Our Community

Deep roots. Strong future. The place to call home.

Upper Sandusky and its surrounding area is a community to admire. It has …

• a small-town atmosphere that combines an energetic lifestyle with a pervading spirit of family-first commitment;

• a community with a rural-life feel anchored by a bustling business town that is strategically located for quick and efficient access to major markets and suppliers;

• a rock-solid municipality that serves as the county seat of one of Ohio’s most historic places, Wyandot County, an area of Ohio deeply rooted in Native American Indian legend;

• a rolling plains/woodlands area intersected by the Sandusky River, which has traditionally and conventionally made the terrain well-suited to hunting and fishing, and historically and contemporarily provided rich soil for one of the Midwest’s most productive farm communities.

Upper Sandusky and the surrounding area – which includes Carey, Harpster, Kirby, Marseilles, Nevada, Sycamore and Wharton – are recurrently dependable for precision manufacturing, a variety of business opportunities, quality education, and untroubled living.

Residents of and visitors to Upper Sandusky can quickly connect to the nearby metropolitan cities of Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo by accessing nearby, major state and interstate highways. Travel a few drive-time hours further and you easily reach Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh from Upper Sandusky. The opening in 2004 of the U.S. Route 30 East bypass just outside town has been a boon to travelers and trucking commerce, joining the 30 West bypass that has been in place for many years. Nearby airports exist in Findlay, Mansfield and Toledo with international airports down the highway in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton.

Downtown Upper Sandusky is in the final phase of a streetscape project that includes the underground installment of utility lines and the modernization of city sidewalks and streetlights. The project points to Upper Sandusky’s commitment to providing residents with modern, responsible public services.

A “tree city” member of the National Arbor Day Foundation, this appealing Ohio community lists many homes and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The fact that Interstate Route 30 (the historic Lincoln Highway) passed through earliest Upper Sandusky makes the community a landmark visited by famous travelers including several U.S. Presidents and other famous Americans.

One-third of the area’s workers are engaged in manufacturing, with products ranging from automobile parts to animal feed. Trade workers make up approximately 17 percent of the area’s employment, with 15 percent of the workforce engaged in the service industry. Government workers and finance professionals, including bankers, realtors and insurance agents join farming, transportation, communications, and utilities’ professionals to make up an eclectic workforce.

Many traditional Upper Sandusky families have remained in Wyandot County through several generations, while young families from elsewhere have moved into the area and established roots. Concurrently, businesses have branched out, making Upper Sandusky and its surrounding area a desirable place to call home.