{"id":6946,"date":"2023-08-22T20:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6946"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:37","slug":"summit-county-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/summit-county-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit County, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summit County is a county in Ohio, United States, about 40 miles south of Cleveland. It had a population of 540,428 at the 2020 census, an estimated 538,376 by 2024, and covers 419.38 square miles (1,086 km2) centred near 41&deg;08&prime;N 81&deg;32&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Akron is the county seat and the county&rsquo;s largest city; its postal code is 44308. The county holds 13 cities, 9 villages and 15 smaller census-designated and unincorporated places across 9 townships, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 39153.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Summit County<\/h2>\n<p>Summit County has 37 named places on record: 13 cities, 9 incorporated villages, 5 census-designated places (CDPs) and 10 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers hamlets and crossroads inside a township with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Akron<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>190,469<\/td>\n<td>44308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuyahoga Falls<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>51,114<\/td>\n<td>44221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stow<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>34,483<\/td>\n<td>44224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Green<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>27,475<\/td>\n<td>44685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barberton<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>25,191<\/td>\n<td>44203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hudson<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>23,110<\/td>\n<td>44236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Twinsburg<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>19,248<\/td>\n<td>44087<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tallmadge<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>18,394<\/td>\n<td>44278<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Franklin<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>13,877<\/td>\n<td>44319<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Macedonia<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>12,168<\/td>\n<td>44056<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norton<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>11,673<\/td>\n<td>44203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Munroe Falls<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>5,044<\/td>\n<td>44262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fairlawn<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>7,710<\/td>\n<td>44333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reminderville<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>5,412<\/td>\n<td>44202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mogadore<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>3,811<\/td>\n<td>44260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northfield<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>3,541<\/td>\n<td>44067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richfield<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>3,729<\/td>\n<td>44286<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lakemore<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>2,926<\/td>\n<td>44250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver Lake<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>2,516<\/td>\n<td>44224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston Heights<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1,402<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clinton<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1,197<\/td>\n<td>44216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peninsula<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Boston<\/td>\n<td>536<\/td>\n<td>44264<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portage Lakes<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Coventry<\/td>\n<td>6,407<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montrose-Ghent<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>5,254<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sawyerwood<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Springfield<\/td>\n<td>1,382<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Twinsburg Heights<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>999<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pigeon Creek<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>886<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bath<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Bath<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Boston<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Copley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Copley<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Botzum<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brandywine<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comet<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Everett<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greensburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Myersville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Western Star<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several entries need untangling. Montrose-Ghent CDP absorbed the older unincorporated communities of Montrose and Ghent, so those two names are not listed separately &mdash; they are the same place. Mogadore is a village split between Summit and Portage counties; its 3,811 residents are countywide, not Summit County&rsquo;s share alone. Barberton and Norton share ZIP 44203, and Stow and Silver Lake share ZIP 44224, which is why both towns in each pair print the same code above.<\/p>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>Main settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Copley<\/td>\n<td>18,403<\/td>\n<td>Copley (unincorp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Springfield<\/td>\n<td>14,162<\/td>\n<td>Sawyerwood CDP, Lakemore borders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sagamore Hills<\/td>\n<td>10,845<\/td>\n<td>Northfield village borders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coventry<\/td>\n<td>10,238<\/td>\n<td>Portage Lakes CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bath<\/td>\n<td>10,024<\/td>\n<td>Bath (unincorp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richfield<\/td>\n<td>6,437<\/td>\n<td>Richfield village borders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northfield Center<\/td>\n<td>5,597<\/td>\n<td>Northfield village borders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Twinsburg<\/td>\n<td>3,857<\/td>\n<td>Twinsburg Heights CDP, Reminderville borders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston<\/td>\n<td>1,401<\/td>\n<td>Peninsula village, Boston (unincorp.), Brandywine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>44308 &mdash; Akron (downtown; the city&rsquo;s full ZIP range runs 44301&ndash;44321 plus several PO-box-only codes)<\/li>\n<li>44221 \/ 44223 &mdash; Cuyahoga Falls<\/li>\n<li>44224 &mdash; Stow (also serves Silver Lake)<\/li>\n<li>44685 &mdash; Green (the city also uses 44232, 44312, 44319 and 44216)<\/li>\n<li>44203 &mdash; Barberton (also serves Norton and part of Coventry Township)<\/li>\n<li>44236 &mdash; Hudson<\/li>\n<li>44087 &mdash; Twinsburg<\/li>\n<li>44278 &mdash; Tallmadge<\/li>\n<li>44319 &mdash; New Franklin (also serves part of Green)<\/li>\n<li>44056 &mdash; Macedonia (also serves Northfield)<\/li>\n<li>44262 &mdash; Munroe Falls<\/li>\n<li>44333 &mdash; Fairlawn (the city also uses 44313, 44334 and 44398)<\/li>\n<li>44202 &mdash; Reminderville<\/li>\n<li>44260 &mdash; Mogadore<\/li>\n<li>44067 &mdash; Northfield<\/li>\n<li>44286 &mdash; Richfield<\/li>\n<li>44250 &mdash; Lakemore<\/li>\n<li>44216 &mdash; Clinton<\/li>\n<li>44264 &mdash; Peninsula<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boston Heights, the five CDPs (Montrose-Ghent, Pigeon Creek, Portage Lakes, Sawyerwood and Twinsburg Heights) and the ten unincorporated hamlets have no post office or ZIP of their own; mail there is delivered under a neighboring town&rsquo;s code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Summit County sits in northeastern Ohio on the boundary between the Appalachian Plateau and the Central Lowlands, a transition that gives the county rolling hills in the south and flatter glaciated terrain in the north. Of its 419.38 square miles, 412.08 are land and 7.3 are water, about 1.7 percent. The Cuyahoga River runs south to north through the county&rsquo;s eastern half, and most of Cuyahoga Valley National Park &mdash; the only national park headquartered wholly within Ohio &mdash; lies inside Summit County along that river corridor. The Portage Lakes chain, a cluster of glacial and reservoir lakes in Coventry Township, is the county&rsquo;s largest connected body of water.<\/p>\n<p>Cuyahoga County lies to the northwest and Geauga County to the northeast; Portage County borders the county to the east, Stark County to the south, Wayne County to the southwest, and Medina County to the west. <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cuyahoga-county\/\">Cuyahoga County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/geauga-county\/\">Geauga County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stark-county-ohio\/\">Stark County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wayne-county-ohio\/\">Wayne County<\/a> all have their own pages on this site; Portage County and Medina County do not yet.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Summit County had a population of 540,428 at the 2020 census, and the 2024 estimate puts the county at 538,376, a slight decline. Akron and Cuyahoga Falls are the two largest communities, together home to well over 240,000 residents, close to half the county&rsquo;s total. Median household income runs $71,622 (2024 estimate), somewhat above Ohio&rsquo;s statewide figure of $67,769 (2023 ACS). Population density works out to 1,311.5 people per square mile of land, among the highest in Ohio outside Cuyahoga County, reflecting the county&rsquo;s position at the core of the Akron metropolitan area.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Health care and social assistance employs the most workers in the county, about 43,214 people, followed by manufacturing at 38,572 and retail trade at 31,047. Summa Health System, based in Akron, is the county&rsquo;s largest single employer with 8,609 workers, followed by the University of Akron (5,933), Akron Children&rsquo;s Hospital (5,773), FirstEnergy (5,538) and Cleveland Clinic&ndash;Akron General (4,779). Akron built its identity as the &ldquo;Rubber Capital of the World&rdquo; after B.F. Goodrich (1869), Goodyear (1898) and Firestone (1900) all opened tire plants there; Goodyear remains headquartered in the city today, the last of the original majors still based in Akron. Cuyahoga Falls hosts Blossom Music Center, the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Northfield village is home to MGM Northfield Park, a horse-racing track and casino. The county&rsquo;s best-known annual event is the All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship, held every July at Derby Downs in Akron.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Ohio&rsquo;s legislature formed Summit County on 3 March 1840 from portions of Medina, Portage and Stark counties. It took its name because the highest point on the Ohio and Erie Canal falls within the county &mdash; a summit between the canal&rsquo;s Lake Erie and Ohio River watersheds. Akron, already established as a canal town, became the county seat.<\/p>\n<p>In 1851, abolitionist and women&rsquo;s rights advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her &ldquo;Ain&rsquo;t I a Woman?&rdquo; address at a women&rsquo;s rights convention in Akron. Abolitionist John Brown lived in Summit County before his 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, and Akron was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the decades before the Civil War. The rubber industry that followed decades later, and the wave of Appalachian migration it drew to Akron&rsquo;s factories, shaped the county&rsquo;s twentieth-century growth as much as the canal shaped its nineteenth-century founding.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstates 76, 77 and 271 all cross Summit County, along with the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) through the county&rsquo;s northern edge and I-480 and I-277 near Akron. US 224 and a dense network of state routes, including SR 8, SR 21 and SR 91, connect the county&rsquo;s towns.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cleveland &mdash; about 40 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Canton &mdash; about 25 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Youngstown &mdash; about 45 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Wooster &mdash; about 25 miles southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Akron-Canton Airport, in neighboring Stark County a few miles south of the Summit County line, is the nearest commercial airport. Amtrak has no station in Summit County; the nearest service runs from Cleveland, about 40 miles north.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Summit County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in northeastern Ohio, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, bordered by Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Stark, Wayne and Medina counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Summit County?<\/strong><br \/>\n540,428 at the 2020 census, with a 2024 estimate of 538,376.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Summit County?<\/strong><br \/>\n419.38 square miles (1,086 km2) in total, of which 412.08 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Summit County?<\/strong><br \/>\nAkron, the county&rsquo;s largest city and former center of the American rubber industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Summit County?<\/strong><br \/>\n13 cities and 9 villages, plus 5 census-designated places and 10 unincorporated communities with no city government of their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Summit County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n44308 for downtown Akron, plus separate codes for each of its cities and villages, from 44087 in Twinsburg to 44685 in Green &mdash; see the ZIP Codes table above for the full list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Summit County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nAkron&rsquo;s history as the &ldquo;Rubber Capital of the World,&rdquo; the annual All-American Soap Box Derby, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park along its eastern edge.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/ohio\/\">Towns and villages in Ohio<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summit County is a county in Ohio, United States, about 40 miles south of Cleveland. It had a population of 540,428 at the 2020 census, an estimated 538,376 by 2024, and covers 419.38 square miles (1,086 km2) centred near 41&deg;08&prime;N 81&deg;32&prime;W. 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