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2026 Rankings

Jefferson County, Ohio Home Safety Rankings - 16 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Jefferson County, Ohio (Ohio) includes 16 tracked ZIP codes and 14 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (56/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	4	67%
D	2	33%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	43913	Brilliant	59	C
2	43953	Steubenville	58	C
3	43964	Toronto	58	C
4	43952	Steubenville	57	C
5	43944	Richmond	53	D
6	43963	Tiltonsville	50	D

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	43963	Tiltonsville	50	D	29 violations
2	43944	Richmond	53	D	19 violations
3	43952	Steubenville	57	C	12 violations
4	43964	Toronto	58	C	12 violations
5	43953	Steubenville	58	C	11 violations
6	43913	Brilliant	59	C	8 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Surface Water Treatment Rule	79	11
Lead and Copper Rule	42	10
Stage 2 DBP Rule	34	9
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	30	10
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	24	10
Stage 1 DBP Rule	18	9
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	18	5
Fecal Coliform	7	6

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0031 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 11 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
35% of housing built before 1950
70% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Steubenville, OH — 2 ZIP codes
Adena, OH — 1 ZIP code
Brilliant, OH — 1 ZIP code
Dillonvale, OH — 1 ZIP code
Empire, OH — 1 ZIP code
Irondale, OH — 1 ZIP code
Mingo Junction, OH — 1 ZIP code
Piney Fork, OH — 1 ZIP code
Rayland, OH — 1 ZIP code
Richmond, OH — 1 ZIP code
Smithfield, OH — 1 ZIP code
Stratton, OH — 1 ZIP code
Tiltonsville, OH — 1 ZIP code
Toronto, OH — 1 ZIP code
Yorkville, OH — 1 ZIP code

All 16 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	43913	Brilliant	59	C	8
2	43953	Steubenville	58	C	11
3	43964	Toronto	58	C	12
4	43952	Steubenville	57	C	12
5	43944	Richmond	53	D	19
6	43963	Tiltonsville	50	D	29
7	43901	Adena	—	—	21
8	43917	Dillonvale	—	—	38
9	43926	Empire	—	—	—
10	43932	Irondale	—	—	—
11	43938	Mingo Junction	—	—	21
12	43943	Rayland	—	—	58
13	43948	Smithfield	—	—	—
14	43961	Stratton	—	—	—
15	43971	Yorkville	—	—	29

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Jefferson County, Ohio Home Safety Rankings - 16 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/jefferson-ohio/

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  title  = {{Jefferson County, Ohio Home Safety Rankings - 16 ZIPs}},
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}

Page version: October 2026.

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