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| Coordinates:41°N81°W / 41°N 81°W /41; -81 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Largest city | Cleveland |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 8,520.29 sq mi (22,067.4 km2) |
| • Water | 3,104.2 sq mi (8,040 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,502,460 |
| • Density | 508.89/sq mi (196.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Northeast Ohio is ageographic andcultural region that comprises the northeastern counties of the U.S. state ofOhio. Definitions of the region consist of 16 to 23 counties between the southern shore ofLake Erie and the foothills of theAppalachian Mountains, home to over 4.5 million people. It is anchored by themetropolitan area ofCleveland, the most populous city in the region with over 372,000 residents in 2020.[1] Other metropolitan centers includeAkron,Canton,Mansfield,Sandusky, andYoungstown. Northeast Ohio includes most of the area known historically as theConnecticut Western Reserve.
Different sources define the region as having various boundaries. In its most expansive usage, it contains sixmetropolitan statistical areas:Cleveland–Elyria,Akron,Canton–Massillon,Youngstown–Warren,Mansfield, andWeirton–Steubenville along with eightmicropolitan statistical areas. There are 23 counties in the region, with over 4.5 million residents and a labor force of almost 2.2 million. TheGDP (nominal) of Northeast Ohio is over $195 billion, which makes it comparable to that ofNew Zealand or theRepublic of Ireland.[2][3]
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Most of Northeast Ohio is part of theCleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area, which ranked as the 17th-largestCombined Statistical Area (CSA) in the United States as of the 2020 Census with a population of 3,769,834. It includes the six counties that make upGreater Cleveland (Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, and Ashtabula), theAkron metropolitan area (Portage and Summit counties), theCanton–Massillon metropolitan area (Stark and Carroll counties), and theSandusky metropolitan areas, in addition to theNorwalk,New Philadelphia–Dover,Wooster,Fremont, andCoshocton micropolitan areas.[4]
The Cleveland–Akron–Cantonmedia market covers much of this area, including all of Northeast Ohio except for the Youngstown/Warren region. It is the 19th largest in the United States as of 2023, according toNielsen Media Research.[5] Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland CSA are also part of the largerGreat Lakes Megalopolis.
Northeast Ohio is home to a number of higher education institutions, including:
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Northeast Ohio is home to a number of professional sports teams, including three from the major North American sports leagues. TheCleveland Guardians ofMajor League Baseball play atProgressive Field,Cleveland Browns of theNational Football League (NFL) are based atHuntington Bank Field, and theCleveland Cavaliers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) play atRocket Arena. Rocket Arena is also home to one additional professional franchise, theCleveland Monsters of theAmerican Hockey League. The Monsters are the top minor league affiliate of theColumbus Blue Jackets of theNational Hockey League (NHL).
There are a number of other professional sports teams in the region that play in various minor leagues. The Guardians have twominor league affiliates in the area: the AAAkron RubberDucks of theEastern League who play at7 17 Credit Union Park in Akron, and the High-ALake County Captains of theMidwest League who play atClassic Park inEastlake. TheMahoning Valley Scrappers, who play atEastwood Field inNiles are members of theMLB Draft League since 2021. Additionally, there is an independent baseball team, theLake Erie Crushers of theFrontier League, who play atSprenger Stadium inAvon. The region also boasts of a lower league professional soccer team inCleveland SC that plays atDon Shula Stadium. TheYoungstown Phantoms are ajunior ice hockey team in theUnited States Hockey League that has home games atCovelli Centre.
Motorsports venues in the region includeMid-Ohio Sports Car Course inLexington andSummit Motorsports Park inNorwalk, a majorNHRA venue.
The region is home to a number ofNCAA athletic programs, including four in Division I: theAkron Zips,Cleveland State Vikings,Kent State Golden Flashes, andYoungstown State Penguins. Both Akron and Kent State are members of the Cleveland-basedMid-American Conference, while Cleveland State and Youngstown State are members of theHorizon League. Six schools compete at the NCAA Division II level: theLake Erie Storm,Ursuline Arrows,Malone Pioneers,Ashland Eagles,Notre Dame Falcons, andWalsh Cavaliers. There are nine schools at the Division III level:Mount Union Purple Raiders,Hiram Terriers,John Carroll Blue Streaks,Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets,Case Western Reserve Spartans,Kenyon Lords,Oberlin Yeomen,Wooster Scots, andFranciscan Barons. One school, theMount Vernon Nazarene Cougars, competes in theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
TheCleveland Metroparks are a system of nature preserves that encircle the city, and theCuyahoga Valley National Park encompasses theCuyahoga River valley between Cleveland and Akron. The region is home toMentor Headlands Beach, the longest natural beach on theGreat Lakes.
In the 1950s,AT&T assigned most of Northeast Ohioarea code 216. The western half of the region, includingAshland andRichland counties, and parts ofHuron,Wayne andErie counties, was assignedarea code 419. In 1996, area code 216 was reduced in size to cover the northern half of its prior area, centering on Cleveland.Area code 330 was introduced for the southern half of Northeast Ohio, includingSummit,Portage,Medina,Stark,Columbiana andMahoning counties, and much ofWayne,Trumbull andTuscarawas counties.
In 1997, area code 216 was further split as the need for additional phone numbers grew. Area code 216 was again reduced in geographical area to cover the city of Cleveland and itsinner ring suburbs.Area code 440 was introduced to cover the remainder of was what previously area code 216, including all ofLake,Lorain,Ashtabula andGeauga counties, and parts of Trumbull, Huron, Erie andCuyahoga counties. Some communities, such asParma andParma Heights, were divided into multiple area codes. In 1999, CongressmanDennis Kucinich introduced federal legislation to protect small and medium-sized cities from being split into two or more area codes.[7][8]
In 2023, it was announced that by the third quarter of 2024, area code 440 would be exhausted. Area code 436 was assigned to overlap the existing area code 440. Any new phone number in the geographical area formerly covered by area code 440 could be assigned a phone number in either the 436 or 440 are codes.[9]
In 2000, it was anticipated that the available phone numbers in area code 330 would be exhausted, and anoverlay area code was introduced.Area code 234 was assigned to overlap existing area code 330. With the creation of area code 234, any new phone number in the geographical area formerly covered by area code 330 could be assigned a phone number in either the 234 or 330 area codes, with no change in local or long distance toll status. This made necessary the use often-digit dialing within the 330/234 area code region. After the introduction of area code 234, assignments of new telephone numbers in the area did not continue at an accelerated pace, and new phone numbers for area code 234 were not assigned until 2003.[10]
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