Local servicesHospitalMercy Health - Defiance Hospital4.1 miPost officeJewell Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAdams Township Hall4.4 miPoliceDefiance County Sheriff's Office4.0 miFire stationJewell Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport TOL31 miMajor airportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW78 miInterstateI-8018 miUS highwayUS 24under a mileAmtrakBryan, OH BYN17 miCoachBowling GreenBarons Bus Lines30 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 43530 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min6:04 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:59 am – 5:11 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 18°F38 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 17 days17 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Defiance station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksIndependence Dam State Park Campgroundcampground · 2.4 miKettenring Hills Lakelake · 3.1 miDefiance Collegecollege · 4.2 miIndependence Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miAuglaize Riverriver · 4.4 miPreston Islandisland · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIndependence Dam State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 188 acresKettenring Country Clubnature preserve · 3.1 mi · 145 acresSt Mike's Golf Coursenature preserve · 3.3 mi · 59 acresMaumee SRstate recreation area · 6.0 mi · 51 acresWildlife Production Area 28state conservation land · 6.5 miOxbow Lake Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 102 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 17 Jun 197746 mi away, near Rockford, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 17 Jun 197746 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDefiance 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, 40 mi away
Drinking waterDefiance Cityserves 16,494 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation723 ft220 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
