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Eastlake

City · Lake County · 17,670 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Eastlake

26 events in the next 90 days from 1 public calendar. All local events in Eastlake

  1. Eastlake LEGO Club

    10 to 11 a.m. · Eastlake Public Library · From Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library

  2. Messy Play Storytime

    10:30 to 11:30 a.m. · Eastlake Public Library · From Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library

  3. Author Visit: Lisa Morton

    6 to 8 p.m. · Eastlake Public Library · From Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Eastlake began

Eastlake occupies the Lake Erie shore of old Willoughby Township around the mouth of the Chagrin River, where Connecticut Land Company surveyor Charles Parker built what the 1878 county history calls the first house in the county in 1796. Settlers from New York bought lakeshore land in the 1830s, Clevelanders began building summer homes in the 1880s, and the Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern interurban brought more visitors from 1897. Eastlake incorporated as a village in 1948, taking a name that describes its place northeast of Cleveland on the lake, and became a city in 1951. Its postwar growth was rapid, and on August 14, 2003, a FirstEnergy generating unit here went offline at the start of the largest blackout in North American history.

Settled 1830s (settlers from New York State buy lakeshore land from the Connecticut Land Company), incorporated 1948 (village); city in 1951.

Where the name comes from

Eastlake takes its name from its geography: it sits northeast of Cleveland along the shore of Lake Erie, and the name was chosen simply to describe that position rather than to honor a person or transplant a Connecticut place name, unlike many older Western Reserve towns.

Before the town

The city's own history states that more than three hundred years ago the Erie had a village near what is now Lake Shore Boulevard and Reeves Road, and that a French trading post named Charlton stood at the mouth of the Chagrin River about 1750; neither claim cites an archaeological report, and the 1878 county history records 'Charlton' only as the first name given to the surveyed township. The river's own name has a trade-era origin: the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History says it appears as the Elk on Lewis Evans's 1755 map, was called the Shaguin after a French trader, Sieur de Saguin, and was written 'Chagrin' by surveyor Seth Pease in 1797. The land passed to the Connecticut Land Company under the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.

Nations recorded here: Erie.

  • Erie village site (reported) (village) — near Lake Shore Boulevard and Reeves Road, Eastlake, before about 1650 (the city's account says 'over 300 years ago') (eastlakeohio.com)

Timeline

  1. — Lewis Evans's map shows the river at present Eastlake as the Elk; it is later called the Shaguin after a French trader and anglicized to Chagrin by Seth Pease's 1797 survey map.
  2. — Surveyor Charles Parker, working for the Connecticut Land Company, builds a house and several huts at the mouth of the Chagrin River, recorded as the first house in the township and probably in the county.
  3. — David Abbott of Brookfield, Massachusetts, a Yale-educated lawyer who as Trumbull County sheriff presided at the Western Reserve's first election in 1800, becomes the first permanent settler of the township first titled Charlton and then Chagrin.
  4. — Settlers from New York State buy lakeshore land from the Connecticut Land Company at $7 to $10 an acre.
  5. — Chagrin Township is renamed Willoughby in honor of Professor Willoughby of Herkimer County, New York; it belongs to Cuyahoga County until Lake County is formed in 1840.
  6. — Wealthy Clevelanders begin building summer homes along the lakeshore.
  7. — The Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern shoreline interurban streetcar line brings more visitors to the lake.
  8. — Conrad and Jessie Albracht build a summer home, at a cost of $22,043, on land from Erie Road along Lake Shore to Willowick Drive that later becomes the site of Eastlake's city hall.
  9. — Eastlake incorporates as a village.
  10. — The new village has a population of about 4,700.
  11. — Eastlake becomes a city, with a population of 7,486.
  12. — The city buys the Albracht building and land for $50,000.
  13. — Eastlake and Willoughby form a joint sanitary sewer district.
  14. — Population reaches 12,467, a 165.3 percent increase over 1950 as postwar suburban growth accelerates along the lakeshore.
  15. — The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Eastlake's favor that a proposed zoning change may be put to a vote of the people.
  16. — Eastlake's population peaks at 21,954.
  17. — A new city hall is built at 35150 Lakeshore Boulevard and the old one is moved across the street.
  18. — On August 14, a FirstEnergy generating plant in Eastlake goes offline at 1:31 p.m. amid high electrical demand, a trigger for the largest blackout in North American history, which cuts power to roughly 50 million people across eight U.S. states and parts of southeastern Canada.

Stories

The afternoon a power plant here dimmed eight states

At 1:31 in the afternoon on August 14, 2003, a generating unit at the FirstEnergy plant on Eastlake's Lake Erie shoreline went offline under the strain of a hot, high-demand summer day. What followed was not a local outage: as the regional power grid struggled to compensate, cascading failures spread across the interconnected system, and within hours some 50 million people across eight U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario had lost electricity in the largest blackout in North American history. Traffic lights failed, subways stopped between stations, and people in cities hundreds of miles from Eastlake spent the night without power -- all traced, in the investigations that followed, back to the moment this small Lake County plant went dark.

The first house at the river mouth

In 1796, the year the Connecticut Land Company's surveyors began laying out the Western Reserve, surveyor Charles Parker built a house at the mouth of the Chagrin River and a number of huts for the company's use. The 1878 History of Geauga and Lake Counties calls it the first house erected in the township and the first in the county. Parker himself came and went: the same history says he returned to the river mouth in August 1798 to survey, gave that up, and by 1804 had settled with his brother Clark at Hopkins' Point in Mentor before moving to Norwalk in 1814. The settlers the 1878 history names for the following years took up land along the river above the village and on the Genesee ridge; the city's own history dates the first lakeshore land sales to New York settlers to the 1830s and its summer-home era to the 1880s.

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · eastlakeohio.com · archive.org · case.edu · archive.org · en.wikipedia.org

Water

Lake Erie, drawn through a 60-inch intake pipe extending about 3,100 feet offshore from the Aquarius plant in Willoughby The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Eastlake's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 1 college, 5 public schools, 4 poor-rated bridges, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 17 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 11 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Eastlake Fire DepartmentEastlake
    Address
    35150 Lakeshore Boulevard, Eastlake, OH 44095
    Coordinates
    41.66286, -81.43762

    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. Northern Career InstitutePublic career school · Eastlake
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Eastlake
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    202
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $15,600
    IPEDS unit ID
    418223

    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 (5)

  1. Eastlake Middle School4 of 5 stars · Eastlake
    Address
    35972 Lake Shore Blvd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    329
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    009621
    NCES school ID
    390451001996

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

  2. Jefferson Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Eastlake
    Address
    35980 Lake Shore Blvd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    383
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    27.2
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    018077
    NCES school ID
    390451002000

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

  3. Longfellow Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Eastlake
    Address
    35200 Stevens Blvd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    435
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    32
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    71.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    021378
    NCES school ID
    390451002003

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

  4. North High School3 of 5 stars · Eastlake
    Address
    34041 Stevens Blvd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    1,268
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    61
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    71.8%
    Four-year graduation rate
    93%
    Ohio building IRN
    027573
    NCES school ID
    390451002005

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

  5. Willoughby-Eastlake PreschoolEastlake
    Address
    34050 Glen Dr, Eastlake, OH 44095
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    225
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13
    NCES school ID
    390451005869

    NCES school record ↗ 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 (4)

  1. SR 2 over East 337th StPoor · built 1962
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1962
    Length
    45 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    34,896
    Coordinates
    41.63037, -81.44818

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

  2. SR 283 over Overflow for Chagrin RivPoor · built 1932
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1932
    Length
    16 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    13,813
    Coordinates
    41.66690, -81.42566

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

  3. SR 91 over Lakeland BlvdPoor · built 1969
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1969
    Length
    44 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    30,463
    Coordinates
    41.63470, -81.43753

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

  4. SR 91 over Nsc Csx Rr N. of US 20Poor · built 1969
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1969
    Length
    124 ft
    Owner
    State
    Vehicles a day
    30,463
    Coordinates
    41.63151, -81.43809

    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. Eastlake Branch LibraryBranch · Eastlake
    Address
    36706 Lake Shore Blvd., Eastlake, OH 44095
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
    Open
    3,536 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    15,300 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    235,716
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,018,500
    People the system serves
    66,639
    Phone
    (440) 942-7880

    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 (1)

  1. Croatian Heritage MuseumMuseum · Eastlake
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Eastlake
    Coordinates
    41.66244, -81.44060

    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. Eastlake Police DepartmentEastlake
    Address
    35150 Lakeshore Boulevard, Eastlake, OH 44095
    Coordinates
    41.66235, -81.43760

    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.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (17)

  1. Aero Welding IncToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34820 Lakeland Blvd., Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094RWLDN34820
    EPA registry ID
    110002110484

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

  2. Conn-Selmer Inc Fka United Musical Instruments Usa IncToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34199 Curtis Blvd., Eastlake, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44095NTDMS33999
    EPA registry ID
    110000386341

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

  3. Cpp ClevelandToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34000 Lakeland Blvd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44094CNCRD34000
    EPA registry ID
    110000386261

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

  4. Die Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    1889 E. 337Th St., Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44095DCNCX1889E
    EPA registry ID
    110002110518

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

  5. Dixie Narco IncToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34000 Vokes Dr., Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44095RDCNC34000
    EPA registry ID
    110002110527

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

  6. Enginetics AerospaceToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34000 Melinz Parkway, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4409WNGNTC34MEL
    EPA registry ID
    110055604724

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

  7. Firstenergy Gen Corp Eastlake Power PlantToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    10 Erie Rd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44095FRSTN10ERI
    EPA registry ID
    110000386332

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

  8. Gould Electronics IncToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34929 Curtis Boulevard, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094GLDNC35129
    EPA registry ID
    110002453933

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

  9. Hi Tecmetal Group Hitech Aero DivisionToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34800 Lakeland Blvd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4409WHTCMT348LA
    EPA registry ID
    110004632611

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

  10. North American Kitchen Solutions, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    33240 Lakeland Blvd, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4409WNRTHM3324L
    EPA registry ID
    110071956483

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

  11. Norwood PharmacyToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34099 Melinz Parkway, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44095GLDLC34099
    EPA registry ID
    110000741804

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

  12. Pcc Airfoils Inc (0243011322)Toxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34300 Melinz Pkwy, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44095PCCRF34300
    EPA registry ID
    110000386350

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

  13. Pcc/ Mold MastersToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34000 Melinz Pkwy, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4409WPCCML34MEL
    EPA registry ID
    110071434267

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

  14. Presrite Corporation Technical DivisionToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    33800 Lakeland Boulevard, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44095CLFFM33800
    EPA registry ID
    110000823360

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

  15. Sawyer Research Prods IncToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    35400 Lakeland Blvd., Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094SWYRR35400
    EPA registry ID
    110000564032

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

  16. Skrl Die Casting IncToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    34580 Lakeland Blvd., Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44095SKLDC34580
    EPA registry ID
    110000386369

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

  17. Swagelok EastlakeToxics Release Inventory · Eastlake
    Address
    1924 E 337 St, Eastlake, OH 44095
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4409WSWGLK1924E
    EPA registry ID
    110004619627

    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. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2025-06-12 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2025-06-12
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0000962

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

  2. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85) Reached water2024-08-24 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2024-08-24
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Reached a waterway
    43 - Chagrin River
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001463

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

  3. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-01-29 · Timberlake
    Reported
    2024-01-29
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Timberlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2401EPA0000147

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

  4. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2023-08-25 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2023-08-25
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    43 - Chagrin River
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001486

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

  5. Chromic Acid (C2Cro4)2022-06-17 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2022-06-17
    What spilled
    Chromic Acid (C2Cro4)
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2206EPA0000907

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

  6. Asphalt / Bitumen2021-11-10 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2021-11-10
    What spilled
    Asphalt / Bitumen
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2111EPA0001721

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

  7. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-10-09 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2021-10-09
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    43 - Chagrin River
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2110EPA0001604

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

  8. Natural Gas Reached water2021-09-02 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2021-09-02
    What spilled
    Natural Gas
    Reached a waterway
    43 - Lake Erie
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001394

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

  9. Ethylene Glycol (C2H6O2)2021-06-19 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2021-06-19
    What spilled
    Ethylene Glycol (C2H6O2); Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling; Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2106EPA0000899

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

  10. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle Reached water2026-08-31 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2026-08-31
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Largest amount reported
    10 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    43 - Chagrin River
    Where
    Eastlake, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001625

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

  11. Storm Water2026-05-07 · Eastlake
    Reported
    2026-05-07
    What spilled
    Storm Water
    Where
    Eastlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2605EPA0000771

    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 Eastlake, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44095 Eastlake 54% Lake Erie, drawn through a 60-inch intake pipe extending about 3,100 feet offshore from the Aquarius plant in Willoughby 1.7 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1957 Willoughby-Eastlake City · 3.5 stars overall 2.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
MayorKevin KostelnikDemocratic2029 557 Vesely Ct. Eastlake, OH 44095
Council-at-LargeChris A. KrajnyakRepublican2029 1278 Waverly Rd. Eastlake, OH 44095
Council-at-LargeJames OverstreetRepublican2029 1437 E. 332nd St. Eastlake, OH 44095
Council-at-LargeMichael SemickRepublican2029 631 Stevens Blvd. Eastlake, OH 44095
Ward OneTodd GulleyRepublican2027 1312 E. 351st St. Eastlake, OH 44095
Ward TwoJohn MeyersRepublican2027 924 Quentin Rd. Eastlake, OH 44095
Ward ThreeJason KasunickDemocratic2027 35985 Reeves Rd. Eastlake, OH 44095
Ward FourDanyeill KostelnikRepublican2027 557 Vesely Ct. Eastlake, OH 44095

Roster as of 2026-01-23: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 3 of 3 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 2: 2 Eastlake City Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Eastlake City 2,6071,256Passed (67.49% for)
2024-11-05 2: 2 Eastlake City Tax Levy 5,7032,920Passed (66.14% for)
2024-03-19 1: Issue 1. Proposed Charter Amendment - Eastlake City 1,930390Passed (83.19% for)
2024-03-19 2: Issue 2. Local Option Sunday Sales (CroIrish Burgers) - Eastlake City, Ward 1 Precinct B 10831Passed (77.7% for)
2022-05-03 2: Issue 2. Proposed Charter Amendment - Eastlake City 1,931576Passed (77.02% for)
2021-11-02 3: Issue 3. Tax Levy (Renewal) - Eastlake City 2,1691,146Passed (65.43% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Council at Large John Bowles 597, 6.82%; Carolyn M. Kinkoph 1,161, 13.26%; Chris Krajnyak 1,425, 16.27%; James Overstreet 1,640, 18.73%; Angela Schmidt 1,356, 15.48%; Michael Semick 1,454, 16.6%; David Spotton 1,124, 12.84%
2025-11-04 Mayor Laura A. DePledge 1,789, 46.66%; Kevin J. Kostelnik 2,045, 53.34%
2025-05-06 Mayor Laura A. DePledge 715, 30.19%; Carolyn Kinkoph 171, 7.22%; Kevin J. Kostelnik 656, 27.7%; John Meyers 19, 0.8%; James Overstreet 482, 20.35%; Nick Rubertino 325, 13.72%
2021-11-02 Member of Council at Large Todd Gulley 1,355, 18.78%; Chris A. Krajnyak 1,386, 19.21%; Angela Schmidt 1,621, 22.47%; Michael Semick 1,632, 22.62%; Logan Shreves 1,220, 16.91%
2021-11-02 Mayor Dennis Morley 2,662, 100.0%

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

Auditor of State record

The county

Lake County: 8 ZIP codes, 23 cities, villages and townships, 232,447 people.

Nearby places

Willowick Timberlake Lakeline

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Eastlake, day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.45 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
32.2 in
5.2 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
35.8 in
a normal year brings 73.4 in
a normal year
45.4 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.45 — 28
September 2026 2.93 — 30
August 2026 6.29 — 31
July 2026 2.61 — 31
June 2026 3.23 — 30
May 2026 3.83 — 31
April 2026 4.49 0.0 30
March 2026 4.77 2.1 31
February 2026 0.42 5.4 28
January 2026 2.22 28.3 31
December 2025 2.77 9.1 31
November 2025 1.64 2.3 30
On the record, 1871–2026
Wettest year2011 — 70.0 in
Driest year1963 — 20.9 in
Snowiest year1969 — 134.4 in
Wettest day on record28 July 2006 — 5.34 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day10 December 2016 — 15.82 in
Deepest snow on the ground14 November 1996 — 29.89 in

42% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Eastlake; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

56,914 days of records, 1871-01-01 to 2026-10-28. 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 Eastlake: 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
62
those placed on the map inside Eastlake

Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:

  • EASTLAKE POWER PLANT FORMER (voluntary cleanup, latest Aug 17, 2026)
  • EASTLAKE SUBSTATION (air pollution, latest Apr 18, 2022)
  • FIRSTENERGY GEN CORP EASTLAKE POWER PLANT (hazardous waste, latest Sep 26, 2016)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste21
Wastewater and stormwater discharge11
Air pollution8
Voluntary cleanup8
Contaminated-site cleanup3
Wetland and stream fill3
Site assessment2
State sewer loans2
Cessation Of Regulated Operations1
Composting1
Federal Facilities1
Landfills1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CONN-SELMER INC Cessation Of Regulated Operations compliance letter
CONN-SELMER INC Air pollution report
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
CHAGRIN LAGOONS YACHT CLUB Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
EASTLAKE POWER PLANT FORMER Voluntary cleanup covenant
SOUTH SHORE YACHT SUPPLY Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EASTLAKE POWER PLANT FORMER Voluntary cleanup covenant
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
SOUTH SHORE YACHT SUPPLY Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LOP COORDINATION FIRST ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY Wetland and stream fill permit
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
SWP3 FOR CROATIA JUNIORS SOCCER FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EASTLAKE POWER PLANT Voluntary cleanup covenant
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills notice of violation
EASTLAKE FACILITY Voluntary cleanup inspection
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
EASTLAKE FACILITY Voluntary cleanup inspection
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
EASTLAKE FACILITY Voluntary cleanup inspection
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
EASTLAKE POWER PLANT Voluntary cleanup covenant
DEMILTA SAND & GRAVEL INC Composting notice of violation
EASTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection

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 Eastlake, Ohio in?

Eastlake is a city in Lake County, Ohio, with 17,670 residents.

When was Eastlake, Ohio founded?

Eastlake was settled 1830s (settlers from New York State buy lakeshore land from the Connecticut Land Company); incorporated 1948 (village); city in 1951. Source

How did Eastlake, Ohio get its name?

Eastlake takes its name from its geography: it sits northeast of Cleveland along the shore of Lake Erie, and the name was chosen simply to describe that position rather than to honor a person or transplant a Connecticut place name, unlike many older Western Reserve towns. Source

What ZIP code is Eastlake, Ohio?

Most of Eastlake is in ZIP code 44095.

Where does Eastlake, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Eastlake (Lake County West Water Subdistrict): Lake Erie, drawn through a 60-inch intake pipe extending about 3,100 feet offshore from the Aquarius plant in Willoughby.

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