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East Liverpool

City · Columbiana County · 9,951 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

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Local events in East Liverpool

Nothing is posted for East Liverpool itself yet; here is what is on within 20 miles. All local events in East Liverpool

  1. Family Candy Bar Bingo ~ Sat. Oct 31st 3-4 PM

    3 to 4 p.m. · Lepper Library · Lisbon · 13 mi · From Lepper Library

  2. Scarf Program with Heidi ~ Monday, Nov 2nd 11 AM

    11 a.m. to noon · Lepper Library · Lisbon · 13 mi · From Lepper Library

  3. Moving & Grooving Story Times ~ Tuesdays at 10 AM

    10 to 11 a.m. · Lepper Library · Lisbon · 13 mi · From Lepper Library

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Lakes near East Liverpool

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How East Liverpool began

East Liverpool began in 1798 as Irish immigrant Thomas Fawcett's claim on the Ohio River at the county's southeastern tip, was platted as St. Clair in 1802, renamed Liverpool in 1816 for the English port city, and incorporated as East Liverpool in 1834. English potter James Bennett's arrival in 1839 launched an industry that made the city, at its early-20th-century peak, home to roughly 85 pottery firms producing about two-thirds of the nation's ceramics between 1880 and 1950, earning it the nicknames 'Pottery Capital of the World' and 'Crockery City.' The city's eastern edge also holds the Point of Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey, where the Seven Ranges survey started in 1785. East Liverpool's population peaked above 26,000 in 1970 before the pottery industry's decline; it is a smaller river city today, still built around the historic downtown its pottery wealth financed.

Settled 1798, platted 1802 (as St. Clair), incorporated 1834 (as East Liverpool), by Thomas Fawcett.

Where the name comes from

First platted as St. Clair in 1802, the town became known as Fawcettstown for founder Thomas Fawcett before being renamed Liverpool in 1816 after the English port city, whose clay-working and riverfront character it was thought to resemble. It was incorporated in 1834 as East Liverpool to distinguish it from another Liverpool Township in Medina County.

Before the town

Wikipedia's summary of East Liverpool states that Mingo, Lenape (Delaware) and Wyandot people inhabited the area until displacement following the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, but no source we reviewed names a specific village, camp or burial site within the present city limits. The city's single most important Native-history connection is indirect: East Liverpool's eastern edge holds the Point of Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey, the spot on the Ohio-Pennsylvania line where Thomas Hutchins, Geographer of the United States, began the Seven Ranges survey on September 30, 1785, made possible only because the Treaty of Fort McIntosh that same January had ceded the region's Native claims to the United States. George Washington also surveyed and camped in the area in October 1770, decades before the treaty cessions, on a journey down the Ohio recorded in his own diaries.

Nations recorded here: Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga), Lenape (Delaware), Wyandot.

  • Point of Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey (other) — East end of East Liverpool, on the Ohio-Pennsylvania line, Harvey Avenue (OH-39), Survey begun September 30, 1785 (kent.edu)

Timeline

  1. — George Washington surveys and camps in the area later occupied by East Liverpool during a journey down the Ohio River.
  2. — Thomas Hutchins sets the Point of Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey at the site that becomes East Liverpool's eastern edge.
  3. — Thomas Fawcett settles the riverfront land that becomes East Liverpool.
  4. — The site is platted as St. Clair.
  5. — The town is renamed Liverpool for the English port city.
  6. — The town incorporates as East Liverpool.
  7. — English potter James Bennett arrives and sets up a small kiln using local clay, launching the city's pottery industry.
  8. — Brothers Shakespeare and Homer Laughlin found Laughlin Brothers Pottery on the Ohio River in East Liverpool, the company that becomes Homer Laughlin China.
  9. — East Liverpool's roughly 85 pottery firms produce about two-thirds of all pottery made in the United States during this period.
  10. — Bank robber Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd is shot and killed by federal agents and local police near East Liverpool.
  11. — The Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is designated a National Historic Landmark.
  12. — East Liverpool's population peaks at more than 26,000.

Stories

How a kiln became a crockery capital

When English potter James Bennett arrived in 1839, East Liverpool was still a modest river town of a few hundred people, but its clay beds and its position on the Ohio River -- for cheap coal, cheap shipping and easy access to eastern markets -- made it an obvious place to build a pottery. Bennett's small operation drew other English and American potters after him, and by the century's turn the city held dozens of competing firms, from Homer Laughlin's works, founded in 1871 by brothers Shakespeare and Homer Laughlin, to Knowles, Taylor & Knowles, whose Lotus Ware porcelain won international attention at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. At the industry's peak, between 1880 and 1950, roughly 85 East Liverpool firms turned out something like two-thirds of all the pottery made in the United States, and postcards proudly advertised individual East Liverpool factories as 'the largest pottery in the world.' The nicknames 'Pottery Capital of the World' and 'Crockery City' were not local boosterism so much as simple description.

The point every western survey starts from

At the far eastern edge of East Liverpool, on the state line with Pennsylvania, sits an 1881 monument marking a spot with an outsized claim on American geography: the Point of Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey. On September 30, 1785, Thomas Hutchins, the first Geographer of the United States, drove a stake there to start the Geographer's Line, the reference point for surveying the Seven Ranges under the new Land Ordinance of 1785 -- the first tract of the rectangular township-and-range grid that would eventually be extended across most of the country outside the original thirteen colonies. The stake itself is long gone and its exact spot now lies under the Ohio River, but the monument that replaced it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966, a small riverside marker in an industrial city claiming to be the literal starting point of how most of the American West was mapped.

Photographs

Postcard advertising 'the largest pottery in the world,' East Liverpool, Ohio, from the Bowden Postcard Collection.
Postcard advertising 'the largest pottery in the world,' East Liverpool, Ohio, from the Bowden Postcard Collection. (early 20th century)
Photo: Miami University Libraries Digital Collections (Bowden Postcard Collection), no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
The 1881 monument marking the Point of Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey, East Liverpool.
The 1881 monument marking the Point of Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey, East Liverpool. (2009)
Photo: Nyttend (Wikimedia Commons), public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The East Fifth Street Historic District, downtown East Liverpool, in 2022.
The East Fifth Street Historic District, downtown East Liverpool, in 2022. (2022)
Photo: 636Buster (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · kent.edu · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

17 places in East Liverpool on the National Register of Historic Places, 1 of them National Historic Landmark. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey LandmarkSite · East Liverpool · listed 1966
    Address
    On the OH/PA Border, E of East Liverpool
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Site
    Listed on the National Register
    1966
    National Historic Landmark
    Yes
    NRIS reference number
    66000606
    Coordinates
    40.64246, -80.51917

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  2. Carnegie Public LibraryBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1980
    Address
    219 E. 4th St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002963
    Coordinates
    40.61782, -80.57775

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  3. Cawood, Richard L., ResidenceBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1988
    Address
    2600 St. Clair Ave.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1988
    NRIS reference number
    87002502
    Coordinates
    40.64397, -80.57285

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  4. City HallBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    Sixth St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003511
    Coordinates
    40.62017, -80.58057

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  5. East Liverpool Post OfficeBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1976
    Address
    5th and Broadway Sts.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001384
    Coordinates
    40.61827, -80.57703

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  6. East Liverpool PotteryBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1971
    Address
    SE corner of 2nd and Market Sts.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1971
    NRIS reference number
    71000636
    Coordinates
    40.61657, -80.58083

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  7. Elks ClubBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    139 W. Fifth St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003512
    Coordinates
    40.61981, -80.58152

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  8. Godwin--Knowles HouseHistoric district · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    422 Broadway
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Historic district
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003515
    Coordinates
    40.61764, -80.57704

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  9. Ikirt HouseBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1980
    Address
    200 6th St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002964
    Coordinates
    40.62072, -80.58151

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  10. Laughlin, Homer, HouseBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    414 Broadway
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003513
    Coordinates
    40.61746, -80.57704

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  11. Odd Fellows TempleBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    120 W. Sixth St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003514
    Coordinates
    40.62107, -80.58033

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  12. Patterson, Mary A., MemorialBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    E. Fourth St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003516
    Coordinates
    40.61764, -80.57822

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  13. Potters National BankBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    Broadway and Fourth St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003518
    Coordinates
    40.61701, -80.57752

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  14. Potters Savings and LoanBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    Washington and Broadway
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003517
    Coordinates
    40.61908, -80.57798

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  15. Thompson, Cassius Clark, HouseBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1971
    Address
    305 Walnut St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1971
    NRIS reference number
    71000637
    Coordinates
    40.61655, -80.57586

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  16. Travelers HotelBuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1986
    Address
    115 E. Fourth St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1986
    NRIS reference number
    86001718
    Coordinates
    40.61819, -80.57987

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  17. YMCABuilding · East Liverpool · listed 1985
    Address
    Washington and Fourth St.
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County · ZIP 43920
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85003509
    Coordinates
    40.61782, -80.57893

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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

Ohio River The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside East Liverpool's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 dialysis center, 2 nursing homes, 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 college, 6 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 3 museums, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 1 Superfund site, 4 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 11 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. East Liverpool City HospitalGeneral hospital · East Liverpool
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    425 West Fifth Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    County
    Columbiana County
    Beds
    130
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (330) 385-7200
    Medicare ID
    360096

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Dci - East LiverpoolDialysis · East Liverpool
    Address
    325 West 6Th Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Dialysis stations
    22
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    nonprofit
    Chain
    Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
    Medicare certified since
    1989-11-08
    Phone
    (330) 382-0835
    Medicare ID
    362516

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Orchards of East Liverpool, The5 of 5 stars · East Liverpool
    Address
    709 Armstrong Lane, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Certified beds
    50
    Residents on an average day
    43
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    THE ORCHARDS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (330) 382-0101
    Medicare ID
    366309

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Valley Oaks Care Center3 of 5 stars · East Liverpool
    Address
    500 Selfridge Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Certified beds
    67
    Residents on an average day
    44
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (330) 385-5001
    Medicare ID
    366306

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (2)

  1. East Liverpool Fire Department Station 1East Liverpool
    Address
    626 Saint Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Coordinates
    40.62071, -80.57843

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  2. East Liverpool Fire Department Station 3East Liverpool
    Address
    1901 Saint Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Coordinates
    40.63518, -80.57382

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Colleges (1)

  1. Kent State University at East LiverpoolRegional campus of a public university · East Liverpool
    What it is
    Regional campus of a public university
    City
    East Liverpool
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,036
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $7,272
    Tuition and fees, out of state
    $16,744
    Graduation rate
    3% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 34)
    IPEDS unit ID
    203456

    College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.

Public schools (6)

  1. Buckeye On-Line School for SuccessEast Liverpool
    Address
    119 E Fifth St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    521
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    41
    NCES school ID
    390053005240

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. East Liverpool High School2.5 of 5 stars · East Liverpool
    Address
    100 Maine Blvd, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    School district
    East Liverpool City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    569
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    48
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    66.2%
    Four-year graduation rate
    85.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    009084
    NCES school ID
    390439100870

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. East Liverpool Junior High3 of 5 stars · East Liverpool
    Address
    100 Maine Blvd, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    School district
    East Liverpool City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    308
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    19
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    60.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    040733
    NCES school ID
    390439100872

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. North Elementary School3 of 5 stars · East Liverpool
    Address
    90 Maine Blvd, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    School district
    East Liverpool City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    384
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    68.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    027433
    NCES school ID
    390439100874

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Preschool at Westgate Middle SchoolEast Liverpool
    Address
    810 W 8th St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    60
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3
    NCES school ID
    390439106038

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Westgate Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · East Liverpool
    Address
    810 W 8th St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    School district
    East Liverpool City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    293
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    23
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    59.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    040717
    NCES school ID
    390439100875

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. Ninth St over Usr-30Poor · built 1968
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1968
    Length
    75 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    1,000
    Coordinates
    40.62466, -80.58480

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Carnegie Public LibraryCentral library · East Liverpool
    Address
    219 E. Fourth St., East Liverpool, OH 43920
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Carnegie Public Library
    Open
    2,000 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    20,288 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    15,600
    System's loans, FY2024
    52,862
    People the system serves
    9,997
    Phone
    (330) 385-2048

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (3)

  1. East Liverpool Historical SocietyHistorical society · East Liverpool
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    East Liverpool
    Coordinates
    40.64533, -80.57971

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Lou Holtz Hall Of FameMuseum · East Liverpool
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    East Liverpool
    Coordinates
    40.61891, -80.57897

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  3. Museum Of CeramicsHistory museum · East Liverpool
    What it is
    History museum
    City
    East Liverpool
    Coordinates
    40.61847, -80.57696

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (1)

  1. East Liverpool Police DepartmentEast Liverpool
    Address
    126 West 6th Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Coordinates
    40.62027, -80.58050

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Public EV charging (1)

  1. PEAR TREE_ELO 433 BROADWAY 12 Level 2 · East Liverpool
    Address
    433 Broadway St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Superfund sites (1)

  1. Zirconium Drum IncidentSuperfund program · East Liverpool
    Address
    1250 Saint George Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    County
    Columbiana County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510751
    EPA registry ID
    110045521538

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (4)

  1. Ferro Corp - Porcelain PlantToxics Release Inventory · East Liverpool
    Address
    1230 Railroad St., East Liverpool, OH 43920
    County
    Columbiana County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43920FRRCR1230R
    EPA registry ID
    110002109986

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Heritage Thermal ServicesToxics Release Inventory · East Liverpool
    Address
    1250 Saint George St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    County
    Columbiana County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43920VNRLL1250S
    EPA registry ID
    110027242320

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Mason Color Works IncToxics Release Inventory · East Liverpool
    Address
    250 E 2Nd St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    County
    Columbiana County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    43920MSNCL250EA
    EPA registry ID
    110000384842

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Wallover Oil Co IncToxics Release Inventory · East Liverpool
    Address
    450 Mulberry St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
    County
    Columbiana County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43920WLLVR401VI
    EPA registry ID
    110000384860

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Spills reported since 2021 (11)

  1. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-11-13 · Liverpool Twp
    Reported
    2025-11-13
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Where
    Liverpool Twp, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2511EPA0001859

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-09-13 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2025-09-13
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Ethanol / E85 / Ethyl / Gasohol (Denatured); Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001548

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-07-12 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2025-07-12
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    4 gallons
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001159

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Waste Water2025-06-28 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2025-06-28
    What spilled
    Waste Water
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0001078

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Material Unknown Reached water2025-06-05 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2025-06-05
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0000914

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Sewage Human Reached water2024-09-03 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2024-09-03
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    15 - Carpenter Run
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2409EPA0001510

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Reported spill Reached water2023-09-22 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2023-09-22
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001657

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Sewage Human Reached water2021-07-02 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2021-07-02
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    15 - Carpenter Run
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0000983

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Sewage Human Reached water2021-05-10 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2021-05-10
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2105EPA0000643

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Fuel Ethanol / E85 / Ethyl / Gasohol (Denatured)2026-07-14 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2026-07-14
    What spilled
    Fuel Ethanol / E85 / Ethyl / Gasohol (Denatured); Benzene (C6H6)
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2607EPA0001286

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Sewage Human2026-05-17 · East Liverpool
    Reported
    2026-05-17
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Where
    East Liverpool, Columbiana County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2605EPA0000822

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches East Liverpool, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
43920 East Liverpool 46% Ohio River 9.2 pCi/L average radon Appraisal records without year built East Liverpool City · 2.5 stars overall 0.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in East Liverpool, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 3 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 Issue: City of East Liverpool Tax Levy Cemetery 1,2031,615Failed (42.69% for)
2023-11-07 Issue: East Liverpool City Tax Levy Fire 1,340594Passed (69.29% for)
2022-11-08 Issue: East Liverpool City Tax Levy Roads 1,304682Passed (65.66% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 President of Council John A. Torma 1,487, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 4 Scott Barrett 320, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 3 Jeffrey Kreefer 469, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 2 C. Fred Rayl (DEM) 373, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 1 Tom Beagle 351, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large Brian E. Kerr 1,142, 54.05%; John T. Mercer (DEM) 906, 42.88%; Write-In: Thomas Clark 40, 1.89%
2023-11-07 Mayor Darlene S. Kinsey (DEM) 430, 22.23%; Shawn David McKinnon 545, 28.18%; Bobby Smith 959, 49.59%
2023-11-07 Director of Law Charles L. Payne (DEM) 1,472, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Auditor Marilyn Bosco (DEM) 1,460, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Treasurer Write-In: Deborah L. Fickes 134, 48.2%; Write-In: Terry Sprague 121, 43.53%
2021-11-02 President of Council John A. Torma 590, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 4 Scott Barrett 113, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 3 Jeffrey Kreefer 167, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 2 C. Fred Rayl (DEM) 126, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 1 Tom Beagle 158, 64.23%; Raymond Perorazio 88, 35.77%
2021-11-02 Member of Council at Large Brian E. Kerr 434, 36.41%; John T. Mercer (DEM) 381, 31.96%; Robert Nizer, Jr. (DEM) 377, 31.63%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Columbiana County: 20 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships, 106,075 people.

Nearby places

Saint Clair Township, Columbiana County Liverpool Township, Columbiana County Madison Township, Columbiana County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on East Liverpool, day by day, from 1892 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
2.39 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
42.5 in
7.5 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
32.3 in
a normal year brings 22.0 in
a normal year
41.2 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 2.39 — 29
September 2026 6.20 — 30
August 2026 7.05 — 31
July 2026 4.47 — 31
June 2026 3.98 — 30
May 2026 4.70 — 31
April 2026 4.64 — 30
March 2026 5.71 5.6 31
February 2026 1.13 5.2 28
January 2026 2.28 21.4 31
December 2025 2.55 10.7 31
November 2025 1.93 0.1 30
On the record, 1892–2026
Wettest year2018 — 60.6 in
Driest year1930 — 27.7 in
Snowiest year1960 — 57.3 in
Wettest day on record18 September 2004 — 4.58 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day20 April 1901 — 17.01 in
Deepest snow on the ground29 November 1950 — 23.19 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside East Liverpool, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.

48,976 days of records, 1892-09-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for East Liverpool: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
48
those placed on the map inside East Liverpool
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Voluntary cleanup10
Air pollution9
Hazardous waste7
Wastewater and stormwater discharge7
Contaminated-site cleanup4
State sewer loans3
State water loans3
Brownfield1
Industrial landfills1
Public drinking water1
Site assessment1
Wetland and stream fill1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste permit
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste permit
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste report
EAST LIVERPOOL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
DW DICKEY AND SON INC Air pollution permit
EAST LIVERPOOL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EAST LIVERPOOL WTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge monitoring results
S H BELL - STATELINE TERMINAL Air pollution inspection
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste permit
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste assessment
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste permit
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Air pollution notice of violation
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste permit
EAST LIVERPOOL WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste permit
S H BELL - STATELINE TERMINAL Air pollution inspection
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste report
EAST LIVERPOOL CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
DW DICKEY AND SON INC Air pollution permit
TRANSMONTAIGNE OPERATING CO LP - OHIO TERMINAL Air pollution permit
S H BELL - STATELINE TERMINAL Air pollution permit
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EAST LIVERPOOL INC Hazardous waste permit
EAST LIVERPOOL CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is East Liverpool, Ohio in?

East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, with 9,951 residents.

When was East Liverpool, Ohio founded?

East Liverpool was settled 1798; laid out 1802 (as St. Clair); incorporated 1834 (as East Liverpool). Founders on record: Thomas Fawcett. Source

How did East Liverpool, Ohio get its name?

First platted as St. Source

What ZIP code is East Liverpool, Ohio?

Most of East Liverpool is in ZIP code 43920.

Where does East Liverpool, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for East Liverpool (East Liverpool City): Ohio River.

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