Northeast Ohio

Northeast Ohio is a special area in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It includes many counties between the southern shore of Lake Erie and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

The biggest city in Northeast Ohio is Cleveland. Other important cities in the area include Akron, Canton, Mansfield, Sandusky, and Youngstown. Northeast Ohio also covers most of the area once known as the Connecticut Western Reserve. It is both a geographic and cultural region, meaning it has its own unique character and way of life.

Definition

Northeast Ohio is a part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is in the northeastern area and includes places near Lake Erie and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

The area is centered around the city of Cleveland, the biggest city there. Other important cities include Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Mansfield, and Weirton–Steubenville. These cities together form a large economic area with many workers and business activity.

Economy

Northeast Ohio has many big businesses. Over 37% of the largest companies in the United States have offices there, including headquarters and major divisions. More than 150 international companies also work in the region.

As of 2006, 23 major companies were based in Northeast Ohio. Some well-known examples are Progressive Insurance, Sherwin-Williams, and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The area also employs many people through other large businesses such as Cleveland Clinic and Eaton Corporation.

Higher education

Northeast Ohio has many places where people can go to learn and study. Some of the well-known schools include:

• Allegheny Wesleyan College (Salem)
• Ashland University (Ashland)
• Baldwin Wallace University (Berea)
• Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland)
• Cleveland Institute of Art (Cleveland)
• Cleveland Institute of Electronics (Cleveland)
• Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland)
• Cleveland State University (Cleveland)
• Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Highland Hills, Parma, and Westlake)
• DeVry University (Seven Hills)
• Fortis College (Cuyahoga Falls)
• Franciscan University of Steubenville (Steubenville)
• Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (Warrensville Heights)
• Hiram College (Hiram)
• John Carroll University (University Heights)
• Kent State University (Kent)
  • Kent State University at Ashtabula (Ashtabula)
  • Kent State University at East Liverpool (East Liverpool)
  • Kent State University at Geauga (Burton)
  • Kent State University at Salem (Salem)
  • Kent State University at Stark (Jackson Township)
  • Kent State University at Trumbull (Warren)
  • Kent State University at Tuscarawas (New Philadelphia)
  • Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (Independence)
• Kenyon College (Gambier)
• Lake Erie College (Painesville)
• Lakeland Community College (Kirtland)
• Lorain County Community College (Elyria)
• Malone University (Canton)
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon)
• Northeast Ohio Medical University (Rootstown)
• Notre Dame College (South Euclid)
• Oberlin College (Oberlin)
• Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus (Mansfield)
• Stark State College (Jackson Township, Ohio)
• Stautzenberger College (Brecksville)
• University of Akron (Akron)
  • Wayne College (Orrville)
  • Medina County University Center (Medina)
  • UA Lakewood (Lakewood)
• University of Mount Union, (Alliance)
• Ursuline College (Pepper Pike)
• Walsh University (North Canton)
• College of Wooster (Wooster)
• Youngstown State University (Youngstown)

Sports and recreation

See also: Sports in Cleveland

Northeast Ohio has many professional sports teams. The Cleveland Guardians play baseball in Major League Baseball at Progressive Field. The Cleveland Browns play football in the National Football League (NFL) at Huntington Bank Field. The Cleveland Cavaliers play basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at Rocket Arena.

The area also has many other sports teams in smaller leagues. There are places to watch motorsports, like Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Summit Motorsports Park. Colleges in the region, such as the Akron Zips, Cleveland State Vikings, Kent State Golden Flashes, and Youngstown State Penguins, have their own teams too. The region also has beautiful places like the Cleveland Metroparks and Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Transportation

Local transit

Northeast Ohio has many ways for people to get around. Some of these include:

• Geauga County Transit
• Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
• Laketran
• Lorain County Transit
• Medina County Transit
• METRO Regional Transit Authority
• Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority
• Richland County Transit
• Stark Area Regional Transit Authority
• Western Reserve Transit Authority

Amtrak stations

You can ride trains to visit places like:

• Alliance station
• Cleveland Lakefront Station
• Elyria station
• Sandusky station

Highways

There are many big roads for cars to travel on, including:

Interstate highways

• Interstate 71
• Interstate 271
• Interstate 76
• Interstate 77
• Interstate 80
• Interstate 480
• Interstate 90
• Interstate 490
• Interstate 277
• Interstate 680

US highways

• U.S. Route 6
• U.S. Route 20
• U.S. Route 30
• U.S. Route 42
• U.S. Route 62
• U.S. Route 224
• U.S. Route 250
• U.S. Route 322
• U.S. Route 422

Airports

Definition of abbreviations:

• FAA – The location identifier assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
• IATA – The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Those that do not match the FAA code are shown in bold.
• ICAO – The location indicator assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
• Enpl. – The number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar year 2022, as per FAA records.

Area codes

In the 1950s, most of Northeast Ohio got the area code 216. Some western parts got area code 419. In 1996, the area covered by 216 was reduced to focus on Cleveland, and a new area code 330 was created for the southern part.

Later in 1997, area code 440 was added to cover more areas that used to be part of 216. This left 216 just for Cleveland and nearby towns. In 1999, a leader tried to stop splitting small towns between different area codes.

By 2000, there were not enough numbers in area code 330, so area code 234 was added to overlap with 330. This meant people had to use ten-digit dialing. In 2023, it was announced that by late 2024, area code 440 would also run out, so area code 436 was planned to overlap with 440.