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Niles

City · Trumbull County · 18,447 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Niles

54 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in Niles

  1. Dave and Boo-ster's

    All day · Dave and Buster's - Niles · From Trumbull County Tourism Bureau (Truly Trumbull)

  2. Art Roulette

    5:30 to 7:30 p.m. · From McKinley Memorial Library

  3. Fall Storytime

    6 to 6:30 p.m. · From McKinley Memorial Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Lakes near Niles

The history under the water: the valley before, the dam, the stories. All Ohio lakes

Notable people from Niles

Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans

How Niles began

Niles began in 1806 when James Heaton built a log home and, within a year, a forge, grist mill and dam on Mosquito Creek, one of the earliest iron-processing operations in Ohio; the settlement was first called Heaton's Furnace, then Nilestown after Hezekiah Niles, editor of the influential Weekly Register magazine, before the name was shortened to Niles in 1843. That same year, William McKinley, the future twenty-fifth president, was born in the town to a family of iron-founders. Niles grew through the 1800s and early 1900s as an iron, steel and glass manufacturing center on the Mahoning River, survived a catastrophic 1913 flood and a violent 1924 Ku Klux Klan riot, and today is remembered nationally chiefly as McKinley's birthplace, honored by the Beaux-Arts National McKinley Birthplace Memorial completed in 1917.

Settled 1806, by James Heaton, incorporated 1834 (village); later became a city, by James Heaton.

Where the name comes from

The settlement was first called Heaton's Furnace for founder James Heaton's ironworks, then renamed Nilestown for Hezekiah Niles, editor of the nationally influential Weekly Register magazine; the name was shortened to simply Niles in 1843, the year William McKinley was born there.

Before the town

No Native village, camp or treaty event specific to the Niles town site is recorded in the sources we reviewed. Niles sits directly on Mosquito Creek and the Mahoning River, within the same valley the county's 1882 history describes as Delaware-occupied hunting territory used seasonally by Seneca and Mingo bands through the 1700s, but no source found names a town or camp at the specific site of Heaton's 1806 furnace. Native title to the Western Reserve, including the Niles site, was extinguished by the 1805 Treaty of Fort Industry, the year before Heaton's settlement began.

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

Timeline

  1. — James Heaton founds the settlement that becomes Niles, building a log home and soon a forge, dam and mill race on Mosquito Creek; his works produce one of Ohio's first bar iron.
  2. — William McKinley, later the 25th president of the United States, is born in Niles, the seventh of nine children of an iron-founding family; the town's name is shortened from Nilestown to Niles the same year.
  3. — The McKinley family leaves Niles for Poland, Ohio, so their children can attend better schools.
  4. — A national economic depression devastates Niles's iron firms, forcing a shift toward steel, glass and galvanizing industries by the early 1900s.
  5. — The Great Flood begins on Easter Sunday; the Mahoning River and Mosquito Creek flood Niles as part of a disaster that kills 428 Ohioans statewide and causes over $3 million in local damage.
  6. — The cornerstone is laid for the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in downtown Niles, championed by industrialist Joseph G. Butler Jr.
  7. — The McKinley memorial is dedicated; former president William Howard Taft speaks and McKinley's sister Helen unveils the twelve-foot statue by J. Massey Rhind.
  8. — Rioting breaks out over a scheduled Ku Klux Klan march and an anti-Klan counter-march, resulting in 18 hours of violence, 104 indictments and the declaration of martial law.
  9. — The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  10. — An F5 tornado strikes Niles, destroying homes, businesses and a skating rink, killing nine people and injuring 250.

Stories

The town that named itself for an editor and then for its own son

James Heaton's 1806 ironworks settlement was first known simply as Heaton's Furnace, but the community that grew up around his forge and gristmill on Mosquito Creek renamed itself Nilestown, honoring Hezekiah Niles, the Baltimore editor whose Weekly Register was, in the early 1800s, one of the most influential news magazines in the country -- an unusual choice for a small Ohio iron town to pay tribute to a man who likely never set foot there. The name shortened to plain Niles in 1843, the same year the town produced a homegrown claim to fame that eclipsed any editor's: William McKinley was born there on January 29, the seventh of nine children in an iron-founding family much like Heaton's own. The family left for Poland, Ohio, when McKinley was nine, and his political career -- Ohio congressman, governor, and from 1897 president -- unfolded almost entirely elsewhere. But after his 1901 assassination, Niles reclaimed him decisively: industrialist Joseph G. Butler Jr. drove a fundraising and design effort that produced, by 1917, a Beaux-Arts marble memorial on the scale of a small state capitol, complete with library, museum and statue, for the ironworking town's most famous native son.

Eighteen hours in November

In November 1924, a scheduled march by the Ku Klux Klan through Niles, met by an organized anti-Klan counter-demonstration, tipped into roughly eighteen hours of street rioting -- serious enough that Ohio's governor declared martial law and the courts eventually handed down 104 indictments. The episode is a reminder that the Klan's 1920s resurgence reached deep into industrial Ohio mill towns like Niles, not only the rural South, and that local resistance to it could be organized and violent in equal measure. It came a little more than a decade after the town's other defining twentieth-century disaster, the Great Flood of March 1913, when the Mahoning River and Mosquito Creek together did more than $3 million in damage to Niles as part of a flood that killed 428 people across Ohio -- back-to-back reminders, industrial collapse and civil violence bookending a natural disaster, of how turbulent the Mahoning Valley's first quarter of the twentieth century actually was.

Photographs

Black and white postcard of the McKinley Memorial in Niles, early 20th century.
Black and white postcard of the McKinley Memorial in Niles, early 20th century. (early 20th century)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles, dedicated 1917.
The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles, dedicated 1917. (2006)
Photo: David Wilson, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Historic places

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

  1. McKinley MemorialBuilding · Niles · listed 1975
    Address
    40 N. Main St.
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County · ZIP 44446
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001544
    Coordinates
    41.18102, -80.76600

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  2. Niles Masonic TempleBuilding · Niles · listed 2006
    Address
    22 W. Church St.
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County · ZIP 44446
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2006
    NRIS reference number
    06000274
    Coordinates
    41.18192, -80.76623

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  3. Ward-Thomas HouseBuilding · Niles · listed 1984
    Address
    503 Brown St.
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County · ZIP 44446
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1984
    NRIS reference number
    84003809
    Coordinates
    41.17381, -80.76471

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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

Meander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin) The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Niles's boundary: 1 nursing home, 2 fire and EMS stations, 4 colleges, 1 power plant, 5 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 libraries, 3 museums, 1 police station, 11 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 7 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Nursing homes (1)

  1. Autumn Hills Care Center3 of 5 stars · Niles
    Address
    2565 Niles Vienna Rd, Niles, OH 44446
    Certified beds
    120
    Residents on an average day
    107
    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
    1 payment denial (latest 2025-01-28)
    Ownership
    For profit - Partnership
    Chain
    CONTINUING HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (330) 652-2053
    Medicare ID
    365672
    Map point
    the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)

    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. Niles Fire Department Station 7Niles
    Address
    15 East State Street, Niles, OH 44446
    Coordinates
    41.17882, -80.76441

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

  2. Niles Fire Department Station 8Niles
    Address
    1235 Niles Cortland Road, Niles, OH 44446
    Coordinates
    41.19721, -80.74585

    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 (4)

  1. Casal Aveda InstituteFor-profit two-year college · Niles
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Niles
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    189
    Graduation rate
    56% within three years (a class of 27)
    IPEDS unit ID
    203438

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

  2. ETI Technical College of NilesFor-profit two-year college · Niles
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Niles
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    323
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $11,060
    Graduation rate
    62% within three years (a class of 8)
    IPEDS unit ID
    200590

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

  3. Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-NilesFor-profit two-year college · Niles
    What it is
    For-profit two-year college
    City
    Niles
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    227
    Graduation rate
    50% within three years (a class of 44)
    IPEDS unit ID
    205142

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

  4. Ross Medical Education Center-NilesFor-profit career school · Niles
    What it is
    For-profit career school
    City
    Niles
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    153
    IPEDS unit ID
    460118

    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.

Power plants (1)

  1. Niles RTO BTMPetroleum · 11 MW
    Capacity
    11 MW
    Main source
    Petroleum
    Technology
    Petroleum Liquids
    Operator
    American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County
    Generating units
    4
    Built
    2020
    EIA plant code
    66437

    EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.

Public schools (5)

  1. McKinley High School3 of 5 stars · Niles
    Address
    616 Dragon Dr, Niles, OH 44446
    School district
    Niles City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    579
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    37.77
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    69.2%
    Four-year graduation rate
    89.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    023838
    NCES school ID
    390444901412

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

  2. Niles Intermediate School4 of 5 stars · Niles
    Address
    120 E Margaret Ave, Niles, OH 44446
    School district
    Niles City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    443
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    78.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    039305
    NCES school ID
    390444901413

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

  3. Niles Middle School3 of 5 stars · Niles
    Address
    411 Brown St, Niles, OH 44446
    School district
    Niles City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    473
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    33.23
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    71%
    Ohio building IRN
    010074
    NCES school ID
    390444901407

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

  4. Niles Preparatory AcademyNiles
    Address
    45 S Chestnut Ave, Niles, OH 44446
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    164
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    10
    NCES school ID
    390163706186

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Niles Primary School3 of 5 stars · Niles
    Address
    960 Frederick St, Niles, OH 44446
    School district
    Niles City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    466
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Ohio building IRN
    020735
    NCES school ID
    390444901411

    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. E. Park Niles Cit over Mosquito CreekPoor · built 1974
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1974
    Length
    44 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    8,855
    Coordinates
    41.18022, -80.76330

    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 (2)

  1. Mckinley Birthplace Home and Research CenterBranch · Niles
    Address
    40 S Main St, Niles, OH 44446
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Mckinley Memorial Library
    Open
    546 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    6,318 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    49,816
    System's loans, FY2024
    197,069
    People the system serves
    18,183
    Phone
    (330) 652-1704

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

  2. Mckinley Memorial LibraryCentral library · Niles
    Address
    40 N. Main St., Niles, OH 44446
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Mckinley Memorial Library
    Open
    2,912 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    16,260 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    49,816
    System's loans, FY2024
    197,069
    People the system serves
    18,183
    Phone
    (330) 652-1704

    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. Mahoning Valley Italian American Sports Hall Of FameMuseum · Niles
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Niles
    Coordinates
    41.18647, -80.73900

    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. Mckinley Memorial LibraryHistory museum · Niles
    What it is
    History museum
    City
    Niles
    Coordinates
    41.18085, -80.76527

    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. Niles Historical SocietyHistorical society · Niles
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Niles
    Coordinates
    41.17466, -80.76515

    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. Niles Police DepartmentNiles
    Address
    15 East State Street, Niles, OH 44446
    Coordinates
    41.17878, -80.76470

    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 (11)

  1. Allegheny Rail Products/ Lb Foster CoToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    1195 Salt Springs Road, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446LBFST1195S
    EPA registry ID
    110001629284

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

  2. Amweld Building Prods L L CToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    100 Plant Street, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446MWLDB100PL
    EPA registry ID
    110001626116

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

  3. Bostwick Steel Lath CoToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    49 W Federal St, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446THBST49WES
    EPA registry ID
    110001626223

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

  4. Buckeye Terminals Llc - WarrenToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    1001 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446BPLCN1001Y
    EPA registry ID
    110000389687

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

  5. Cleveland Steel Container Corp. (0278060360)Toxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    412 Mason St., Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446CLVLN115ER
    EPA registry ID
    110057686142

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

  6. Ge Lighting Co Niles Mahoning Glass PlantToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    403 N. Main St., Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446GNLSM403NO
    EPA registry ID
    110000389712

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

  7. Indalex IncToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    643 Henry Street, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446SCLMN643HE
    EPA registry ID
    110002111759

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

  8. Niles Manufacturing & Finishing Inc (0278060693)Toxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    465 Walnut Street, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446NLSMF465WA
    EPA registry ID
    110002111740

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

  9. Ohio Valley Aluminum C Llc Niles FacilitToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    925 Carle Avenue, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446NLSCS925CA
    EPA registry ID
    110000766699

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

  10. Rmi Titanium Co (0278060189)Toxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    1000 Warren Ave, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44446RMCMP1000W
    EPA registry ID
    110000389721

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

  11. Wheatland Tube Co Niles PlantToxics Release Inventory · Niles
    Address
    1800 Hunter Rd, Niles, OH 44446
    County
    Trumbull County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    44446WHTLN18HUN
    EPA registry ID
    110037143926

    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 (7)

  1. Orphan Drum(S)2025-05-21 · Niles
    Reported
    2025-05-21
    What spilled
    Orphan Drum(S)
    Largest amount reported
    55 gallons
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000817

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

  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2025-02-03 · Niles
    Reported
    2025-02-03
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Reached a waterway
    78 - Mosquito Creek
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2502EPA0000142

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

  3. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-11-25 · Niles
    Reported
    2023-11-25
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0001978

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

  4. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2023-06-16 · Niles
    Reported
    2023-06-16
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Reached a waterway
    78 - Mosquito Creek
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2306EPA0000995

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

  5. Sewage Human Reached water2022-12-20 · Niles
    Reported
    2022-12-20
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    Mahoning River
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2212EPA0001880

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

  6. Material Unknown Reached water2022-09-08 · Niles
    Reported
    2022-09-08
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Reached a waterway
    78 - Mosquito Creek
    Where
    Niles, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2209EPA0001369

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

  7. Material Undetermined / Other2021-08-12 · Howland Twp
    Reported
    2021-08-12
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Howland Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001242

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44446 Niles 90% Meander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin) 1.3 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1950 Niles City · 3 stars overall 5.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44440 Weathersfield Township and Mineral Ridge 2% Meander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin) 2.8 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1971 Weathersfield Local · 4.5 stars overall 1.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44484 Howland Township and Warren 1% Surface water drawn from Mosquito Creek Reservoir (Mosquito Creek Lake), north of Warren near Cortland, and treated by the City of Warren's plant. 2.9 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1964 Howland Local · 4 stars overall 2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
MayorSTEVEN MIENTKIEWICZDemocratic12/31/2027 1438 WINDWARD WAY, NILES, OH 44446
AuditorGIOVANNE R. MERLODemocratic12/31/2027 1761 ROOSEVELT AVE, NILES, OH 44446
Director of LawPHILIP ZUZOLODemocratic12/31/2027 1890 BELLE TERRE AVE, NILES, OH 44446
TreasurerCYNTHIA J. CLEMENTIDemocratic12/31/2029 1484 BUTTERFIELD CIR, NILES, OH 44446
President of CouncilDOUG SOLLITTODemocratic12/31/2027 125 BENTWILLOW DR, NILES, OH 44446
Council At LargeMICHAEL A. LASTICDemocratic12/31/2027 950 PARK PLACE, NILES, OH 44446
Council At LargeJIMMY JULIANDemocratic12/31/2027 405 EMMA ST, NILES, OH 44446
Council At LargeEDWARD D. STREDNEYDemocratic12/31/2027 1409 ROBBINS AVE, NILES, OH 44446
Member of Council (1St Ward)TODD WEDDELLDemocratic12/31/2027 884 NANCY AVE, NILES, OH 44446
Member of Council (2Nd Ward)AARON JOHNSTONEDemocratic12/31/2027 1441 WINDWARD WAY, NILES, OH 44446
Member of Council (3Rd Ward)JAMES SHEELYDemocratic12/31/2027 31 BELMONT AVE, NILES, OH 44446
Member of Council (4Th Ward)FRANK LESKOVECDemocratic12/31/2027 621 WYOMING AVE, NILES, OH 44446

Roster as of 2026-08-24: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 3 of 4 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 Issue: LO Niles City 3D Tommy Doggs & Patio Sunday Sales 12933Passed (79.63% for)
2024-11-05 Issue: LO Niles City 4C Gasoline Alley Sunday Sales 386130Passed (74.81% for), unofficial
2024-11-05 Issue: LO Niles City 4C ITAM #39 Sunday Sales 392124Passed (75.97% for), unofficial
2021-11-02 Issue: Niles City Renewal Parks and Recreation 1 mill 5 years (1.0 mills, renewal) 1,272849Passed (59.97% for)
2017-11-07 Issue: Local Option Niles City Pct 2A Sunday Sales 335132Passed (71.73% for)
2016-03-15 Issue: Niles City Income Tax 0.50% Increase 4,2321,898Passed (69.04% for)
2016-03-15 Issue: Niles City Replacement Parks 1 mill (1.0 mills, replacement) 3,8592,243Passed (63.24% for)
2015-11-03 Issue: Niles City Income Tax Add 0.25 % 2,3833,091Failed (43.53% for)
2015-05-05 Issue: LO Niles City 4C Sunday Sales 12668Passed (64.95% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 City Treasurer Cynthia J. Clementi 1,608, 100.0%
2025-11-04 City Council at Large Jimmy Julian 1,369, 28.54%; Geo Kuriatnyk 434, 9.05%; Michael A. Lastic 1,559, 32.5%; Edward D. Stredney 1,435, 29.91%
2025-11-04 City Council (4th Ward) Frank Leskovec 338, 100.0%
2025-11-04 City Council (3rd Ward) James Sheely 327, 100.0%
2025-11-04 City Council (2nd Ward) Aaron Johnstone 624, 100.0%
2025-11-04 City Council (1st Ward) Tina Collins 120, 24.34%; Todd Weddell 373, 75.66%
2025-05-06 City Treasurer (Democratic primary) Cynthia J. Clementi 896, 100.0%
2025-05-06 City Council at Large (Democratic primary) Mindy Devorich 608, 21.56%; Jimmy Julian 687, 24.36%; Michael A. Lastic 836, 29.65%; Edward D. Stredney 689, 24.43%
2025-05-06 City 4th Ward Council (Democratic primary) Frank Leskovec 174, 60.0%; Stan C. McCauley 116, 40.0%
2025-05-06 City 3rd Ward Council (Democratic primary) James Sheely 149, 100.0%
2025-05-06 City 2nd Ward Council (Democratic primary) Reggie Giancola 218, 42.33%; Aaron Johnstone 297, 57.67%
2025-05-06 City 1st Ward Council (Democratic primary) Todd Weddell 185, 100.0%
2023-11-07 City Mayor Geo Kuriatnyk 1,295, 25.6%; Steven Mientkiewicz 3,763, 74.4%
2023-11-07 City Director of Law Philip Zuzolo 3,760, 100.0%
2023-11-07 City Council at Large Jimmy Julian 2,392, 31.15%; Michael A. Lastic 2,985, 38.87%; Doug Sollitto 2,303, 29.99%
2023-11-07 City Council (4th Ward) Mindy Devorich 794, 100.0%
2023-11-07 City Council (3rd Ward) James Sheely 758, 100.0%
2023-11-07 City Council (2nd Ward) Aaron Johnstone 1,196, 100.0%
2023-11-07 City Council (1st Ward) Tina Collins 453, 38.59%; Todd Weddell 721, 61.41%
2023-11-07 City Auditor Giovanne Merlo 3,777, 100.0%
2023-05-02 City Mayor (Democratic primary) Steven Mientkiewicz 1,271, 100.0%
2023-05-02 City Law Director (Democratic primary) Philip Zuzolo 1,263, 100.0%
2023-05-02 City Council at Large (Democratic primary) Michael A. Lastic 946, 23.58%; Jimmy Julian 887, 22.11%; Doug Sollitto 862, 21.49%; Linda S. Marchese 789, 19.67%; Lori Vlosich Hudzik 528, 13.16%
2023-05-02 City Council 4th Ward (Democratic primary) Mindy Devorich 243, 100.0%
2023-05-02 City Council 3rd Ward (Democratic primary) James Sheely 202, 100.0%

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

Auditor of State record

  • Fiscal emergency: declared 1980-01-03, released 1983-05-25. source
  • Fiscal emergency: declared 2014-10-07, released 2019-03-11. source
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 1 / 16; 2021 0 / 0 / 17; 2022 0 / 0 / 17; 2023 0 / 0 / 17; 2024 0 / 2 / 15; 2025 0 / 0 / 16.
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2026-02-17
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-07-16

The county

Trumbull County: 25 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 194,818 people.

Nearby places

Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County Vienna Township, Trumbull County Liberty Township, Trumbull County Howland Township, Trumbull County Warren Austintown Township, Mahoning County Lordstown

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.04 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
35.8 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
26.2 in
a normal year brings 37.6 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 1.04 — 29
September 2026 5.29 — 30
August 2026 4.25 — 31
July 2026 4.57 — 31
June 2026 2.33 — 30
May 2026 4.68 0.2 31
April 2026 6.60 0.1 30
March 2026 4.22 1.4 31
February 2026 0.73 5.7 28
January 2026 2.04 18.9 31
December 2025 1.87 14.2 31
November 2025 1.90 3.7 30
On the record, 1892–2026
Wettest year2011 — 54.0 in
Driest year1963 — 23.5 in
Snowiest year1910 — 119.8 in
Wettest day on record22 July 2003 — 3.61 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day20 April 1901 — 26.66 in
Deepest snow on the ground20 April 1901 — 24.38 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Niles, 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.

49,113 days of records, 1892-05-01 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 Niles: 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
73
those placed on the map inside Niles
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Voluntary cleanup17
Hazardous waste16
Site assessment11
Air pollution9
Wastewater and stormwater discharge9
State water loans5
Contaminated-site cleanup2
Brownfield1
Public drinking water1
Sewer and water-line construction1
State sewer loans1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC- BUCKEYE WARREN Air pollution report
GE CO NILES MAHONING GLASS Voluntary cleanup covenant
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
RMI TITANIUM COMPANY LLC Air pollution inspection
NATIONAL GYPSUM CO, NILES Voluntary cleanup inspection
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
GE CO NILES MAHONING GLASS Voluntary cleanup covenant
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
NILES MANUFACTURING AND FINISHING INC Air pollution permit
HUNTER MORGAN VACANT LOT, FORMER Brownfield assessment
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
NILES MANUFACTURING AND FINISHING INC Air pollution permit
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
NILES WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
HUNTER MORGAN VACANT LOT, FORMER Brownfield assessment
NILES WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
NATIONAL GYPSUM CO, NILES Voluntary cleanup inspection
NILES WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
NILES CITY PWS Public drinking water plan

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 Niles, Ohio in?

Niles is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, with 18,447 residents.

When was Niles, Ohio founded?

Niles was settled 1806, by James Heaton; incorporated 1834 (village); later became a city. Founders on record: James Heaton. Source

How did Niles, Ohio get its name?

The settlement was first called Heaton's Furnace for founder James Heaton's ironworks, then renamed Nilestown for Hezekiah Niles, editor of the nationally influential Weekly Register magazine; the name was shortened to simply Niles in 1843, the year William McKinley was born there. Source

What ZIP code is Niles, Ohio?

Niles is served by ZIP codes 44446 and 44440; 44446 holds the largest share of its residents.

Where does Niles, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Niles (Niles City): Meander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin).

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