21
- What spilled
- Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2505EPA0000815
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-04-20 · Pleasant Twp · 1.4 mi
- Reported
- 2022-04-20
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 150 gallons
- Where
- Pleasant Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2204EPA0000546
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-12-21 · Ridge Twp · 1.7 mi
- Reported
- 2021-12-21
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Ridge Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2112EPA0001892
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2024-12-09 · Van Wert · 1.8 mi
- Reported
- 2024-12-09
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Reached a waterway
- 81 - Town Creek
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2412EPA0001990
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-07-20 · Ridge Twp · 2.5 mi
- Reported
- 2023-07-20
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Ridge Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2307EPA0001224
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2021-08-26 · Hoaglin Twp · 2.7 mi
- Reported
- 2021-08-26
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 5 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Hoaglin Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2108EPA0001334
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2021-10-30 · Ridge Twp · 3.2 mi
- Reported
- 2021-10-30
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Ridge Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001683
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-12-19 · Ridge Twp · 3.3 mi
- Reported
- 2021-12-19
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Ridge Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2112EPA0001884
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-12-15 · Pleasant Twp · 3.5 mi
- Reported
- 2021-12-15
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Pleasant Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2112EPA0001865
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Manure Dairy2026-08-01 · Pleasant Twp · 3.6 mi
- Reported
- 2026-08-01
- What spilled
- Manure Dairy
- Where
- Pleasant Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2608EPA0001404
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Bentonite / Drilling Mud Reached water2026-06-03 · Hoaglin Twp · 3.8 mi
- Reported
- 2026-06-03
- What spilled
- Bentonite / Drilling Mud
- Reached a waterway
- 81 - Town Creek
- Where
- Hoaglin Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0000975
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Manure Nos (Not Specified) Reached water2026-03-03 · Pleasant Twp · 4.3 mi
- Reported
- 2026-03-03
- What spilled
- Manure Nos (Not Specified)
- Reached a waterway
- 81 - Town Creek
- Where
- Pleasant Twp, Van Wert County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000282
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
51 to 20056 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 6 orphan · nearest 1.27 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 70 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 mines of Ohio · ODNR Geological Survey
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Soils
Very limitedNappanee silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesseptic very limited · somewhat poorly drained
Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access: the soil map unit under each ZIP's population-weighted center with its dominant component, drainage, hydric and farmland class, flooding, and the Ohio septic and basement interpretation ratings. · USDA Soil Data Access · Web Soil Survey · Open-Meteo elevation
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Parks
0.5 to 2%0.6% public land · 546 acresRotary Park · Independence Dam State Park 22.3 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 land0.4% wetland · 367 acrespond 230 · forested/shrub wetland 125 · emergent wetland 11
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). · USFWS wetlands inventory · Ohio EPA GIS services
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Land cover
5% to 15%11% developed · 2% tree canopycropland 86% · forest 3%
Source: National Land Cover Database, 2021 edition (USGS and the MRLC consortium. · 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%17.9% bachelor's or higher90.8% white · 0.3% Black · 4.7% Hispanic · 0.3% Asian · 1.5% foreign-born
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: educational attainment (B15003), race and Hispanic origin (B03002), nativity (B05002), veterans (B21001); IRS Statistics of Income county migration flows 2022 to 2023 for the county. · Census ACS · Census population estimates · IRS migration data · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS commuting area codes · 2020 Census redistricting data · Census SAIPE · IRS exempt organizations
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Jobs
1 to 29,320 jobs · 8,039 employed residentsManufacturing leads
Source: Census LEHD LODES 8, 2023, all jobs: workplace and residence counts by census block summed into ZCTAs (workplace-only blocks by block-group or tract majority), origin-destination flows for where residents work. · Census 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
Reservoirs & inland lakesTown Creek via off-stream impounding reservoirs (1.01 billion gallons combined)Van Wert Water Treatment Plant · Van Wert City
Source: Historical economic data: Census Bureau historical county population via the NBER mirror (1900) and Census Bureau population estimates (current and peak), Census County Business Patterns, USDA Census of Agriculture, FHFA House Price Index… · FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) · Census County Business Patterns · USDA Census of Agriculture · FHFA House Price Index · BEA GDP by county · Census American Community Survey · IPUMS NHGIS historical census · Zillow Home Value Index
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Upward mobility
40th to 45thPercentile rank 40.8income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents · 2.56% 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
40th to 60th48th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 37 · household 60 · minority status 30 · housing and transport 55
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
20 to 25%21.1% in fair or poor healthobesity 38% · diabetes 13.9% · smoking 17.3% · depression 26.2%
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. · CDC PLACES · County Health Rankings · CDC overdose data · NCI cancer profiles · HRSA data
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Life expectancy
76 to 7976.2 years life expectancy8 tracts, from 71.9 to 82.2
Source: CDC/NCHS U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP, deaths 2010-2015, 2010 census tracts) weighted into ZIPs by 2020 block population · CDC USALEEP
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Hospitals
Under 3 milesVan Wert County Hospital · 1.2 miVan Wert · 111 beds · 1 within 10 miles
Hospitals within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Van Wert County HospitalGeneral hospital · Van Wert · 1.2 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
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Ridgeview HospitalPsychiatric hospital · Middlepoint · 5.6 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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Paulding County HospitalCritical access hospital · Paulding · 18.5 mi
- What it is
- Critical access hospital
- Address
- 1035 West Wayne St, Paulding, OH 45879
- County
- Paulding County
- Beds
- 25
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Government - local
- Medicare overall rating
- not rated
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Phone
- (419) 399-4080
- Medicare ID
- 361300
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.
Community health centers within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio, Inc.Health center · Van Wert · 1.1 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Van Wert
- Coordinates
- 40.85311, -84.59544
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North Lima Community Health CenterHealth center · Lima · 24.9 mi
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Lima
- Coordinates
- 40.76561, -84.12800
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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.
Dialysis centers within 5 miles
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Fmc - Rcg Van WertDialysis · Van Wert · 1.1 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
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Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center). Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Source: Nearest hospital: miles from each ZIP's population-weighted center to the nearest open general or critical-access hospital in Ohio, or, within 40 miles of the state line in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the… · CMS Care Compare data · HIFLD · HRSA data · CMS NPI files
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Nursing homes
1 to 3 milesVAN WERT MANOR · 1.1 mi5 of 5 stars · 62 beds · 2 within 5 miles
Nursing homes within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Van Wert Manor5 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 1.1 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
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Vancrest Health Care Center5 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 2.1 mi
- Address
- 10357 Van Wert Decatur Road, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Certified beds
- 93
- Residents on an average day
- 75
- 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
- VANCREST HEALTH CARE CENTERS
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 238-4646
- Medicare ID
- 365254
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Colonial Nursing Center of Rockford3 of 5 stars · Rockford · 13.0 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
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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 Care Compare data
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Crime
1 to 2.52.4 violent offenses per 1,000Van Wert Police · 33.1 property per 1,000 · 12 months · 46% of violent cleared
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer NIBRS incident files for Ohio, 2024 (2023 file for the trend), as downloaded in September 2026. · FBI Crime Data Explorer · USGS structures service
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Police
Under 1 mileVan Wert County Sheriff's Office · 0.3 mi2 stations within 3 miles · post office 0.4 mi
Police stations within 3 miles
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Van Wert County Sheriff's OfficeVan Wert · 0.3 mi
- Address
- 113 North Market Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Coordinates
- 40.87034, -84.58104
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Van Wert Police DepartmentVan Wert · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Coordinates
- 40.87017, -84.57635
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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 mileVan Wert Fire Department · 0.5 mi1 station within 3 miles, 4 within 8
Fire and EMS stations within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Van Wert Fire DepartmentVan Wert · 0.5 mi
- Address
- 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Coordinates
- 40.87006, -84.57602
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Ohio City Volunteer Fire DepartmentOhio City · 6.8 mi
- Address
- 103 South Main Street, Ohio City, OH 45874
- Coordinates
- 40.77130, -84.61634
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Convoy Fire Station and Emergency Medical Services DepartmentConvoy · 7.2 mi
- Address
- 117 Franklin Street, Convoy, OH 45832
- Coordinates
- 40.91738, -84.70647
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. · USGS structures service · Columbus fire stations · Cleveland fire stations
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Libraries
Under 1 mileBrumback Library · 0.2 mi1 within 3 miles, 4 within 8
Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Brumback LibraryCentral library · Van Wert · 0.2 mi
- Address
- 215 W. Main St., Van Wert, OH 45891
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Brumback Library
- Open
- 2,366 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 29,010 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 52,000
- System's loans, FY2024
- 103,639
- People the system serves
- 24,724
- Phone
- (419) 238-2168
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Ohio City BranchBranch · Ohio City · 6.8 mi
- Address
- 101 W. Carmean Street, Ohio City, OH 45874
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Brumback Library
- Open
- 442 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 2,200 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 52,000
- System's loans, FY2024
- 103,639
- People the system serves
- 24,724
- Phone
- (419) 965-2918
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos inside ZIP 45891
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Van Wert County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Van West · 0.7 mi
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Van West
- Coordinates
- 40.87744, -84.58295
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). · 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 tract49% over 1 mile from a supermarket · 10% 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. · 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
No datahistory not researched yet
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
3 to 64 listed historic placesBrumback Library
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Brumback LibraryBuilding · Van Wert · listed 1979
- Address
- 215 W. Main St.
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County · ZIP 45891
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001973
- Coordinates
- 40.86893, -84.58379
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Kauke and McCurdy BlockBuilding · Van Wert
- Address
- Roughly bounded by Jackson St., Town Creek, Central Ave., and Cherry St.
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County · ZIP 45891
- What it is
- Building
- Latest NPS certification action
- 2021
- NRIS reference number
- 100006140
- Coordinates
- 40.86987, -84.58267
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Van Wert BandstandStructure · Van Wert · listed 1982
- Address
- Van Wert County Fairgrounds, OH 127
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County · ZIP 45891
- What it is
- Structure
- Listed on the National Register
- 1982
- NRIS reference number
- 82001493
- Coordinates
- 40.85637, -84.58614
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Van Wert County CourthouseBuilding · Van Wert · listed 1974
- Address
- 121 E. Main St.
- Where
- Van Wert, Van Wert County · ZIP 45891
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1974
- NRIS reference number
- 74001639
- Coordinates
- 40.86997, -84.58185
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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
See them on the full map · every historic place in Van Wert County
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). · National Register data · USGS GNIS
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Schools
193 city school districtsVan Wert CityCity school district · 81% of residents, then Lincolnview Local
Public schools inside ZIP 45891
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Van Wert Early Childhood Center4 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 1.0 mi
- Address
- 1120 Buckeye Dr, Van Wert, OH 45891
- School district
- Van Wert City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 361
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 16
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Ohio building IRN
- 012905
- NCES school ID
- 391002305672
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Vantage Career CenterVan Wert · 1.3 mi
- Address
- 818 N Franklin St, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Kind (NCES)
- Career and Technical School
- Students, 2023-24
- 496
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 43
- NCES school ID
- 390516704093
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Van Wert Middle School4 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 1.6 mi
- Address
- 10694 State Route 118, Van Wert, OH 45891
- School district
- Van Wert City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 373
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 30.33
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 73.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 020594
- NCES school ID
- 391002301885
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Van Wert High School3 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 1.6 mi
- Address
- 10708 State Route 118, Van Wert, OH 45891
- School district
- Van Wert City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 585
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 28.34
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 72.1%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 96.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 038265
- NCES school ID
- 391002301888
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Van Wert Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 1.9 mi
- Address
- 10992 State Route 118, Van Wert, OH 45891
- School district
- Van Wert City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 719
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 45.33
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 75.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 018135
- NCES school ID
- 391002301884
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Lincolnview Jr/Sr High School4.5 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 3.7 mi
- Address
- 15945 Middle Point Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
- School district
- Lincolnview Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 362
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 25.63
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 87.6%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 97.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 020990
- NCES school ID
- 391002203922
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Lincolnview Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 3.7 mi
- Address
- 15945 Middle Point Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
- School district
- Lincolnview Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 418
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 25.75
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 027508
- NCES school ID
- 391002203926
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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.
Private schools inside ZIP 45891
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St Mary of The Assumption SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Van Wert · 1.1 mi
- Address
- 611 Jennings Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 78
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 9
- Students per teacher
- 8.66667
- Phone
- (419) 238-5186
- NCES private school ID
- 01061787
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24. 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. · ODOT GIS · NCES EDGE · NCES Common Core of Data · NCES private schools · Census SAIPE · Census school finances (F-33)
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School ratings
3.5 stars3.5 stars overallVan Wert City · performance index 74.8% of the year's maximum · 96.6% graduate in four years
Source: Ohio School Report Cards 2025-2026 (Department of Education and Workforce): district overall and component star ratings, performance index, graduation rates, spending per pupil (still the 2024-2025 card's, until the state publishes a new… · Ohio school report cards
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Colleges
Under 3 milesVantage Career Center · 1.3 miVan Wert · 1 campus within 10 miles
Colleges within 5 miles, and the nearest beyond
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Vantage Career CenterPublic career school · Van Wert · 1.3 mi
- What it is
- Public career school
- City
- Van Wert
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 247
- IPEDS unit ID
- 418278
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Wright State University-Lake CampusPublic university · Celina · 22.5 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
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Ohio State Beauty AcademyFor-profit two-year college · Lima · 23.2 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
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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. · NCES IPEDS
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Local government
255 citiesVan Wert (city)71% of residents, then Pleasant Township, Van Wert 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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History from 45891 (Van Wert)
People and inventions tied to this place, each with its sources. All people · All inventions
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on 45891 (Van Wert), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.60 in
- 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
- rain so far in 2026
- 42.4 in
- 7.7 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 17.2 in
- a normal year brings 17.1 in
- a normal year
- 40.4 in
- NOAA normal, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.60 | — | 30 |
| September 2026 | 6.07 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 9.23 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 2.55 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 5.24 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 3.94 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 8.90 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.18 | — | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.38 | 2.0 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.32 | 15.2 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.03 | 4.0 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.62 | 5.5 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2015 — 56.3 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1953 — 25.2 in |
| Wettest day on record | 21 August 2007 — 6.35 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 28 February 1900 — 12.01 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 18 February 2014 — 25.00 in |
80% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside 45891 (Van Wert); the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.
48,623 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-30. 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 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 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 45891 (Van Wert): 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
- 82
- those placed on the map inside 45891 (Van Wert)
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- QTS DATA CENTER (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Jul 30, 2026)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 28 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 20 |
| Air pollution | 9 |
| Public drinking water | 8 |
| State sewer loans | 6 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 3 |
| Composting | 2 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 2 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 1 |
| Landfills | 1 |
| Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities | 1 |
| Wetland and stream fill | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS II LLC | Air pollution report | |
| AKERS PACKAGING SERVICE GROUP | Air pollution inspection | |
| DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS II LLC | Air pollution permit | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| FEDERAL MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| TIMBERWOODS CAMPING RESORT PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS II LLC | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| PIR 2061 - GEORGE AND LYNN | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| QTS DATA CENTER | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BRAUN INDUSTRIES INC | Air pollution notice of violation | |
| TIMBERWOODS CAMPING RESORT PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS II LLC | Air pollution permit | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| DELETE-VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| VAN WERT MANUFACTURED GAS PLANT FORMER | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| VAN-30-1134 PART 3 (US-30 & JOHN BROWN RD) | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| VAN-224-1088 PART 1 (US-224 & LINCOLN HWY) | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| VAN WERT CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Around here
Places in this ZIP
- Van Wertcity71% of residents
- Pleasant Townshiptownship11% of residents
- Ridge Townshiptownship8% of residents
- Hoaglin Townshiptownship3% of residents
- Union Townshiptownship3% of residents
- York Townshiptownship2% of residents
- Harrison Townshiptownship2% of residents
- Liberty Townshiptownship1% of residents
School districts
ZIP codes next door
The county
Van Wert County: 9 ZIP codes, 19 cities, villages and townships, 29,013 people (July 2025 Census estimate). The county in numbers.
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Quick answers
What city is ZIP code 45891?
ZIP code 45891 is the Van Wert, Ohio post office area in Van Wert County, home to 15,633 residents (2020 Census). Of its residents, 71% live in the city of Van Wert, 11% in Pleasant Township, 8% in Ridge Township and 3% in Hoaglin Township.
What county is ZIP code 45891 in?
ZIP code 45891 is in Van Wert County, Ohio.
Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45891 come from?
Town Creek via off-stream impounding reservoirs (1.01 billion gallons combined). Van Wert Water Treatment Plant · Van Wert City. About 72% of residents are on Van Wert City; the other 28% are outside every mapped system, most likely on private wells.
What school district is ZIP code 45891 in?
ZIP code 45891 is mostly in the Van Wert City School District; parts are in the Lincolnview Local School District and the Crestview Local School District.
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