Explore Ohio City, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ohio City, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ohio City.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Ohio City |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Van Wert County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.770262 |
| Longitude | -84.61622 |
| Population | 651 |
| Density | 482.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 44113, 45874 |
| Area Code | 216, 234, 330 |
| County Seat | Van Wert |
| School District | Van Wert City School District |
Ohio City emerges from the flat, expansive plains of western Ohio as a quiet grid of streets defined by the relentless geometry of the Midwestern horizon. It lies 7.0 miles south-southwest of Van Wert, OH (from Van Wert, OH: bearing 194°T), and is situated 15.6 miles north of Celina. Long Prairie Creek meanders through the periphery, its modest, silt-heavy waters carving a shallow path that dictates the drainage of the surrounding fields. The light here arrives unfiltered, striking the earth with a clarity that renders the transition from summer’s deep green crops to autumn’s brittle, golden stubble into a sharp, monochromatic study. Beyond the immediate reach of the residential blocks, the land spreads out in an unbroken silence, punctuated only by the distant, wind-borne hum of agricultural machinery and the occasional silhouette of a hawk circling above the open expanse.
Ohio City persists as a center of rural industry where the rhythmic cycle of the harvest dictates the pulse of daily life. The legacy of the nineteenth-century rail lines, which once spurred the growth of local grain elevators and milling operations, remains etched into the industrial architecture that anchors the village center. Residents maintain a steady pace, finding recreation at the Woods Golf Club, where the manicured fairways offer a contrast to the rugged utility of the surrounding acreage. When the sun dips low, the water at Van Wert Reservoir Number Two catches the bruised purple of the twilight, reflecting a sky that seems to possess more weight and breadth here than anywhere else. It is a place where the economy remains tethered to the soil, and the enduring resilience of the local character is measured in the quiet tenacity of those who work the land.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ohio City, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.770262, -84.61622. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Ohio City includes the ZIP code (44113, 45874), telephone area code (216, 234, 330), county seat of Van Wert County (Van Wert), and school district assignment (Van Wert City School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |