Richmond Heights
City · Cuyahoga County · 10,801 residents · 2.25% municipal income tax
Local events in Richmond Heights
42 events in the next 90 days from 6 public calendars. All local events in Richmond Heights
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Richmond Heights began
Richmond Heights was the last part of Euclid Township to incorporate, forming as the Village of Claribel in 1917 and renaming itself Richmond Heights the following year, for reasons no source reviewed here explains. Its first industry, before it was a residential suburb at all, was a series of charcoal pits supplying fuel to Cleveland's growing iron industry. The village stayed thinly settled farmland into the 1950s -- only 891 people in 1950 -- until gas and water mains reached it in 1953 and triggered more than fivefold growth over the decade; it became a city in 1960. The General Electric Lamp Glass Department ran a plant on Highland Road from an early date until 1990, and the city's population, once overwhelmingly white, had become majority Black by 2020.
Incorporated village (as Claribel), 1917; renamed Richmond Heights, 1918; city, 1960.
Where the name comes from
The village organized in 1917 as Claribel, part of Euclid Township, and was renamed Richmond Heights in 1918. No source we reviewed explains either name's origin; that is an open question, not a settled fact.
Before the town
No source we reviewed identifies a specific, named Native American village, mound, or treaty site within present Richmond Heights; the land was part of Euclid Township, in the Euclid Creek watershed near Lake Erie, ceded to the United States by the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Wyandot.
Timeline
- — The area, then part of Euclid Township, is farmland whose first industry is a series of charcoal pits supplying fuel to Cleveland's growing iron industry.
- — The last unincorporated part of Euclid Township organizes as the Village of Claribel.
- — The village renames itself Richmond Heights.
- — Population stands at 265.
- — Population is still only 891, largely undeveloped farmland.
- — Gas and water mains are installed, opening the village to the subdivision development that follows.
- — Population reaches 5,068, more than five times its 1950 level, and Richmond Heights incorporates as a city.
- — The General Electric Lamp Glass Department plant on Highland Road closes; the site later becomes OMNI Systems.
- — Population peaks at 10,944.
Stories
From charcoal pits to a subdivision boom
Long before it was rows of postwar ranch houses, the farmland that became Richmond Heights supplied a cruder industrial input: charcoal, burned in pits and hauled to feed Cleveland's growing iron furnaces, the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History records as the area's first real industry. That rural character held for decades after incorporation -- as late as 1950 the village counted only 891 residents. The turning point was infrastructure, not industry: when gas and water mains finally reached Richmond Heights in 1953, subdivisions followed within a few years, and the population multiplied more than fivefold by 1960, the same year the village became a city. The General Electric Lamp Glass Department plant on Highland Road anchored the new city's industrial side until it closed in 1990.
Photographs
Photo: RHOhio (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · case.edu · commons.wikimedia.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 Richmond Heights's boundary: 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 4 public schools, 1 library, 1 police station, 1 Superfund site, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility, 1 station or terminal and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (2)
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Grande Pointe Healthcare Commu2 of 5 stars · Richmond Heights
- Address
- Three Merit Dr, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- Certified beds
- 176
- Residents on an average day
- 161
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- 3 fines totalling $137,255 (latest 2024-12-17)
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- COMMUNICARE HEALTH
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (216) 261-9600
- Medicare ID
- 366008
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tranquility of Richmond Heights2 of 5 stars · Richmond Heights
- Address
- 562 Richmond Road, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents on an average day
- 54
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (216) 291-8585
- Medicare ID
- 366377
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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Richmond Heights Fire DepartmentRichmond Heights
- Address
- 26789 Highland Road, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- Coordinates
- 41.55312, -81.49602
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 (4)
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Flex High School ClevelandRichmond Heights
- Address
- 5222 Wilson Mills Rd, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 156
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 5
- NCES school ID
- 390162006020
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Richmond Heights Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Richmond Heights
- Address
- 447 Richmond Rd, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- School district
- Richmond Heights Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 385
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20.9
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 64.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 031575
- NCES school ID
- 390465902602
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Richmond Heights High School4 of 5 stars · Richmond Heights
- Address
- 447 Richmond Rd, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- School district
- Richmond Heights Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 299
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 18.1
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 70%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 95.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 031583
- NCES school ID
- 390465902603
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Richmond Heights Middle School3 of 5 stars · Richmond Heights
- Address
- 447 Richmond Rd, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- School district
- Richmond Heights Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 120
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 4
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 52.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 016796
- NCES school ID
- 390465905921
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.
Public libraries (1)
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Richmond Heights Branch LibraryBranch · Richmond Hts
- Address
- 5235 Wilson Mills Rd., Richmond Hts, OH 44143
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Cuyahoga County Public Library
- Open
- 3,459 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 5,191 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 3,917,784
- System's loans, FY2024
- 11,584,178
- People the system serves
- 626,288
- Phone
- (440) 449-2666
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.
Police stations (1)
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Richmond Heights Police DepartmentRichmond Heights
- Address
- 27201 Highland Road, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- Coordinates
- 41.55335, -81.49409
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.
Superfund sites (1)
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Richmond Heights High School Mercury SpillSuperfund program · Richmond Heights
- Address
- 447 Richmond Road, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000508834
- EPA registry ID
- 110009671587
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Merit Brass CoToxics Release Inventory · Richmond Heights
- Address
- 1 Merit Dr., Richmond Heights, OH 44143
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44143MRTBRONEME
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388143
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.
Stations and terminals (1)
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Monticello & Richmond (ref. place)Rail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
- What it is
- Rail transit stop
- Operator
- Greater Cleveland RTA
- Coordinates
- 41.53901, -81.49752
BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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 (4)
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Foam2025-06-09 · Richmond Heights
- Reported
- 2025-06-09
- What spilled
- Foam
- Where
- Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2506EPA0000940
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Blue2024-09-19 · Richmond Heights
- Reported
- 2024-09-19
- What spilled
- Material Blue
- Where
- Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001603
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Foam2026-07-24 · Richmond Heights
- Reported
- 2026-07-24
- What spilled
- Foam
- Where
- Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001355
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human2026-07-21 · Richmond Heights
- Reported
- 2026-07-21
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Where
- Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001335
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 Richmond 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 | 43% | 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 Richmond Heights, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Auditor of State record
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 Richmond Heights, day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.76 in
- 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.1 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 37.3 in
- a normal year brings 77.6 in
- a normal year
- 44.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.76 | — | 28 |
| September 2026 | 3.83 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 7.28 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.32 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 2.93 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 3.89 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.76 | 0.0 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 3.35 | 0.6 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.40 | 7.2 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.58 | 29.5 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.44 | 13.5 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.83 | 9.6 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 71.4 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 22.4 in |
| Snowiest year | 1969 — 139.8 in |
| Wettest day on record | 12 August 1977 — 3.70 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 9 March 2008 — 15.98 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 14 November 1996 — 37.49 in |
Mostly estimated. Only 6% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Richmond Heights - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.
56,912 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 Richmond 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
- 19
- those placed on the map inside Richmond Heights
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 6 |
| Air pollution | 4 |
| Hazardous waste | 4 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 3 |
| State sewer loans | 2 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| BRUSH ROAD RESUBDIVISION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC | Air pollution report | |
| BRUSH ROAD RESUBDIVISION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| PIR 3187 HORIZON DRIVE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC | Air pollution report | |
| CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| FLEXJET | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEORSD EASTERLY WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEORSD EASTERLY WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEORSD EASTERLY WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| NEORSD EASTERLY WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| FLEXJET | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEORSD EASTERLY WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| PIR 3187 HORIZON DRIVE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC | Air pollution permit | |
| CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation | |
| CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| RICHMOND TOWN SQUARE REGIONAL MALL | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| RICHMOND TOWN SQUARE REGIONAL MALL | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge notice of violation | |
| NEORSD EASTERLY WWTP | State sewer loans |
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 Richmond Heights, Ohio in?
Richmond Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with 10,801 residents.
When was Richmond Heights, Ohio founded?
Richmond Heights was incorporated village (as Claribel), 1917; renamed Richmond Heights, 1918; city, 1960. Source
How did Richmond Heights, Ohio get its name?
The village organized in 1917 as Claribel, part of Euclid Township, and was renamed Richmond Heights in 1918. Source
What ZIP code is Richmond Heights, Ohio?
Most of Richmond Heights is in ZIP code 44143.
Where does Richmond Heights, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Richmond 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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