Lakewood

City · Cuyahoga County · 50,942 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

Cuyahoga County

Local events in Lakewood

28 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Lakewood

  1. Silver Strength

    12:30 to 1:30 p.m. · Cove Community Center · From City of Lakewood

  2. Coffee With A Vet

    9 to 11 a.m. · Cove Community Center · From City of Lakewood

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Lakewood began

Lakewood grew out of Rockport Township, organized in 1819 on land a Judson Canfield-led syndicate had bought from the Connecticut Land Company in 1807; James Nicholson's 1818 arrival is credited as the township's first permanent settlement. Farming and fruit growing along Lake Erie's south shore gave way to a streetcar suburb once Cleveland's Detroit Avenue line reached the area in 1893, and the growing community incorporated as the village of Lakewood in 1889, taking its name from its lakefront setting. Dense residential development followed through the early 20th century, including the Birdtown district built by the National Carbon Company for its immigrant workforce, and Lakewood is now a compact, largely built-out 'City of Homes' of about 51,000 people on Cleveland's western border.

Settled 1818 (James Nicholson, Rockport Township), incorporated 1819-02-24 (Rockport Township); 1889-08-31 (village of Lakewood), by James Nicholson and other early Rockport Township settlers; the Connecticut Land Company sold the underlying land to a syndicate led by Judson Canfield in 1807.

Where the name comes from

Lakewood was incorporated as a village in 1889 and named simply for its position along the Lake Erie shoreline; no source we reviewed records a more specific naming story or namer.

Before the town

Wikipedia's article on Lakewood states that the area was used by the Odawa (Ottawa), Potawatomi, Ojibwe (Chippewa), Wyandot, Munsee, Lenape (Delaware) and Shawnee before the 1805 Treaty of Fort Industry ceded roughly 500,000 acres of northern Ohio, including this stretch of the Connecticut Western Reserve's Firelands boundary area, to the United States for about $18,000 -- roughly 3.5 cents an acre. The land was formally surveyed as Rockport Township in 1806-07 and sold to the Canfield syndicate in 1807, more than a decade before Nicholson's 1818 settlement, so organized Euro-American occupation followed directly on the treaty cession. No source reviewed identifies a specific named village, trail or burial site within present Lakewood.

Nations recorded here: Ottawa, Potawatomi, Ojibwe (Chippewa), Wyandot, Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee.

Timeline

  1. — A syndicate headed by Judson Canfield buys the future Rockport Township land from the Connecticut Land Company for $26,084.
  2. — James Nicholson arrives from Connecticut, becoming credited as the area's first permanent settler; eighteen farming families live in the township by 1819.
  3. — Rockport Township is formally organized along the Lake Erie shore.
  4. — The Rockport Plank Road Company opens a toll road linking the township to Cleveland, operating until 1901.
  5. — Lakewood incorporates as a village, taking its name from its Lake Erie shoreline.
  6. — The National Carbon Company begins developing Birdtown, a workers' housing district of bird-named streets in southeastern Lakewood, eventually home to nearly 2,200 residents, mostly Slovak and other Eastern European immigrant families, by 1910.
  7. — A Detroit Avenue streetcar line reaches Lakewood, accelerating its shift from farm township to Cleveland streetcar suburb.
  8. — Lakewood Hospital opens.
  9. — The Lakewood Public Library's Detroit Avenue building opens.
  10. — The Birdtown neighborhood is listed as a National Register Historic District.

Stories

Birdtown: a company's housing plan on bird-named streets

The National Carbon Company, founded in 1891 at the Cleveland-Lakewood line to make batteries and carbon products, found in the 1890s that its growing immigrant workforce -- mostly Slovak families -- faced a punishing commute over muddy, unlit roads to reach the plant. In 1892 the company bought 155 acres just south of its works and, with the Pleasant Hill Land Company, platted more than 400 residential lots on streets named for birds thought native to the area -- Robin, Plover, Lark, Thrush and others -- giving the neighborhood its lasting nickname, Birdtown. Workers built and meticulously kept up their own homes on the lots, and the district had grown to nearly 2,200 residents by 1910. Its street grid and worker-built housing stock survived intact enough that Birdtown was listed as a National Register Historic District in 2006, one of relatively few company-linked immigrant worker neighborhoods in the Cleveland area still recognizable as such.

From plank road to streetcar suburb

For most of the 19th century Rockport Township, organized in 1819 along the Lake Erie shore, stayed farm and orchard country, its produce hauled into Cleveland over the Rockport Plank Road Company's wooden toll road, built in 1848 and operated for more than fifty years. That changed fast once rail-based transit arrived: a Detroit Avenue streetcar line reached the area in 1893, a Clifton Boulevard line followed in 1903, and a Madison Avenue line in 1916, each one making it easier for Clevelanders to live in Lakewood -- incorporated as its own village in 1889 -- and commute downtown. The shift from farm township to dense streetcar suburb happened within a single lifetime: the same stretch of shoreline that had eighteen farm families in 1819 was a fully built-out 'City of Homes' by the time its 1916 Detroit Avenue library building opened.

Photographs

The Lakewood Public Library building on Detroit Avenue, opened in 1916.
The Lakewood Public Library building on Detroit Avenue, opened in 1916. (1916)
Photo: Public Library of Lakewood, OH (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Historic places

8 places in Lakewood on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Day, Erastus, HouseBuilding · Lakewood · listed 1979
    Address
    16807 Hilliard Rd.
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79001812
    Coordinates
    41.47490, -81.81413
  2. Detroit Avenue BridgeStructure · Rocky River--Lakewood · listed 1973
    Address
    Detroit Ave. at Rocky River
    Where
    Rocky River--Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Structure
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001428
    Coordinates
    41.48262, -81.83112
  3. Detroit--Warren BuildingBuilding · Lakewood · listed 1986
    Address
    14801--14813 Detroit Ave.
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1986
    NRIS reference number
    86001055
    Coordinates
    41.48492, -81.79952
  4. Hackenberg, Harvey, HouseBuilding · Lakewood · listed 1983
    Address
    1568 Grace Ave.
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83001952
    Coordinates
    41.47938, -81.77999
  5. Honam, John, HouseBuilding · Lakewood · listed 1977
    Address
    14710 Lake Ave.
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1977
    NRIS reference number
    77001054
    Coordinates
    41.49330, -81.79843
  6. Nicholson, James, HouseBuilding · Lakewood · listed 1979
    Address
    13335 Detroit Ave
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79001813
    Coordinates
    41.48458, -81.78299
  7. Reidy Bros. & Flanigan BuildingBuilding · Lakewood
    Address
    11730 Detroit Ave.
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    2018
    NRIS reference number
    100002999
    Coordinates
    41.48398, -81.77003
  8. Westerly ApartmentsBuilding · Lakewood · listed 2013
    Address
    14300 Detroit Ave.
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44107
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2013
    NRIS reference number
    13000841
    Coordinates
    41.48615, -81.79412

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

Lake Erie, through a tunnel from an offshore crib to the lakefront plant at W. 45th St. and Division Ave. The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Lakewood's boundary: 2 health centers, 3 nursing homes, 3 fire and EMS stations, 13 public schools, 2 private schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 libraries, 1 museum, 4 police stations, 14 public charging sites, 6 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal and 18 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Community health centers (2)

  1. North Coast Community Health CenterHealth center · Lakewood
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lakewood
    Coordinates
    41.47725, -81.77241
  2. Signature Lakewood Health CenterHealth center · Lakewood
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Lakewood
    Coordinates
    41.48506, -81.79866

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Nursing homes (3)

  1. Crestmont North Nursing Home4 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    13330 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Certified beds
    71
    Residents on an average day
    58
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Individual
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (216) 228-9550
    Medicare ID
    365875
  2. Enniscourt Nursing Care2 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    13315 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Certified beds
    50
    Residents on an average day
    43
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $40,803 (latest 2026-02-25)
    Ownership
    For profit - Individual
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (216) 226-3858
    Medicare ID
    366266
  3. O'Neill Healthcare Lakewood4 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    13900 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Certified beds
    114
    Residents on an average day
    90
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Individual
    Chain
    O'NEILL HEALTHCARE
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (216) 228-7650
    Medicare ID
    365267

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

Fire and EMS stations (3)

  1. Lakewood Fire Department Station 1Lakewood
    Address
    14601 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Coordinates
    41.47680, -81.79927
  2. Lakewood Fire Department Station 2Lakewood
    Address
    18124 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Coordinates
    41.48427, -81.82370
  3. Lakewood Fire Department Station 3Lakewood
    Address
    12567 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Coordinates
    41.48925, -81.77794

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 (13)

  1. Emerson Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    13439 Clifton Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    310
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    84.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    036772
    NCES school ID
    390441901128
  2. Franklin School of Opportunity - On Site3 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    13465 Franklin Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    70.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    021693
    NCES school ID
    390441910918
  3. Franklin School of Opportunity Online2 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    13465 Franklin Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    93
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    6
    Report card, 2025-26
    2 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    46.4%
    Four-year graduation rate
    94.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    019839
    NCES school ID
    390441906214
  4. Garfield Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    13114 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    469
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    31
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    81.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    009117
    NCES school ID
    390441905406
  5. Grant Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    1470 Victoria Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    330
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    18
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    97.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    014142
    NCES school ID
    390441901118
  6. Harding Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    16601 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    459
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    30
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    91%
    Ohio building IRN
    009116
    NCES school ID
    390441905364
  7. Harrison Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    2080 Quail St, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    270
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    77.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    009120
    NCES school ID
    390441905437
  8. Hayes Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    16401 Delaware Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    290
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    90.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    009119
    NCES school ID
    390441905376
  9. Horace Mann Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    1215 W Clifton Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    258
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    78%
    Ohio building IRN
    023705
    NCES school ID
    390441901126
  10. Lakewood High School3.5 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    14100 Franklin Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    1,414
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    81.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    79.3%
    Four-year graduation rate
    98.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    019687
    NCES school ID
    390441901123
  11. Lincoln Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    15615 Clifton Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    264
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    93.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    020859
    NCES school ID
    390441901124
  12. Roosevelt Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Lakewood
    Address
    14237 Athens Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    School district
    Lakewood City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    225
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    14.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    85.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    032359
    NCES school ID
    390441901127
  13. Taft Center for InnovationLakewood
    Address
    13701 Lake Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    28
    NCES school ID
    390441906041

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 (2)

  1. Lakewood Catholic AcademyPrivate, Catholic · Lakewood
    Address
    14808 Lake Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    470
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    27
    Students per teacher
    17.4074
    Phone
    (216) 521-0559
    NCES private school ID
    A0740117
  2. Lakewood Lutheran SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Lakewood
    Address
    14560 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Kind
    religious, independent
    Students, 2023-24
    25
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3.8
    Students per teacher
    6.57895
    Phone
    (216) 221-6941
    NCES private school ID
    01063503

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. Hilliard Rd Cr69 over Rocky River Valley PkwyPoor · built 1925
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1925
    Length
    272 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    10,217
    Coordinates
    41.47141, -81.82409

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 (2)

  1. Lakewood Public LibraryCentral library · Lakewood
    Address
    15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Lakewood Public Library
    Open
    3,744 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    93,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    411,112
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,179,923
    People the system serves
    50,852
    Phone
    (216) 226-8275
  2. Madison BranchBranch · Lakewood
    Address
    13229 Madison Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Lakewood Public Library
    Open
    3,328 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    9,134 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    411,112
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,179,923
    People the system serves
    50,852
    Phone
    (216) 228-7428

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. Lakewood Historical SocietyHistorical society · Lakewood
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Lakewood
    Coordinates
    41.49314, -81.79655

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

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (4)

  1. Lakewood Police - Neighborhood Policing Ward 4 OfficeCleveland
    Address
    12400 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44107
    Coordinates
    41.47733, -81.77528
  2. Lakewood Police DepartmentLakewood
    Address
    12650 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Coordinates
    41.48495, -81.77744
  3. Lakewood Police Department - Neighborhood Police Ward 3Lakewood
    Address
    12525 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Coordinates
    41.49012, -81.77585
  4. Lakewood Police Department - Neighborhood Police Wards 1 and 2Lakewood
    Address
    1388 Warren Road, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Coordinates
    41.48556, -81.79971

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 (14)

  1. LAKEWOOD CITY CENTER PRK2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    14821 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  2. LAKEWOOD CITY HALL2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    12810 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  3. Lakewood High School (Civic Auditorium)2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    14101 Franklin Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    FLO
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-356-8911
  4. LAKEWOOD KAUFFMAN PARK DC fast1 DC fast · Lakewood
    Address
    15450 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    1 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  5. LAKEWOOD LKWD PARK NORTH2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    14532 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  6. LAKEWOOD LKWD PARK SOUTH2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    14523 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  7. LAKEWOOD MADISON PARK2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    13028 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  8. LAKEWOOD PARK HAVEN ROW2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    14115 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  9. LAKEWOOD RECYCLING 12 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    12920 Berea Road, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  10. LAKEWOOD SKATE HOUSE2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    14710 Lake Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  11. LAKEWOOD WEST END GATEWY2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    18875 Detroit Extension, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  12. LAKEWOOD WINTERHURST DC fast1 DC fast · Lakewood
    Address
    14740 Lakewood Heights, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    1 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  13. TRINITY BLOCK 19.2KW2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    16400 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389
  14. Westside Family Dental2 Level 2 · Lakewood
    Address
    18611 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    Non-Networked
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    216-221-2210

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

Facilities reporting toxic releases (6)

  1. Advanced Ceramics CorpToxics Release Inventory · Lakewood
    Address
    11907 Madison Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44107NNCRB11907
    EPA registry ID
    110000386779
  2. Bazetta Steel Processing, LlcToxics Release Inventory · Lakewood
    Address
    13001 Athens Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44107LKRSC13001
    EPA registry ID
    110000386751
  3. Ferry Cap & Set Screw - LakewoodToxics Release Inventory · Lakewood
    Address
    2180 Halstead Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44107FRRYC218HA
    EPA registry ID
    110031000397
  4. Hinkley LightingToxics Release Inventory · Cleveland
    Address
    12600 Berea Road, Cleveland, OH 44111
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44107HNKLY12600
    EPA registry ID
    110000904807
  5. Neograf Solutions, Llc (Former Advanced Energy Tech.) (1318281215)Toxics Release Inventory · Lakewood
    Address
    11709 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44107NNCRB11709
    EPA registry ID
    110000386760
  6. Norton Industries IncToxics Release Inventory · Lakewood
    Address
    1366 West 117Th Street, Lakewood, OH 44107
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44107VNTRP1366W
    EPA registry ID
    110004599649

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.

Stations and terminals (1)

  1. Winton PlaceRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.49200, -81.77998

Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.

Spills reported since 2021 (18)

  1. Oil Transformer Pcb2025-12-05 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2025-12-05
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2512EPA0001965
  2. Contaminated Water2025-06-19 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2025-06-19
    What spilled
    Contaminated Water
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0001014
  3. Carbon Dioxide (Co2)2025-06-14 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2025-06-14
    What spilled
    Carbon Dioxide (Co2)
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0000975
  4. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-06-03 · Cleveland
    Reported
    2025-06-03
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Where
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2506EPA0000897
  5. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2025-04-08 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2025-04-08
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2504EPA0000526
  6. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-08-30 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2024-08-30
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001495
  7. Sewage Human Reached water2024-05-24 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2024-05-24
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    18 - Lake Erie
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2405EPA0000874
  8. Material Unknown2024-03-30 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2024-03-30
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000495
  9. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-09-02 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2023-09-02
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    80 gallons
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001552
  10. Sheen Organic Reached water2023-06-23 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2023-06-23
    What spilled
    Sheen Organic
    Reached a waterway
    Lake Erie
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2306EPA0001043
  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-03-20 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2023-03-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2303EPA0000410
  12. Material Red2023-03-05 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2023-03-05
    What spilled
    Material Red
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2303EPA0000341
  13. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-02-13 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2023-02-13
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2302EPA0000222
  14. Material Unknown2022-08-12 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2022-08-12
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001224
  15. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-07-25 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2022-07-25
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001129
  16. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2021-08-12 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2021-08-12
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    27 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    04 - Lake Erie
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001241
  17. Asbestos2021-03-13 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2021-03-13
    What spilled
    Asbestos
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000331
  18. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-09-03 · Lakewood
    Reported
    2026-09-03
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2609EPA0001648

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

Local government

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

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
MayorMeghan F. George (216) 529-6600 · mayor@lakewoodoh.gov
Lakewood City Hall, 12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website
Council Member, At-Large & President of CouncilSarah Kepple2029-12-31 (216) 200-5050 · sarah.kepple@lakewoodoh.gov
12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website
Council Member, Ward 1 & Vice-President of CouncilKyle Baker2027-12-31 (216) 529-6055 · kyle.baker@lakewoodoh.gov
12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website
Council Member, Ward 2Bryan Evans2027-12-31 (216) 800-7878 · bryan.evans@lakewoodoh.gov
12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website
Council Member, Ward 3Cindy Strebig2027-12-31 (216) 529-6055 · cindy.strebig@lakewoodoh.gov
12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website
Council Member, Ward 4Matt Bixenstine2027-12-31 (216) 529-6055 · matt.bixenstine@lakewoodoh.gov
12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website
Council Member, At-LargeThomas Bullock2029-12-31 (216) 395-7593 · tom.bullock@lakewoodoh.gov
12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website
Council Member, At-LargeAngelina Hamilton Steiner2029-12-31 (216) 529-6055 · angelina.steiner@lakewoodoh.gov
12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 · website

Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.

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): 2019 2 / 1 / 14; 2020 1 / 1 / 15; 2021 1 / 2 / 14; 2022 2 / 3 / 12; 2023 2 / 0 / 15; 2024 1 / 2 / 14.
  • Financial Audit, 2025, released 2026-09-10
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-12-11

The county

Cuyahoga County: 52 ZIP codes, 59 cities, villages and townships, 1,270,867 people.

Nearby places

No nearby place shares a ZIP code with Lakewood in the atlas yet.

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.95 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
31.3 in
2.5 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
31.7 in
a normal year brings 62.7 in
a normal year
40.5 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.95 — 28
September 2026 1.55 — 30
August 2026 5.78 — 31
July 2026 1.74 — 31
June 2026 3.63 — 30
May 2026 4.23 — 31
April 2026 6.16 — 30
March 2026 3.80 1.4 31
February 2026 0.48 5.8 28
January 2026 2.03 24.5 31
December 2025 2.48 13.3 31
November 2025 2.43 7.5 30
On the record, 1871–2026
Wettest year2011 — 61.0 in
Driest year1963 — 18.5 in
Snowiest year2005 — 103.7 in
Wettest day on record7 September 1996 — 4.73 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day10 November 1913 — 17.40 in
Deepest snow on the ground8 December 1893 — 20.48 in

Mostly estimated. Only 2% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Lakewood - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read 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 Lakewood: 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 Lakewood
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste13
Wastewater and stormwater discharge11
Air pollution8
Wetland and stream fill8
Voluntary cleanup7
State water loans5
Site assessment4
State sewer loans4
Landfills1
Public drinking water1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PIR 3734 - BUNTS AND CLIFTON Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water report
OMNI LAKEWOOD PROPERTY Voluntary cleanup director's approval
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS State water loans
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PIR 3449 - DELAWARE AVENUE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS State water loans
NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS LLC Air pollution inspection
GRACE HOSPITAL Voluntary cleanup inspection
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS State water loans
GRACE HOSPITAL Voluntary cleanup compliance letter
GRACE HOSPITAL Voluntary cleanup compliance letter
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS State water loans
CUY-BUNTS RD REHABILITATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
KUNKLE PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
GRACE HOSPITAL Voluntary cleanup inspection
LAKE/CLIFTON CONNECTOR Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
LAKEWOOD CITY PWS Public drinking water letter
LUKCSO PROJECT Wetland and stream fill permit
KREBS PROJECT USACE LRB-2023-01206 Wetland and stream fill 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 Lakewood, Ohio in?

Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with 50,942 residents.

When was Lakewood, Ohio founded?

Lakewood was settled 1818 (James Nicholson, Rockport Township); incorporated 1819-02-24 (Rockport Township); 1889-08-31 (village of Lakewood). Founders on record: James Nicholson and other early Rockport Township settlers; the Connecticut Land Company sold the underlying land to a syndicate led by Judson Canfield in 1807. Source

How did Lakewood, Ohio get its name?

Lakewood was incorporated as a village in 1889 and named simply for its position along the Lake Erie shoreline; no source we reviewed records a more specific naming story or namer. Source

What ZIP code is Lakewood, Ohio?

Most of Lakewood is in ZIP code 44107.

Where does Lakewood, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Lakewood (Lakewood City): Lake Erie, through a tunnel from an offshore crib to the lakefront plant at W. 45th St. and Division Ave.

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