Biohazard and Trauma Cleanup Referrals for Greene County, Ohio
Greene County · 12 ZIP codes · Dayton side line
In Greene County, the coroner in Xenia and the local police handle a death, but neither one cleans the room afterward. That job falls to whoever controls the property, and an independent cleanup company does the work. Dial (937) 200-8811 from Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia or the farm townships and the call is connected to a provider serving Greene.
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Air base suburbs on one side, farm towns on the other
Greene County held 167,966 people at the 2020 Census, and they are spread unevenly. The western edge leans toward Dayton, with Beavercreek, Fairborn and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base packed against I-675 and US 35. Move east past Xenia and the map turns to fields, small villages and county roads.
That split shapes the housing a cleanup crew meets. Around the base and Wright State University in Fairborn there are apartment complexes, duplexes and rental houses that turn over often. Beavercreek is mostly owner-occupied subdivisions, while Yellow Springs and Cedarville have older village homes near their downtown streets.
Xenia, the county seat, adds another layer. The April 1974 tornado destroyed nearly half the city's buildings, so a lot of what stands there today was rebuilt in the years after. Out in Silvercreek, Ross and New Jasper townships, farmhouses, outbuildings and manufactured homes are common.
Pages for each place in Greene County
- Beavercreek45430 · 45431 · 45432 · 4543446,549 people · city
- Fairborn4532434,510 people · city
- Xenia4538525,441 people · city
- Bellbrook & Sugarcreek Township45305
- Yellow Springs453873,697 people · village
- Cedarville453144,257 people · village
The Greene County Coroner and the trip to Dayton
Deaths that fall under Ohio's coroner law here go to the Greene County Coroner's Office at 2295 Greene Way Blvd. in Xenia. Ohio coroners are elected physicians, and this office looks at cause and manner of death for accidents, suspicious cases and other deaths the law assigns to it.
The county's own coroner FAQ explains that when an autopsy is ordered, the body goes to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office in Dayton. There is no charge to the family for a coroner-ordered autopsy. After the exam, the body is released to whatever funeral home the family picked.
Families in Greene are told that toxicology can push final results out six to ten weeks. A preliminary death certificate comes sooner, but insurers often want the supplemental certificate issued after the coroner's ruling. None of that waiting holds up cleaning once police and the coroner have released the house.
City police, township police and the sheriff
Several Greene cities run their own departments. Fairborn's police station sits on West Hebble Avenue, Bellbrook's is on East Franklin Street, and Beavercreek and Xenia have city departments too. Sugarcreek Township keeps its own police force, which is less common for a township in Ohio.
The villages vary. Yellow Springs police work out of 100 Dayton Street, and Cedarville has a small village department. Wright State runs a sworn university police force on its Fairborn campus, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol's Greene County post is on Union Road in Xenia.
Rural townships fall to the Greene County Sheriff's Office in Xenia. Whichever agency comes out, the officers secure the scene and leave. When they let the family or the owner back in, the cleanup decisions belong to that person, not to the department.
Jamestown, Spring Valley and the base ZIP
Three Greene ZIP codes do not have their own page on this site, but the referral line covers all of them. In the southeast, 45335 belongs to Jamestown, a village of 2,052 people that sits just south of US 35 on State Route 72, close to Lake Shawnee. Its ZIP reaches out into Silvercreek, Ross and New Jasper township farmland.
Down on the southern edge, 45370 is Spring Valley, a tiny village of 415 people that grew up along the old Little Miami Railroad. The postal list for 45370 also names Sugarcreek Township, so some township homes near the Little Miami River carry a Spring Valley address. State Route 725 ends at US 42 near the village.
Then there is 45433, the Dayton-addressed ZIP for Wright-Patterson AFB, which the postal list also calls Wright Pat. The base spans Greene and Montgomery counties and includes Area A, Area B, base housing and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Rules on base housing differ from a private rental, so ask the housing office what it requires before a cleanup company is hired.
The six town pages under this hub
Beavercreek has its own page covering ZIPs 45430, 45431, 45432 and 45434, the subdivisions around The Greene and the Mall at Fairfield Commons. Fairborn's page handles 45324, including student rentals near Wright State and older blocks from the Fairfield and Osborn merger of 1950.
Xenia's page covers 45385 and the courthouse town on Detroit Street, including Wilberforce, home of Central State and Wilberforce universities. Bellbrook and Sugarcreek Township share a page for 45305 along Little Sugar Creek.
Yellow Springs (45387) gets its own page, with Antioch College and the Glen Helen preserve at its edge. Cedarville (45314) closes the set, a village where Cedarville University's campus and dorms sit beside an 1880s opera house downtown.
What callers from the farm townships should know
Calls from Caesarscreek, Silvercreek or Cedarville Township reach the same Greene provider pool as calls from Beavercreek. The difference is distance. A farmhouse off State Route 72 can sit well down a gravel lane from the nearest village, so have the road name, a mailbox number and a landmark like a grain bin or church ready.
Rural sites bring their own questions. Wells, septic systems, barns and detached garages may all be involved, and the crew needs to know what is there before it loads the truck. If the home is a manufactured unit near Jamestown or along US 35, say so, because flooring and wall panels come out differently.
When a crime is behind the loss, a Greene household that qualifies can ask the Attorney General's victim fund to pay back fair cleanup bills, with $750 the most per claim. A homeowner's or landlord's insurance policy may also apply in Greene, though what it pays for varies by carrier and wording, so read the policy or call the agent before agreeing to anything.
What a Greene County caller usually needs
- A death that went unnoticed for days
- Suicide cleanup
- Homicide scene cleanup
- Blood on floors, furniture or a car seat
- Hoarding cleanup
- Cat urine and feces cleanup
- Mouse or rat droppings everywhere
- Death odor removal
- Drug residue decontamination
- Residue after a police entry
For anyone in Greene County hurting after a suicide, counselors at 988 pick up day and night.
ZIP codes for Greene County
| ZIP | Post office | County | Areas | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45305 | Bellbrook | Greene | Sugarcreek Township, Beavercreek Township, Beavercreek | Bellbrook & Sugarcreek Township |
| 45314 | Cedarville | Greene | Cedarville Township, Ross Township, Miami Township | Cedarville |
| 45324 | Fairborn | Greene | Bath Township, Beavercreek, Mad River Township (Clark County), Holiday Valley | Fairborn |
| 45335 | Jamestown | Greene | Silvercreek Township, Shawnee Hills, Jefferson Township, Ross Township | this page |
| 45370 | Spring Valley | Greene | Spring Valley Township, Sugarcreek Township | this page |
| 45385 | Xenia | Greene | Wilberforce, Xenia Township, New Jasper Township, Caesarscreek Township | Xenia |
| 45387 | Yellow Springs | Greene | Miami Township, Bath Township, Green Township (Clark County) | Yellow Springs |
| 45430 | Dayton | Greene | Beavercreek (south), Beavercreek Township, Kettering (postal name) | Beavercreek |
| 45431 | Dayton | Greene | Beavercreek (west and north), Eastern Hills, Wright View, Beavercreek Township | Beavercreek |
| 45432 | Dayton | Greene | Beavercreek, Eastmont, Kettering edge, Riverside edge | Beavercreek |
| 45433 | Dayton | Greene | Wright-Patterson AFB, Area A, Area B, Base housing | this page |
| 45434 | Dayton | Greene | Beavercreek, Beavercreek Township | Beavercreek |
3 of these ZIP codes have no page of their own; the number for all of them is (937) 200-8811.
Questions about Greene County
- Does the Greene County Coroner clean up after a death in Xenia or Beavercreek?
- No. The Greene County Coroner's Office on Greene Way Blvd. in Xenia investigates the death and, when an autopsy is needed, sends the body to the Montgomery County Coroner in Dayton. Removing stained materials and disinfecting the room is left to the owner or estate, who can hire an independent cleanup company through the referral line.
- Is Wright-Patterson base housing in 45433 covered by this line?
- Yes, ZIP 45433 is part of the Greene County coverage. Base housing has its own rules, though, so check with the housing office or the managing company before a private crew is brought on base. The call to (937) 200-8811 can still be made at any hour, and the provider can talk through access and paperwork.
- We live outside Jamestown on a farm. Will a provider come that far?
- Jamestown's 45335 ZIP is in the covered area, including the farm roads around Lake Shawnee and State Route 72. The call is connected to a provider that serves Greene County. Expect questions about the road, outbuildings, a well or septic system, and whether the home is a manufactured unit.
- Who pays for trauma cleanup in Greene County?
- Usually the person or estate responsible for the property, with help from insurance when the policy applies. If the death or injury came from a crime, Ohio's victims compensation fund may repay eligible victims up to $750 for cleaning the scene. Renters in Fairborn or Xenia should know their own policy mostly protects belongings, while the building falls under the landlord's coverage.
Where this came from 8 sources
Research current as of October 2026. Office details change from time to time.
- en.wikipedia.org Greene County, Ohio
- greenecountyohio.gov Coroner
- greenecountyohio.gov faq
- en.wikipedia.org Jamestown, Ohio
- en.wikipedia.org Spring Valley, Ohio
- en.wikipedia.org Wright Patterson Air Force Base
- statepatrol.ohio.gov greene county patrol post
- en.wikipedia.org Ohio State Route 725
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