Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min6:02 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:50 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F42 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month June19 in of snow a year, on about 17 days20 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Westerville station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksOtterbein Universitycollege · 3.4 miHoover Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miWesterville Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miHondros Collegecollege · 5.0 miAlum Creek Lakelake · 4.0 miAlum Creek Trail Cooper Sports Park Trailheadpark · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHoover Reservoir Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 1,096 acresMillstone Creek Parkpark · 1.1 miAlum Creek State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 386 acresChar-Mar Preservestate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 74 acresAlum Creekstate conservation land · 3.5 miAlum Creek Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.9 mi · 9,165 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighFranklin County, OH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality40% of days had good air in 2025147 of 365 days measured213 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 156main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Franklin County monitors, OH
Drinking waterAqua Ohio - Lawrence Countyserves 8,130 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation905 ft276 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOhioHealth Westerville Medical Center2.8 miPost officeWesterville Post Office2.1 miTown hallGenoa Township Hall1.9 miPoliceGenoa Township Police Department2.3 miFire stationWesterville Division of Fire Station 1131.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 2 highElementaryAlcott Elementary School1.0 miHighWesterville Central High School1.0 miMiddleHeritage Middle School1.6 miCollegeOtterbein University3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH11 miInterstateI-713.8 miUS highwayUS 366.3 miCoachColumbus Arpt (E), OHGoBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 43086 ZIP area.
