Local servicesHospitalOhioHealth Van Wert Hospital9.3 miPost officeVenedocia Post Office3.2 miTown hallUnion Township Hall5.1 miPoliceMendon Police Department5.1 miFire stationMendon - Union Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWright State University - Lake Campus13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Wayne International Airport FWA41 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH98 miInterstateI-7519 miUS highwayUS 1275.5 miAmtrakBryan, OH BYN51 miCoachDelphos (E), OHGoBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 45838 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min6:06 am – 9:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:58 am – 5:13 pm
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People71 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.628 householdsMedian household income $88,553Median home value $114,30093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,262 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F40 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month May17 in of snow a year, on about 10 days18 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Van Wert 1 S station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiddle Pointcape · 8.0 miVan Wert Reservoir Number Onereservoir · 8.2 miVan Wert Reservoir Number Tworeservoir · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSaint Mary's River Wetlands Nastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 70 acresDeerfield Golf Coursenature preserve · 6.2 mi · 89 acresKendrick Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 217 acresWoods Golf Clubnature preserve · 7.6 mi · 134 acresGrand Lake St Marys State Parkstate park · 13.6 mi · 2,665 acresHarbor Point State Parkstate park · 14.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 12 Jul 198615 mi away, near Saint Marys, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Apr 199028 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowVan Wert County, OH, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025235 of 351 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Allen County, OH, 20 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription4% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterVan Wert Cityserves 10,846 people from surface water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation815 ft248 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
