Local events in Highland Heights
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Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Deep dives about Highland Heights
Long reads built from maps, newspapers and public records. All deep dives
How Highland Heights began
Highland Heights was settled in 1805 by New York families, with Rufus Mapes remembered as the first settler, and was part of Mayfield Township from that township's 1819 formation until the village incorporated on its own in 1920. It stayed a small farm community linked to Cleveland by an 1877 plank road and an 1899 interurban railway, then nearly quadrupled in population in the 1950s as postwar subdivisions arrived, becoming a city in 1967. It was the first city in Cuyahoga County to require underground wiring and ornamental lamp posts in new subdivisions, and from 1974 to 1993 was home to the Front Row Theater, a 3,200-seat theater-in-the-round where Roy Orbison played his last concert two days before his death in 1988.
Settled 1805 (New York families; Rufus Mapes remembered as first settler), incorporated village, 1920; city, 1967.
Where the name comes from
No source we reviewed explains the origin of the name Highland Heights; it was carved from Mayfield Township, itself organized in 1819, when the village incorporated separately in 1920.
Before the town
No source we reviewed identifies a specific, named Native American village, mound, or treaty site within present Highland Heights; the land was part of Mayfield Township, ceded to the United States by the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Wyandot.
Timeline
- — Families from New York settle the area, with Rufus Mapes remembered as the first settler.
- — Mayfield Township, which includes the future Highland Heights, is formed.
- — A plank road is built from East Cleveland through Euclid and Mayfield townships along what is now Mayfield Road.
- — The Cleveland & Eastern interurban railway opens between Cleveland and Chardon, improving the area's accessibility.
- — Highland Heights incorporates as a village, separate from Mayfield Township.
- — Population nearly quadruples, from 762 to 2,929, as postwar subdivisions fill in the former farmland.
- — Highland Heights incorporates as a city.
- — The Front Row Theater, a 3,200-seat theater-in-the-round, opens in Highland Heights at a cost of $3 million.
- — Roy Orbison performs his last concert at the Front Row Theater, two days before his death.
- — The Front Row Theater closes for good after Luther Vandross's closing concerts.
- — The Front Row Theater building is demolished; a Home Depot is later built on the site.
Stories
A theater-in-the-round's last, unplanned headline
The Front Row Theater opened in Highland Heights in 1974, a $3 million, 3,200-seat theater-in-the-round with a rotating stage designed so no seat had an obstructed view; over nineteen years it hosted acts from Aretha Franklin and James Brown to Willie Nelson, Bill Cosby, and George Carlin. On December 4, 1988, Roy Orbison played a concert there that became, without anyone in the audience knowing it, the last of his career -- he died of a heart attack two days later. The theater itself did not long outlast him: it merged with the Playhouse Square Foundation and closed in June 1993 after a closing run by Luther Vandross, and the building came down in 1995, replaced by a Home Depot.
From a plank road to underground wires
Highland Heights's connection to Cleveland was, for its first century, a matter of roads and rails: an 1877 plank road ran through Mayfield Township along the route of today's Mayfield Road, and by 1899 the Cleveland & Eastern interurban line linked the area to the city and on to Chardon. The farm township stayed thinly settled long after that -- 762 people as late as 1950 -- until postwar subdivision building nearly quadrupled the population within a decade. When Highland Heights did build out, it set a regional precedent: it became the first city in Cuyahoga County to require that new residential neighborhoods bury their utility wiring and install ornamental lamp posts, a small planning choice that shaped how its newer streets still look today.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · case.edu · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Water
Lake Erie, through a 10-foot tunnel running nearly 4 miles offshore from northeast Cleveland's lakefront The water here
- Cleveland Public Water System100% of residentsLake Erie
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Highland Heights's boundary: 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 public school, 1 private school, 1 police station, 7 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Highland Pointe Health & Rehab Center1 of 5 stars · Highland Heights
- Address
- 402 Golf View Lane, Highland Heights, OH 44143
- Certified beds
- 96
- Residents on an average day
- 78
- Medicare overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 1 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- 2 fines totalling $128,606 (latest 2026-05-06)
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (440) 443-0900
- Medicare ID
- 366440
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 (1)
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Highland Heights Fire DepartmentHighland Heights
- Address
- 5827 Highland Road, Highland Heights, OH 44143
- Coordinates
- 41.55321, -81.46999
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.
Public schools (1)
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Millridge Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Cleveland
- Address
- 962 Millridge Rd, Cleveland, OH 44143
- School district
- Mayfield City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 600
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 31
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 94.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 024885
- NCES school ID
- 390443701300
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.
Private schools (1)
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St Paschal Baylon SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Highland Heights
- Address
- 5360 Wilson Mills Rd, Highland Heights, OH 44143
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 296
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 34.8
- Students per teacher
- 8.50575
- Phone
- (440) 442-6766
- NCES private school ID
- 01057577
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Police stations (1)
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Highland Heights Police DepartmentHighland Heights
- Address
- 5827 Highland Road, Highland Heights, OH 44143
- Coordinates
- 41.55310, -81.46966
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 (7)
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Bodycote Thermal Processing Highland HeightsToxics Release Inventory · Highland Heights
- Address
- 5475 Avion Park Dr., Highland Heights, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44143BDYCT5475A
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388125
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bodycote Thermal Processing, IncToxics Release Inventory · Cleveland
- Address
- 5475 Avion Park Dr, Cleveland, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4414WBDYCT5475A
- EPA registry ID
- 110070550069
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Falon CompanyToxics Release Inventory · Highland Heights
- Address
- 348 Bishop Rd., Highland Heights, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 44143FLNCM348BI
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388134
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Nerts IncToxics Release Inventory · Highland Heights
- Address
- 358 Bishop Road, Highland Heights, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44143NRTSN358BI
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388152
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Norman Noble Inc - Medtech 2Toxics Release Inventory · Highland Heights
- Address
- 5340 Avion Park Drive, Highland Heights, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4411WNRMNN534AV
- EPA registry ID
- 110024257757
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Norman Noble Inc Micromachining Div 1Toxics Release Inventory · Highland Heights
- Address
- 5507 Avion Park Dr, Highland Heights, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44143NRMNN557AV
- EPA registry ID
- 110004679535
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Stanley Assembly TechnologiesToxics Release Inventory · Cleveland
- Address
- 5335 Avion Park Dr., Cleveland, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44143STNLY5335A
- EPA registry ID
- 110015680315
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 (2)
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2024-07-23 · Highland Heights
- Reported
- 2024-07-23
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 40 gallons
- Where
- Highland Heights, Cuyahoga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2407EPA0001258
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Blue2022-09-06 · Highland Heights
- Reported
- 2022-09-06
- What spilled
- Material Blue
- Where
- Highland Heights, Cuyahoga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2209EPA0001362
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 Highland Heights, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44143 Richmond Heights and Cleveland | 34% | Lake Erie, through a 10-foot tunnel running nearly 4 miles offshore from northeast Cleveland's lakefront | 2.8 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1969 | Mayfield City · 5 stars overall | 1.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Highland Heights, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 1 / 4 / 12; 2021 1 / 3 / 13; 2022 3 / 3 / 11; 2023 2 / 5 / 10; 2024 3 / 4 / 9; 2025 3 / 3 / 10.
- OP&F Examination, 2023, released 2025-03-25
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-10-08
The county
Cuyahoga County: 52 ZIP codes, 59 cities, villages and townships, 1,270,867 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Highland Heights, day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.77 in
- 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
- rain so far in 2026
- 34.3 in
- 2.9 in below normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 40.1 in
- a normal year brings 73.4 in
- a normal year
- 44.9 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.77 | — | 28 |
| September 2026 | 3.42 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 7.21 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 2.80 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 2.90 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 3.94 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.27 | 0.0 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 3.62 | 1.1 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.47 | 7.6 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.91 | 31.3 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.67 | 14.7 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.99 | 10.1 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 70.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 22.6 in |
| Snowiest year | 1969 — 140.8 in |
| Wettest day on record | 28 July 2006 — 4.27 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 10 December 2016 — 14.09 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 14 November 1996 — 33.23 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Highland Heights, 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.
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 Highland Heights: 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
- 13
- those placed on the map inside Highland Heights
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 7 |
| Air pollution | 4 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 2 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| FORMALL RUBBER CO * | Air pollution report | |
| PHILIPS HEALTHCARE CLEVELAND INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| COTSWORKS INC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SWAGELOK MFG CO LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| SWAGELOK SEMICONDUCTOR SVCS - SWAGELOK HIGHLAND | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| SWAGELOK SEMICONDUCTOR SVCS - SWAGELOK HIGHLAND | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| GABRIELLE'S WAY SUBDIVISION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC - MEDTECH 2 | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| PHILIPS HEALTHCARE CLEVELAND INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| SWAGELOK MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| PHILIPS HEALTHCARE CLEVELAND INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Air pollution inspection | |
| PHILIPS HEALTHCARE CLEVELAND INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Air pollution permit | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Air pollution permit | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Air pollution permit | |
| PHILIPS HEALTHCARE CLEVELAND INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE HIGHLAND HTS DISTRIBUTION CTR | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| PHILIPS HEALTHCARE CLEVELAND INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC - MEDTECH 2 | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| PHILIPS HEALTHCARE CLEVELAND INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Air pollution permit | |
| NORMAN NOBLE INC MEDTECH 1 | Air pollution permit |
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 Highland Heights, Ohio in?
Highland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with 8,719 residents.
When was Highland Heights, Ohio founded?
Highland Heights was settled 1805 (New York families; Rufus Mapes remembered as first settler); incorporated village, 1920; city, 1967. Source
What ZIP code is Highland Heights, Ohio?
Most of Highland Heights is in ZIP code 44143.
Where does Highland Heights, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Highland Heights (Cleveland Public Water System): Lake Erie, through a 10-foot tunnel running nearly 4 miles offshore from northeast Cleveland's lakefront.
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