The story
Local history for this place is being researched county by county outward from Franklin County; here is what the records say.
Water
Cuyahoga River water impounded behind the Lake Rockwell dam, drawn via three raw-water lines (72", 60", 48") to Akron's treatment plant, about 2.5 miles north of Kent The water here
- Akron City98% of residentsLake Rockwell (Cuyahoga River impoundment)
- Tallmadge City1% of residentsLake Rockwell (Cuyahoga River impoundment)
- Lakemore Village1% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
- Cuyahoga Falls City1% of residentsWells in Cuyahoga River buried valley sand & gravel aquifer
- Aqua Ohio - Massillon0% of residentsWells in Tuscarawas Valley sand & gravel aquifer
- Willow Rest Trailer Park0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Barberton City0% of residentsWolf Creek (Barberton) Reservoir, tributary of Tuscarawas River
- Oak Knoll Estates0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Franks Mobile Home Park0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Western Reserve Village0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Mayfield Mobile Home Park0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Aqua Ohio - Firestone Trace0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Medina Co/northwest0% of residentsLake Erie
- Granger Lake Condo 10% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Pine Mill Ridge 25000% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Akron, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
The county
Summit County: 34 ZIP codes, 30 cities, villages and townships, 544,541 people.
Nearby places
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Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), "Akron, Summit County", https://crackedbuckeye.com/place/akron/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].
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