Lynchburg: Government & Civic

Lynchburg at the civic level: Lynchburg operates as an township. Sits in U.S. Congressional District 2. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Highland County Courthouse (10.3 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $6,465 per resident ($0.3B FY2024).

$6,465 federal spending per resident in the surrounding county (vs Ohio $6,792).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · Name	VILLAGE OF LYNCHBURG
Contacts · City Hall · Address	PO BOX 402
Contacts · City Hall · City	LYNCHBURG
Contacts · City Hall · Zip	45142
Contacts · City Hall · Url How Found	Wikipedia infobox
Contacts · Police Non Emergency · Name	LYNCHBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
Contacts · Police Non Emergency · Phone	(937) 364-6659
Government Structure · Government Name	TOWNSHIP OF UNION
Government Structure · Government Type	3 - TOWNSHIP
Government Structure · Address	9219 FAWLEY RD
Government Structure · Zip	45142
Municipal Code · Publisher	municode
Municipal Code Publisher	municode
Municipal Code URL	https://library.municode.com/oh/lynchburg-village-ohio

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · COG General Purpose — city+state match · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS · Refreshed 2026-04-12

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber	39017
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber	39091

Sources: NCES school state legislative district assignment

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Sherrod Brown

D · 2007

Bernie Moreno

R · 2025

Congressional District · District	2
Congressional District · Congress	118th

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions	219,984,272.51
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions	5,931,644
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees	16
State Campaign Finance · Cycle	2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita	18.64 (vs Ohio $6,792)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop	1,132
Voting · Citizen 18Plus	1,132
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct	75.8%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Courthouses Detail · County total	1
Nearest Courthouse · Name	Highland County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · City	Hillsboro
Nearest Courthouse · Distance	10.3 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses · Refreshed 2026-04-12

Legal Framework

Legal Framework · Contractor Licensing	See state licensing board — check licensing_boards in town data
Legal Framework · Building Code	Check municipal_code URL for local building code adoption
Legal Framework · Property Homestead	Varies by state — check state constitution
Legal Framework · Workers Comp	State workers' compensation statute — mandatory in most states
Legal Framework · Consumer Protection	State consumer protection act — varies
Legal Framework · Landlord Tenant	State landlord-tenant act — varies
Legal Framework · Environmental Agency	State environmental agency — varies

Sources: State statutes — compiled from official state code

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (7)

COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster

January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4507-OH

COVID-19 Emergency

January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3457-OH

Severe Storms

June 2012 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3346-OH

Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike

September 2008 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1805-OH

Record Snow And Near Record Snow

March 2008 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3286-OH

Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)

August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3250-OH

Severe Storms And Flooding

August 2004 · Major disaster declaration · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1556-OH

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024	$271,651,760
Federal Spending · Per Capita	6,465.13 (vs Ohio $6,792)
Federal Spending · Population	42,018 people (vs Ohio 29,269)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

Live Links · Weather Forecast	https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.193236&lon=-83.809794
Live Links · Weather Alerts	https://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=39.193236,-83.809794
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions	734
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita	9,630
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita	$11,577
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita	1,947
State Fiscal · Net Recipient	Yes

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Tax Foundation, Rockefeller Institute of Government, BEA GDP