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Welcome to Ottoville ...

The village of Ottoville is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ottoville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ottoville has a population of 963 people<2> (see below for details).

Ottoville is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ottoville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ottoville: 419 & 567<4>

The ZIP code for Ottoville: 45876<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ottoville had an population of 963 people. This is a decrease of 1.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ottoville had a population of 976 people. This makes Ottoville the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 976 people, the population of Ottoville increased 11.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 873 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ottoville.

Communities Also Named Ottoville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ottoville - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ottoville.

Websites for Ottoville ...

Official Website: www.villageofottoville.org/

Communities near Ottoville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ottoville.

  • Lima
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lima is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <6>
  • Van Wert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Delphos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ottawa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Paulding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Columbus Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Elida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elida is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Kalida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pandora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pandora is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ottoville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ottoville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ottoville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ottoville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottoville. See our Newspapers Page for Ottoville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ottoville ...

Looking for more information about Ottoville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ottoville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ottoville.

Adding Ottoville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ottoville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ottoville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ottoville post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ottoville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ottoville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ottoville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Ottoville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Ottoville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Ottoville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ottoville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/