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

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45899 in 10 facts

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

  1. Where the water comes from Where the water here comes from: Groundwater wells (2 wells). Source: EPA SDWIS
  2. Local history 1883 The town here was settled around 1883, later than 96% of the Ohio ZIPs with a researched town. Source: Ohio History Connection
  3. Lead 8.4 ppb Lead runs higher than most here: the 90th-percentile tap result is 8.4 ppb (the action level is 15), more than 99% of Ohio ZIPs on a public system. Source: ODH childhood lead testing
  4. Fire and EMS 0.0 mi This ZIP sits close to a fire or EMS station: the nearest is 0.0 miles away, closer than 98% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: USGS structures service
  5. Libraries 0.1 mi This ZIP sits close to a public library: the nearest is 0.1 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey
  6. Disasters 10 This ZIP has a lot of tornado history: 10 recorded with a track within 5 miles since 1950, more than 97% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: NOAA SPC tornado data
  7. Building permits 0.0 units per 1,000 residents New housing has grown slowly here: 0.0 units permitted per 1,000 residents from 2016 through 2025, fewer than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Census building permits
  8. House by house 1900 The housing stock here is older than most: a median year built of 1900, older than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Van Wert County Auditor
  9. Stream health 0.0% Stream health here runs good: 0.0% of the land drains to streams failing Ohio EPA's aquatic-life standard, lower than 92% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: EPA ATTAINS
  10. Homes and income $82,500 Home values run low here: a median of $82,500, lower than 95% of Ohio ZIPs. Source: Census ACS

Local events in 45899

Nothing is posted for ZIP 45899 itself yet; here is what is on within 20 miles. All local events in 45899

  1. HS Boys Wrestling @ Lancer Invite

    Starts 9 a.m. · Lincolnview High School, 15945 Middle Point Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891, USA · Ridge Township · 14 mi · From Hicksville Exempted Village School District

  2. HS Boys Wrestling @ Crestview Invite

    Starts 9 a.m. · Crestview High School, 531 E Tully St, Convoy, OH 45832, USA · Convoy · 8.8 mi · From Hicksville Exempted Village School District

  3. D3 Honors Festival Concert

    3 to 5 p.m. · Van Wert, OH 45891, USA · Van Wert · 11 mi · From Bluffton Exempted Village School District

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Your ballot

Who represents 45899, and what is on its ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Locator: Van Wert County and Van Wert's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districtsLocator: Van Wert County and Van Wert's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.Van Wert CountyU.S. House district 4: Jim Jordan (R)Ohio Senate district 1: Rob McColley (R)Ohio House district 82: Roy Klopfenstein (R)
Van Wert County and 45899's U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House districts.
ChamberDistrictMemberParty
U.S. HouseDistrict 4——
Ohio SenateDistrict 1Rob McColleyR
Ohio HouseDistrict 82Roy KlopfensteinR

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

Statewide races:

45899's district races:

Last day of early in-person voting — 2026-11-01. Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record.

What's on my ballot in 45899 · Election 2026

Where does the tap water come from?

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

Where the water comes from

Groundwater (wells)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)Willshire Village

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

Elevation 799–826 ft, averaging 816 ft · Wren 798–828 ft, averaging 816 · Van Wert County 624–861 ft (USGS 3DEP)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)
Groundwater · via Willshire Village
Drawn from: Groundwater wells (2 wells)
Treated at Willshire Village
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Willshire Village is owned by a local government, with 200 service connections serving 405 people; it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program. Office: 419-495-2704 (SDWIS).

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

Wells: EPA lists 2 active wells. ODNR well logs locate 2 public-supply wells inside Willshire Village's wellhead protection zone, 120 to 182 ft deep, in limestone. Zoom in to see them as dots.
Well 1Well 2
Active wells
2
Serves
405 people · Van Wert County
EPA ID
OH8100911

About this area's water

Did you know
  • Willshire's post office has operated continuously since 1822, per Wikipedia and the village's own site, which also credits founder Captain James Riley.
  • Federal SDWIS records 45 total drinking-water violation entries for this system since 1994 — nearly all resolved monitoring/reporting items — for a village water system of just 200 connections; two unrelated…
  • A July 2026 village public notice shows Willshire actively enforcing sewer-lateral smoke-test repairs and pursuing delinquent water/sewer bills, evidence the village runs a combined, currently-active water and sewer…

Source: en.wikipedia.orgdata.epa.govwillshireohio.wordpress.com

History5
  • 1822Willshire post office established / village founded by Captain James Riley, per both Wikipedia and the village's own site (willshireohio.wordpress.com) — one of the older platted communities in Van…
  • 1994-2024Federal SDWIS records 45 total violation entries for this system since 1994, the large majority non-health-based monitoring/reporting items, all but two marked resolved.
  • 2020EPA recorded a Ground Water Rule violation: the system did not fix a deficiency the state had found. EPA marks it resolved.
  • 2024EPA logged two violations on October 17, 2024, the day after lead service line inventories were due: one for the inventory itself, which EPA counts as health-based though it is a records requirement and not a lead test result, and one for reporting on it. EPA marks both resolved, not open.
  • 2025-2026Two separate violations that are not health-based opened and remain open in EPA's record: one from November 2025 for not giving the public a required notice of an earlier violation, and one from January 2026 for an inadequate yearly water quality report.

Source: en.wikipedia.orgwillshireohio.wordpress.comdata.epa.gov

Treatment & pressure

How it is treated

Not documented online; SDWIS lists the system as a groundwater community water system drawing from two wells, serving 405 people on 200 connections. No CCR, treatment plant description, or plant details were found on any public site, including the village's own WordPress site.

Source: data.epa.gov

Water pressure

Not published.

What it costs

We found no dollar rate schedule. A July 2026 public notice on the village's own site (willshireohio.wordpress.com) says Willshire bills combined water and sewer service and…

Source: willshireohio.wordpress.com

Water quality & impurities

EPA compliance record

Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 8.4 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).

EPA health-based violations since 2015:

  • 2024Lead and Copper Rule Revisions · lead service line inventory missing or incomplete (a records requirement, not a lead test result) · returned to compliance
  • 2020Ground Water Rule · did not fix a deficiency the state found · returned to compliance

22 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 13 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 7 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records); 2 health-based.

Supply stress

No CCR or specific contaminant data is publicly available for Willshire's wells. SDWIS shows two currently open, non-health-based violations: a required public notice not given (opened November 2025) and an inadequate yearly water quality report (January 2026). Neither concerns a contaminant level. The village sits in intensively farmed northwest Ohio near the…

Source: data.epa.gov

Sewers

Sanitary

A July 2026 public notice on the village's own site says Willshire operates an active sanitary sewer system billed jointly with water: properties that failed sewer smoke tests were required to complete repairs by September 9, 2026, or have the village complete them and…

Storm

Not documented.

Source: willshireohio.wordpress.com

Sourcesverified
en.wikipedia.orgdata.epa.govdata.epa.govwillshireohio.wordpress.comwillshireohio.wordpress.comwillshireohio.wordpress.com

Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources. Little is published about this system, so details are thin.

Water systems in this ZIP

47% 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

Violations2 health-based since 2015, lead 8.4 ppbRadonno testsStream health0% of land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeNearest sewage plantOhio City Wwtp, 3.9 mi, 12/12 quarters in violationGroundwaterDRASTIC 117, 31 well logsElectricAES OhioGas pipelinenearest transmission line 2.8 miNearest power plantRobert P Mone Plant 9.1 mi, 441 MW gasGasEnbridge Gas Ohio, 3% on gasSchool districtCrestview LocalSocial vulnerability26th percentile in OhioUpward mobilityrank 43.2 for low-income childrenPeople9.2% with a degree, 0% born abroadJobs13 jobs hereSchool tax22.2 mills, ~$1,556 on a $200K homePhoneFrontier NorthFlood0% in floodplainInternet100% served, fiber 0%Hazard risk30, above 30% of US tractsOil and gas wellsnone inside, nearest 1.53 miSoilsBlount, septic somewhat limitedAbandoned minesnone mappedSpills0 reported since 2021Disasters10 tornado tracks within 5 mi, 16 FEMA declarationsDams0 high-hazard within 10 mi, nearest 10.7 miTraffic1K a day on SR 49Bridgesnone insideRail crossingsnone; nearest 8.6 miTransit0% within half a mile of a stopWalkability2.8 of 20, least walkableAirportFWA 25.2 mi, Amtrak 45.5 miClimate17" snow, 51°F averageAlgal toxinsgroundwater, not monitoredPFASnone detectedLead8.4 ppb at the 90th-percentile tap, 1 lead or galvanized lines, 192 unknownByproductsTTHM 24 µg/L (2019)Fluoridenatural fluoride, 4 treatment stepsWatershedSt. Marys, Twentyseven Mile CreekLocal governmentWren (village)Cell signal5G on 100% of landU.S. HouseOH-5 Bob Latta (R)Life expectancy82.2 yearsHealth19% fair or poor health, obesity 36%Nearest hospitalAdams Memorial Hospital (IN), 7.4 miToxic sitesSuperfund 24.3 mi away, 0 TRIToxic releasesno TRI reporterAirPM2.5 8.8 µg/m³, monitor 37.7 miFire/EMSWren Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Department, under 0.1 miLibraryWren Branch, 0.1 miGroceries100% over 1 mi from a supermarketEV chargersfast charger 10.3 mi, 0 stations hereHistorysettled 1883Historic placesnearest Round Barn, 3.6 miWetlands0.8% of land, 1 acreLand cover48% developed, 9% tree canopyParks0% public land, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park 21.5 miNursing homeVANCREST HEALTH CARE CENTER, 8.9 mi, 5★PoliceRockford Police Department, 10 miCrime1.5 violent per 1,000, Van Wert County SheriffAquifer0% sensitive setting, karst-prone rockCollegeVantage Career Center, 12.1 miSchool ratings3.5 stars, Crestview LocalHome pricesno indexBuilding permits0 units 2016 to 2025 in Wren VillageHomes and income$83K home, $51K incomeHousesbuilt 1900, 85 homes

Infrastructure in this ZIP

0.51 mi of highway (SR 49) · 0.56 mi of oil, fuel or NGL pipeline (Buckeye Partners) · 1 fire or EMS station · 1 post office · 1 source water protection zone (Wren Restaurant) · 1 traffic signal.

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Intakes and plants

Groundwater (wells)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)Willshire Village

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

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Violations

Two or three

2 health-based violations since 2015Willshire Village · lead 8.4 ppb (2025) · 22 of any kind since 2020

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

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Disinfection byproducts

20 to 40

TTHM 24 µg/L (2019)Willshire Village · HAA5 2 · worst year 25

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

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PFAS

No PFAS detected

No PFAS detectedWillshire Village · Ohio EPA 2020

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

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Lead

5 to 10 ppb

Lead 8.4 ppb at the 90th-percentile tapWillshire Village · period ending 2025-12 · 1 of 200 service lines lead or galvanized, 192 unknown

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

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Fluoride and treatment

Natural fluoride

Natural fluorideWillshire Village · corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal, ion-exchange softening

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

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Algal toxins

No data

Groundwater system, not monitored for algal toxins

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

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Groundwater

100 to 120

DRASTIC 117 · Limestone31 well logs · median 93 ft deep

Source: ODNR Division of Geological Survey: DRASTIC groundwater vulnerability polygon at each ZIP's population center, mapped karst features, and the state water well log inventory (about 655,000 logs) counted inside each ZIP; ODNR glacial… · ODNR Geological Survey · Ohio EPA GIS services · USGS water data

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Aquifer

Under 10% sensitive

0% sensitive geologic settingkarst-prone bedrock at the center · 5% wellhead protection

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

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Sewage plants

Every quarter in violation

Ohio City Wwtp · 3.9 mi12 of 12 quarters in violation · significant noncompliance · combined sewer overflows · 0.25 MGD

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

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Stream health

Streams support aquatic life throughout

0% of the land drains to streams failing aquatic lifeTwentyseven Mile Creek · bacteria (pathogens)

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

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Watershed

Drains to Lake Erie

St. Marys subbasinTwentyseven Mile Creek · drains to Lake Erie

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

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Home

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

Homes and income

Median home under $100,000

Median home $82,500household income $50,625 · 78% own

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA: median home value, median gross rent, median household income, owner share, median year built; Eviction Lab tract estimates 2016 to 2018 (Gromis and others 2022), population-weighted to ZIPs; HUD fiscal… · Census ACS · Eviction Lab · HUD data · IRS ZIP statistics · Mapping Inequality · HUD eGIS open data · FDIC BankFind · NCUA call report data

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House by house

Before 1940

Median year built 190085 homes · $61K median appraised

Source: Residential parcels (Ohio land-use classes 500 to 599, apartments 401 to 403, farmhouses) placed in ZIPs by scripts/join_parcels.py on 2026-09-15, the houses loading on demand; county auditors' appraisal records, house by house (year… · Van Wert County Auditor

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Building permits

Under 5 units per 1,000 residents

0 housing units permitted 2016 to 2025Wren Village · 0 per 1,000 residents · 0 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

No data

No FHFA index for this ZIP

Source: FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP all-transactions series (repeat sales and refinance appraisals of conforming-mortgage homes, developmental, not seasonally adjusted): ten-, five- and one-year changes and the level against… · FHFA house price index · Zillow research data · Realtor.com data

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School tax

22 to 25 mills

22.2 effective school millsCrestview Local · about $1,556 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

AES Ohio

AES OhioInvestor-owned utility

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

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Gas

Enbridge Gas Ohio

Enbridge Gas OhioPUCO-regulated utility · 3% 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

5 to 10 miles

Robert P Mone Plant · 9.1 migas, 441 MW · 1 plant within 10 miles

Power plants within 10 miles

  1. 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. Large-Scale Solar… · EIA-860 · HIFLD · USGS wind turbines · USGS solar · NRC emergency planning zones

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Pipelines

1 to 3 miles

Nearest transmission line 2.8 miANR Pipeline Co (interstate)

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

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Phone

Frontier

Frontier NorthIncumbent telephone company

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

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Internet

Under 2% lack 100/20 service

100% can get 100/20 Mbpsfiber 0% · cable 90% · estimate

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

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Cell signal

5G nearly everywhere

5G on 100% of the land4G or better 100% · AT&T 100% · T-Mobile 14% · Verizon 100%

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

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EV chargers

10 to 20 miles

Fast charger 10.3 mi: LEE KINSTLE CHEVROLET GMC 650 W Ervin Rd0 public stations in the ZIP (0 Level 2, 0 DC fast ports) · 0 within 5 miles of its center

None inside the ZIP; the nearest public charging sites

  1. LEE KINSTLE CHEVROLET GMC 650 W Ervin Rd DC fast1 DC fast · 1 Level 2 · Van Wert · 10.3 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 ↗

  2. Lee Kinstle GM1 Level 2 · Van Wert · 10.3 mi
    Address
    650 E Ervin Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Ports
    1 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    Non-Networked
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    Free
    Phone
    877-466-2189

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

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center.

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list as of May 29, 2026 (USDOT BTS copy: 2,136 Ohio electric stations, of which the 1,850 public and open are used, NREL restricted-access records such as dealer-service and hotel-guest chargers… · Alternative Fuels Data Center · BTS Alternative Fueling Stations (NTAD)

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Transit

No transit stop within half a mile of anyone

0% within half a mile of a stop0 stops in the ZIP

None inside the ZIP; the nearest station or terminal

  1. 1301 W Main RdIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines · 9.1 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

Least walkable (1 to 5.75)

Walkability 2.8 of 202 intersections per square mile · 0% near transit

Source: EPA National Walkability Index (Smart Location Database 3.0, 2021) by block group, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census block points; car-free household share from Census ACS 2020 to 2024 table B25044, or where missing the Smart… · EPA walkability index · Smart Location Database · Census ACS

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Rail crossings

No public rail crossing in the ZIP

0 public crossingsnearest crossing 8.6 mi (Spencerville & Elgin Railroad)

Source: FRA Grade Crossing Inventory (current records, Ohio): open at-grade crossings inside each ZIP, gates, trains a day at the busiest, timetable speed, railroads; nearest crossing to the population-weighted center; FRA highway-rail grade… · FRA crossing inventory (Form 71, current) · FRA crossing incidents (Form 57) · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · FRA safety data · DOT open data

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Bridges

No data

No bridges inside this ZIP

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

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Traffic

Under 5,000 vehicles a day

1,455 vehicles a day on SR 49192 trucks · 768 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

15 to 30 miles

FWA · 25.2 miFort Wayne International · Amtrak at Waterloo, IN 45.5 mi

Source: FAA airport facilities (NASR landing-facility record) and Amtrak stations via USDOT BTS National Transportation Atlas Database, fetched September 2026: nearest airport with scheduled airline service (Part 139 class I), nearest public-use… · BTS transportation atlas

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Land, air and risk

The ground itself and what can go wrong on it: radon, flood risk, air quality, old mines and wells, and the parks, wetlands and open land still left.

Radon

Too few tests

Too few radon testsNo tests reported

Source: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP code since 2010 (pre-mitigation), ZIPs with five or more tests · ODH radon program

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Flood

No residents in the floodplain

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

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, flood hazard zones, fetched 2026-09-08; OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims for Ohio (frozen June 2026), by reported ZIP; USGS NWIS annual peak flows for the nearest active stream gauge; NOAA Atlas 14… · FEMA flood hazard layer · FEMA Map Service Center · OpenFEMA · NOAA Atlas 14 · USGS stream gauges

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Hazard risk

20 to 40

Risk score 30 · higher than about 30% of US tractsStrong wind 93 · Hail 78

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

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Climate

Under 20 inches of snow a year

17" of snow a year · 51.0°F averageJanuary low 18° · July high 85° · 40" of precipitation

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, annual and monthly, 261 Ohio stations; each ZIP takes the nearest station reporting each element from its population-weighted center; U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics 2000 to 2026… · NOAA climate normals · NOAA climate at a glance · U.S. Drought Monitor

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Air

8.5 to 9

PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ at Lima, 37.7 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 more

Nearest NPL site 24.3 mi: Fort Wayne Reduction Dump0 toxic-release reporters · 0 Superfund program sites in the ZIP

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

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Toxic releases

No data

No TRI-reporting facility

Source: EPA Toxics Release Inventory basic data files, Ohio, reporting years 2020 to 2024 (2024 shown, 2020 for the trend); facilities placed in the ZCTA holding their coordinates; dioxin rows reported in grams left out of pound totals · EPA TRI data files

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Dams

No high-hazard dam within 10 miles

0 high-hazard dams within 10 milesNearest: Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 3, 10.7 mi, condition satisfactory

The nearest high-hazard dam

  1. Van Wert Upground Reservoir No. 3Town Creek - Off Stream · condition: satisfactory · 10.7 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; 26 Corps levees and dikes counted with their parent dam): high-hazard dams near each ZIP's population-weighted center, with the state's condition… · National Inventory of Dams

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Disasters

6 to 10

10 tornado tracks within 5 miles since 19501 rated F2/EF2+ · 16 federal declarations for Van Wert 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

No spill reported since 2021

0 spills reported since 2021none reported

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

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Oil and gas wells

No oil or gas well in the ZIP

0 wells in the ZIP0 producing · 0 shale · 0 orphan · nearest 1.53 mi

Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources public well inventory (242,324 well heads, fetched 2026-09-08): wells inside each ZIP by status, horizontal shale wells, injection wells, orphan-program wells · ODNR oil and gas · ODNR GIS services

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Abandoned mines

No mapped underground mine

No mapped minenearest mapped non-coal mine 66.4 mi

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

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Soils

Somewhat limited

Blount silt loam, ground moraine, 2 to 4 percent slopesseptic somewhat 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

Under 0.5% of the area

0% public land · 0 acresGrand Lake St. Marys State Park 21.5 mi

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

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Wetlands

Under 1% of the land

0.8% wetland · 1 acrepond 1

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

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Land cover

40% to 75%

48% developed · 9% tree canopycropland 42% · forest 7% · grass and shrub 3%

Source: National Land Cover Database, 2021 edition (USGS and the MRLC consortium; MRLC has since published Annual NLCD and annual tree canopy through 2025, not yet pulled here): land cover, percent impervious surface and tree canopy at 30 m… · NLCD · USDA Cropland Data Layer · ODNR pre-settlement vegetation

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People and health

Who lives here and how well: education, jobs, health and life expectancy, and how far the nearest hospital, police station or grocery store sits.

People

Under 15% with a bachelor's degree

9.2% bachelor's or higher78.2% white · 0% Black · 15% Hispanic · 0% Asian · 0% foreign-born

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

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Jobs

Under 0.25 jobs per employed resident

13 jobs · 70 employed residentsMining and oil and gas leads

Source: Census LEHD LODES 8, 2023, all jobs: workplace and residence counts by census block summed into ZCTAs (workplace-only blocks by block-group or tract majority), origin-destination flows for where residents work; Census ZIP Code Business… · Census LEHD · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · BEA county GDP · USAspending · OSHA enforcement data · Census ZIP Business Patterns · Census ACS · USDA ERS county typology · CDFI Fund Opportunity Zones

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Economic history

Groundwater (wells)

Groundwater wells (2 wells)Willshire Village

Source: Historical economic data: Census Bureau historical county population via the NBER mirror (1900) and Census Bureau population estimates (current and peak), Census County Business Patterns, USDA Census of Agriculture, FHFA House Price Index… · FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) · Census County Business Patterns · USDA Census of Agriculture · FHFA House Price Index · BEA GDP by county · Census American Community Survey · IPUMS NHGIS historical census · Zillow Home Value Index

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Upward mobility

40th to 45th

Percentile rank 43.2income rank at 35 for children of low-income parents

Source: Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones and Porter, Census Bureau): tract outcomes for children born 1978 to 1983, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census blocks · Opportunity Atlas · Opportunity Insights data

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Social vulnerability

20th to 40th percentile

26th percentile of Ohio tractssocioeconomic 10 · household 84 · minority status 19 · housing and transport 33

Source: CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 by census tract (percentile ranks among Ohio tracts), population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census blocks · CDC/ATSDR SVI

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Health

16 to 20%

18.6% in fair or poor healthobesity 35.5% · diabetes 12.3% · smoking 15.2% · depression 24%

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 more

82.2 years life expectancy1 tract, 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

6 to 10 miles

Adams Memorial Hospital · 7.4 miDecatur, IN · 35 beds · 1 within 10 miles

The nearest hospitals

  1. Van Wert County HospitalGeneral hospital · Van Wert · 10.8 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1250 South Washington Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
    County
    Van Wert County
    Beds
    111
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Phone
    (419) 238-2390
    Medicare ID
    360071

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

  2. Ridgeview HospitalPsychiatric hospital · Middlepoint · 16.3 mi
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    17872 Lincoln Highway, Middlepoint, OH 45863
    County
    Van Wert County
    Beds
    86
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (419) 968-2950
    Medicare ID
    364047

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  3. Mercer Co. Joint Twnshp Comm HospGeneral hospital · Coldwater · 23.2 mi
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    800 West Main Street, Coldwater, OH 45828
    County
    Mercer County
    Beds
    88
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Government - district/authority
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
    Phone
    (419) 678-2341
    Medicare ID
    360058

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

The nearest health centers

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

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

  2. North Lima Community Health CenterHealth center · Lima · 33.9 mi
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lima
    Coordinates
    40.76561, -84.12800

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

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

The nearest dialysis center

  1. Fmc - Rcg Van WertDialysis · Van Wert · 10.5 mi
    Address
    140 Fox Rd Suite 405, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2002-02-09
    Phone
    (419) 238-9333
    Medicare ID
    362639

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

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

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

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Nursing homes

6 to 12 miles

VANCREST HEALTH CARE CENTER · 8.9 mi5 of 5 stars · 93 beds · 0 within 5 miles

The nearest nursing homes

  1. Vancrest Health Care Center5 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 8.9 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

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

  2. Colonial Nursing Center of Rockford3 of 5 stars · Rockford · 10.4 mi
    Address
    201 Buckeye Street, Rockford, OH 45882
    Certified beds
    34
    Residents on an average day
    33
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    HILLSTONE HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 363-2193
    Medicare ID
    366234

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

  3. Van Wert Manor5 of 5 stars · Van Wert · 10.5 mi
    Address
    160 Fox Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Certified beds
    62
    Residents on an average day
    52
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $25,490 (latest 2025-05-08)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    HCF MANAGEMENT
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 238-6655
    Medicare ID
    365246

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

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider file (922 Ohio homes), addresses geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (67 unmatched placed at their ZIP center); CMS penalties file (fines and payment denials since 2023, matched by name and… · CMS Care Compare data

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Crime

1 to 2.5

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

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

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Police

7 miles or more

Rockford Police Department · 10 mi0 stations within 3 miles · post office 0.2 mi

The nearest police stations

  1. Rockford Police DepartmentRockford · 10.0 mi
    Address
    151 East Columbia Street, Rockford, OH 45882
    Coordinates
    40.69289, -84.64505

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

  2. Van Wert County Sheriff's OfficeVan Wert · 11.2 mi
    Address
    113 North Market Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
    Coordinates
    40.87034, -84.58104

    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 mile

Wren Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Department · under 0.1 mi1 station within 3 miles, 2 within 8

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

  1. Wren Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services DepartmentWren · 0.0 mi
    Address
    106 Main Street, Wren, OH 45899
    Coordinates
    40.80040, -84.77487

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

  2. Willshire Fire DepartmentWillshire · 3.7 mi
    Address
    309 State Street, Willshire, OH 45898
    Coordinates
    40.74812, -84.79061

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

  3. Decatur Fire DepartmentDecatur, IN · 8.3 mi
    Address
    206 South 7th Street, Decatur, IN 46733
    Coordinates
    40.82751, -84.92954

    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 mile

Wren Branch · 0.1 miBrumback Library · 1 within 3 miles, 2 within 8

Public libraries within 3 miles, and the nearest beyond

  1. Wren BranchBranch · Wren · 0.1 mi
    Address
    101 Washington St, Wren, OH 45899
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Brumback Library
    Open
    858 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    700 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    52,000
    System's loans, FY2024
    103,639
    People the system serves
    24,724
    Phone
    (419) 495-4174

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

  2. Willshire BranchBranch · Willshire · 3.7 mi
    Address
    311 S. State St., Willshire, OH 45898
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Brumback Library
    Open
    780 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    929 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    52,000
    System's loans, FY2024
    103,639
    People the system serves
    24,724
    Phone
    (419) 495-4138

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

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

None inside the ZIP; the nearest museum

  1. Shanes Crossing Historical SocietyHistorical society · Rockford · 10.1 mi
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Rockford
    Coordinates
    40.68174, -84.66280

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

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

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

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

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Groceries

No residents in a flagged tract

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

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 Large Retailer Access Map (2010 tracts, ERS's name for the file since July 2026) weighted by 2020 block population: distance to the nearest supermarket and low-income low-access flags; Census ACS… · USDA ERS Large Retailer Access Map · USDA SNAP retailers · Census ACS

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History, schools and government

How the place began, who governs it now, and the schools that serve it, from the district boundary to its state report card.

Local history

1880 or later

Wren · settled 1883first settled, platted or incorporated (earliest year recorded)

Source: Local history researched from Wikipedia, the 1880 county histories on archive.org, Ohio History Connection, National Register listings, Ohio historical markers, local historical societies and Wikimedia Commons, one file per municipality… · Ohio History Connection · Internet Archive (county histories) · Wikimedia Commons · Remarkable Ohio (historical markers)

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Historic places

No listed place in the ZIP

0 listed historic placesnearest: Round Barn, 3.6 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 districts

Crestview LocalLocal school district

None inside the ZIP; the nearest public schools

  1. Crestview High School3.5 of 5 stars · Convoy · 8.8 mi
    Address
    531 E Tully St, Convoy, OH 45832
    School district
    Crestview Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    244
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    23
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    84%
    Four-year graduation rate
    96.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    007666
    NCES school ID
    390503503919

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

  2. Crestview Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Convoy · 8.8 mi
    Address
    531 E Tully St, Convoy, OH 45832
    School district
    Crestview Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    330
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26.6
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    89.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    007690
    NCES school ID
    390503503920

    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

3.5 stars

3.5 stars overallCrestview Local · performance index 86.1% of the year's maximum · 96.9% graduate in four years

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

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Colleges

8 to 15 miles

Vantage Career Center · 12.1 miVan Wert · 0 campuses within 10 miles

The nearest colleges

  1. Vantage Career CenterPublic career school · Van Wert · 12.1 mi
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Van Wert
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    247
    IPEDS unit ID
    418278

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

  2. Wright State University-Lake CampusPublic university · Celina · 22.4 mi
    What it is
    Public university
    City
    Celina
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    1,661
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $7,504
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $16,922
    Graduation rate
    41% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 263)
    IPEDS unit ID
    206613

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

  3. Ohio State Beauty AcademyFor-profit two-year college · Lima · 32.0 mi
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Lima
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    114
    Graduation rate
    60% within three years (a class of 40)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204714

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

Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes. Miles are straight-line from the ZIP's population-weighted center, as the card above measures them.

Source: NCES IPEDS: 2024 institutional directory (269 active Ohio institutions with coordinates, less the administrative units and the colleges that have closed since; plus 145 in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan within… · NCES IPEDS

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Local government

669 villages

Wren (village)Local government for nearly all residents

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Representatives

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

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Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on 45899 (Wren), day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.78 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
40.3 in
5.8 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
15.6 in
a normal year brings 26.6 in
a normal year
40.3 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.78 — 29
September 2026 7.31 — 30
August 2026 8.25 — 31
July 2026 2.89 — 31
June 2026 4.28 — 30
May 2026 3.63 — 31
April 2026 7.32 — 30
March 2026 3.96 0.3 31
February 2026 0.81 4.6 28
January 2026 1.11 10.7 31
December 2025 1.32 4.7 31
November 2025 1.66 7.4 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2015 — 52.9 in
Driest year1963 — 25.4 in
Snowiest year2014 — 58.2 in
Wettest day on record21 August 2007 — 4.37 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day16 February 2021 — 9.18 in
Deepest snow on the ground6 January 1903 — 24.02 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside 45899 (Wren), 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.

48,327 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.

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Places in this ZIP

  • Wrenvillage100% of residents

School districts

ZIP codes next door

45874 Ohio City 45898 Willshire

The county

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

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Quick answers

What city is ZIP code 45899?

ZIP code 45899 is the Wren, Ohio post office area in Van Wert County, home to 165 residents. Of its residents, 100% live in the village of Wren.

What county is ZIP code 45899 in?

ZIP code 45899 is in Van Wert County, Ohio.

Where does the tap water in ZIP code 45899 come from?

Groundwater wells (2 wells). Willshire Village.

What school district is ZIP code 45899 in?

ZIP code 45899 is in the Crestview Local School District.

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